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Gaming content creation and digital media employment

Challenge reference: 10323

Active
Notional learning hours
30
Level
Level 1
Subject area
Design and technology
Preparing for Adulthood pathway
Community inclusion Employment
Vocational area
Computing
Skills
Ability to learn IT skills
Learning aim
The learner will develop employability and communication skills by planning, producing and reviewing gaming related content suitable for an intended audience.
Learning context
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Learning outcomes

(What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do)

The learner will:

  • 1 .   Explain work responsibilities involved with content creation.
  • 2 .   Create a plan for gaming content based on audience wants and needs and identify workforce skills developed through content creation.
  • 3 .   Create a piece of original content.
  • 4 .   Research publishing requirements for a chosen platform.
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Assessment criteria

(What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome)

The learner can:

  • Identify at least four tasks required to create gaming content
  • Describe responsibilities that come with creating gaming content
  • Demonstrate awareness that content creation requires workforce skills
  • Select a game or genre of gameplay
  • Research two existing content creators that produce content under that title or titles within that genre
  • Identify at least four common themes or actions that audiences generally respond well to
  • Create a comprehensive plan or storyboard for an original piece of content using that research
  • Identify all tools and software needed for creation
  • Identify at least five interpersonal skills that can be developed by content creation that can be translated into employability skills (i.e: time management)
  • Explain how each skill can carry over into a workplace
  • Give at least three examples of skills developed during the creation of own original content


  • Using the created plan, produce a piece of original content, either an announcement for a livestream for social media, a short form or long form video
  • Use suitable communication and language for identified target audience
  • Demonstrate strong preparation, including supporting documents (i.e: a narration script for video form content)
  • Make appropriate edits to the finalise and polish the content (i.e: relevant graphics, transitions in videos)


  • Choose two different platforms where content can be published
  • Identify what kind of content you can publish on each platform
  • Name at least three prerequisites to publishing content on each platform
  • Select a platform that works best for the original content created
  • Give three reasons to justify why this works well for the content created


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Assessment methodology

Assessment methodology
Linked to learning outcome
Observation checklist
1
Labelled product, video or photographic evidence
2 3
Record of oral questioning
4
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