Recently at the beginning of the new term we were given a lecture about what our new contextual studies brief was going to be and how it would differ from the work we did for BA4. I was looking forward to finding out about what we would be asked to work on this term as we always receive contextual studies briefs that are really interesting and make us think about topics relating to the video games of the industry that we hadn't thought of before. What we are taught is essential knowledge for us to know if we want to get a career in the industry so I am always eager to learn about new topics in CS.
In our first lecture of the new term we were told that our new CS brief would be returning to the old format we had used in previous projects and was to be a written piece of work. I have to admit I was a little relieved to hear this as I get awful stage fright and hate talking in front of a large group of peoples so when I heard that BA4s contextual studies project was to be a presentation, I was dreading it. I feel far more comfortable with writing an essay than giving a presentation which clearly showed in my grades last term as CS used to be what I got my highest marks in but the tables had turned in BA4 so this time around, seeing as it is a written piece of work, hopefully I should do a little better. The written essay we were supposed to produce has a limit of 2,000 words and must be focusing on technical, cultural and social trends to do with video games and the games industry. As this is a very broad topic, our tutor has given us smaller areas for us to possibly focus on so that we don't get over whelmed with information. These topic are:
- Technological advancements
- The exhibition of game characters
- Looking into different game content
- The adaptation and progression of games
- Exploration of cultural trends
- The shift in gamer demographics
As well as focusing on and researching about one of these areas we must also include something called 'future casting', so basically instead of just looking at what is going on in the present, we must also think about what the future of the chosen area will be based on what we have learnt so far via research. As this is such a broad area to be looking at, it means there are lots of specific topics we could focus on which could lead to quite a unique and interesting essay if every one picks something a little different from one another.
Apart from the topic we are going to research and then write about, this time around we must also consider what type of written piece we want to produce. It wont be as simple as just writing an essay, this time around we must pick a writing style out of a selection which have been given to us. I may have gotten a few of these wrong but the type of written piece we can complete is are listed below.
Hopefully the brief will be posted on the VLE soon so I will be able to pop it on my blog so I can reference back to it and make sure I have gotten the right information.
The different written styles we can choose from are:
- A technical report
- A reflective report
- A industry report
- A journalistic piece
- An extended essay
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