Whangarei Girls’ High School Whangarei Girls’ High School

Level 3 Creative Digital Technologies*

3CDT
Course Description

Students will have the opportunity to specialise in an area of digital technologies that interests them, including character design and game graphics, creating a game or visual novel, 3D modelling (game world or character), virtual reality, animation, or a website. The first part of the course will focus students on generating ideas for their project, researching user considerations, and learning about user experience principles. In the second part of the course, students will develop their project, using evaluative processes of testing and improvement to reach a finished outcome. Planning and applying project management techniques will be an important part of the development process. 

For students who are keen on computer programming, an alternative set of standards is offered, and students will have access to an online learning platform to help support and extend their learning.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

Develop these skills:Explore this content:
  • Creativity : explore possibilities, innovate, generate original design ideas.
Project options to choose from include:
  • Character design and game graphics 
  • Creating a game or visual novel 
  • 3D modelling (game world or character)
  • Virtual Reality 
  • Animation 
  • Websites
  • Option to focus on programming and computer science topic (external).
  • Digital technologies : develop confidence and advanced skills using digital tools and processes.

  • Design process : generate ideas, develop, test, evaluate, improve.

  • Planning and managing project development.

  • User experience: understanding user requirements and responding to them.

  • Computer science (if selected):  apply problem solving to code, test and debug programmes. Big data, networks.


Year Levels/Departments:

Seniors, Technology




			
					
					Resources Required
										
Clearfile or visual diary, headphones