Coach Workshop
Agenda
•OGPC Overview
•Team Management
OGPC
•Not just a game competition
◦Technical Skills
◦ Programming
◦ Art
◦Life Skills
◦ Teamwork
◦ Project Management
◦Career Exploration
Season Overview
• Today
◦ Theme released, teams start forming
• March
◦ Registration opens at http://www.ogpc.info
◦ All Registration closes 1 week prior to Main Event
◦ DO NOT EXPECT TO REGISTER LATE
◦ OCSTA Funded Registration will likely close earlier
• April 8th
◦ Main Event at Western Oregon University
Main Event
•Show off project
•Interact with professionals
•Get inspired by other teams
At Main Event
• Arrive early 7:30 - 8:30 - check in, set up
• Action begins at 9:00
• Each team has schedule judging times
• During open time
◦ Visit other teams
◦ Go to breakout speaker sessions
◦ Eat - bring your own food
• Keynote and awards at end
Judging
•Programming & Technical Merit
•Game Design
•Art & Assets
•Theme & Style
•Professionalism
Getting Judged
•Students need to tell their story
◦Have elevator pitch of game ready
◦Be ready to talk about what they
accomplished
•Posters, design docs, etc…
encouraged
Awards
• MS & HS Divisions
◦ Mixed teams compete as HS
• Category Awards
• Best in Show
• People's Choice
• Rookie Award
Teams
•Max size 7 students
◦Plan for attrition
•Need multiple skills
◦Programmers
◦Artists / Creatives
◦Management
TMS
• Team Management System
◦ http://tms.ogpc.info/
• Teams Self Register
• Ability to provide
◦ Elevator pitch
◦ Gallery
◦ Group photo
◦ Links to game?
• Why? Professionalism & Prize Drawings
Adult Roles - Coach
•Single point of contact
•Meeting host
•Project manager
•Arranges for equipment,
transportation to Main Event
Adult Roles - Mentor
•Technical Advisor
•Helps set achievable goals
•Who: you, a colleague, parent,
older student, student, occasional
visitor
Adult Guidelines
•Students’ project, not yours
•Encourage teamwork and respect
•Don't over emphasize “winning”
◦Success is getting to main event
Team Expenses
• Main Event Registration Fee:
◦ $50 / TEAM
• Other possible :
◦ Software
◦ Team shirts, hats, etc.
◦ Transportation
◦ Poster boards, etc…
Game Tools
•Any language/framework OK
◦Judging tries to reward what students do,
not what tool does
•No experience? Check out:
◦ Scratch - https://scratch.mit.edu/
◦ GameMaker - https://scratch.mit.edu/
◦ Construct 2 - https://www.scirra.com/construct2
Technical Tips
•Must be able to bring game to
event
•Expect flaky wifi at event
•Teach some backup system
◦Routine for .zip backups
◦Source control
Assets
•Most points for team created
•Outside assets
◦Must be free and publicly available
http://opengameart.org/
◦No purchased assets!!!
◦Must bring "credit list" of sources
◦ "google" != source
Team Logistics
•Meet 2-3 times per week?
◦Expect crunch at end
•Need roles and responsibilities
◦Can rotate, especially near beginning
•Need decision making process
Iterative Development
•"Ship" Frequently
◦New playable game every 2 weeks
•Agile / Scrum
◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSMBYm9dHso
◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TycLR0TqFA
Questions
•Contact Info
◦Email: [email protected]