Discuss the academic research process, and how to apply them to games and games development.

Project Goals: The goal of this project is to guide you through the academic research process, and how to apply them to games and games development. Over the course of the project, you will learn how to recognise, assess, and then use appropriate academic sources for your intention. You will demonstrate this through researching, quoting, and citing them in order to answer the provided questions. You must answer: How does [Title] fit the definition of a video game? What is the role of ‘play’ in [game]? How does [your game] successfully create a fun experience for players? You will complete: 1 annotated bibliography of a minimum of 4 sources, with 100 – 200 word summaries of each source. 1 summarising paragraph of between 200 and 400 words. The write-up must cite each source at least once, and answer the 3 prompting questions: How does [Title] fit the definition of a video game? What is the role of ‘play’ in [game]? How does [your game] successfully create a fun experience for players? 1 mid-project reflection with at least 1 scholarly reference included of a minimum 250 words. 1 project completion reflection of a minimum of 250 words. Template: Please download the required template for submission here. Steps to Follow: 1 Pick a game (limited to one student per game per class). 2. Create a pool of resources for the game that you are researching using scholarly search engines and industry acceptable sources. 3. Read/watch/view each of the resources you chose and refine them to a list of 4. This forms your annotated bibliography. Write a 100-200 word summary of each that engages with why it has been chosen, the relevance and reliability of the source, and whether or not it is scholarly. Some guiding questions to get you started are below: What knowledge does this resource provide? How does it apply to the game you are studying? How reliable is this knowledge? What gaps in the knowledge remain? 4. Begin to draft your 200-400 word summarising paragraph answering the questions: How does [Title] fit the definition of a video game? What is the role of ‘play’ in [game]? How does [your game] successfully create a fun experience for players Each resource must be used at least once, and each question must have at least 1 reference attached. Bring this draft to your week 2 class for feedback. 5. Checkpoint: Create your mid-project reflection (this will be introduced in-class to be completed outside of class for submission). Your reflection must contain at least 1 APA7 cited pre-class reading. In 250-300 words, answer the following 3Ps (Process, Person and Proficiency) questions with relevant examples from your project: Process: How did you go finding sources that relate to your game? Did you find a good workflow for citing the sources in-text and adding the full reference to your reference list? How could you improve your workflow? Person: What kind of feedback have you received about your project so far and what steps will you take to respond to it? What is an example of constructive feedback you have given to one of your peers for their project? Proficiency: Which of the pre-class readings taught you the most and how will you use this knowledge? (This is an opportunity for your APA7 citation). What research skills, techniques, knowledge, or technologies are you using to achieve project requirements? What has worked? What hasn’t worked? What would you do differently next time? 6. Finalise your summarising paragraph based on feedback (address this feedback in your following reflection). Bring this final draft to your week 3 class. 7. Checkpoint: Create your project-completion reflection. In 250-300 words, answer each of the questions with examples from your project: Appraisal: How successful was your Game Analysis and Annotated Bibliography overall? Were your examples convincing enough? Were your sources relevant? Challenges: What were the hardest parts of researching and why? Did you discover any researching pitfalls to avoid or strategies you’ll use again? What advice would you give to a future student struggling with this task? Future Goals: How will you level up your research skills for future projects? What did you learn about games that you’ll take with you into the future. 8. Submit your work as a single PDF. Deliverables: What to Submit Submit ONLY: A single PDF with all content in this document named “2XTX [First name Surname] GIM110.1”. For example: 23T3 Student McStudent GIM110.1 The PDF must contain: Your 200-400 word summarising paragraph Your annotated bibliography (4×100-200 words) Your Mid-project reflection (250-300 words) Your Project-completion reflection (250-300 words) How your Project will be graded Learning Outcomes Requirements CULO1 Demonstrate regular and consistent reflective practice addressing your proficiencies, processes, and people skills. All elements of project submitted on time, complete and within word limits, demonstrating project management and time management skills. Two reflections completed within the word range (250-300 words). Mid-project reflection contains at least 1 APA7 cited pre-class reading. Learning Outcomes Requirements Mid-project reflection uses the 3Ps (Person, Process, Proficiency) to demonstrate answers to the following questions with relevant examples from your project: Process: How did you use technology (ie Google scholar, library, databases, etc.) to find sources that relate to your game? Did you find a good workflow for citing the sources in-text and adding the full reference to your reference list? How could you improve your workflow with AI or computer- assisted techniques? Person: What kind of feedback have you received about your project so far and what steps will you take to respond to it? What is an example of constructive feedback you have given to one of your peers for their project? Proficiency: Which of the pre-class readings taught you the most and how will you use this knowledge? What research skills, techniques, knowledge, or technologies are you using to achieve project requirements? What has worked? What hasn’t worked? What would you do differently next time? Project-completion reflection demonstrates answers to the following questions with relevant examples from your project: Appraisal: How successful was your Game Analysis and Annotated Bibliography overall? Were your examples convincing enough? Were your sources relevant? Challenges: What were the hardest parts of researching and why? Did you discover any researching pitfalls to avoid or strategies you’ll use again? What advice would you give to a future student struggling with this task? Learning Outcomes Requirements Future Goals: How will you level up your research skills for future projects? What did you learn about games that you’ll take with you into the future. LO1 Analyse creative media works using critical concepts and approaches Submission includes a 200-400 word summarising paragraph of your game which answers the 3 prompting questions an annotated bibliography with four 100-200 word summaries of sources. Each summary should explain why the source is relevant to your chosen game, how relevant, reliable, and scholarly the source is, as well as any gaps in knowledge that the source doesn’t answer. LO2 Communicate information and ideas through the use of audio-visual, written and verbal formats. Submission contains Correct spelling, grammar and expression for academic writing. A readable layout with considerations for accessibility, including headings and paragraphs, a 12pt font and least 1.5 spacing. There is at least one example in your reflections of you responding constructively to feedback from peers and/or your facilitator, or giving constructive feedback. LO3 Demonstrate the use of augmented intelligence tools to support scholarly and creative practice. Reflections include: an outline of tool/s you used to find your sources (google scholar, library, databases etc). strategies for using AI or computer-assisted techniques to improve workflow. LO4 Articulate a well- founded point of view supported by valid and trustworthy information with accurate citation and attribution of sources. Your summarising paragraph includes accurate citations from sources in your annotated bibliography in accurate APA7 style. Your annotated bibliography contains reliable and authoritative sources which support your summarising paragraph. You have included an accurate reference list in APA7 style. Jolene J. 40 minutes ago Template: Please download the required template for submission here I will send the Template https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bySxhQ68_l_yMC8zP2ZqKAgJPl4DvmsJE113ckc54x4/edit