Here you will find information about Year 12 Digital Technology.
In this course you will investigate, design and develop a Digital Outcome. The default project will be a video game developed using Godot 4. You can develop any digital outcome with the permission of your teacher.
Achievement Standards
- 91890 (6cr) Conduct an inquiry to propose a digital technologies outcome
- 91891 (3cr) Apply conventions to develop a design for a digital technologies outcome
- 91893 (4cr) Use advanced techniques to develop a digital media outcome
- 91897 (6cr) Use advanced processes to develop a digital technologies outcome
- 91899 (3cr) Present a summary of developing a digital outcome (External)
Learning Godot 4
Godot is a small open source game engine. It can be used for 2D and 3D games as well as building apps and other pieces of software. The entire Godot application is built using Godot.
Godot Showreel
Getting Started
Download and install Godot 4 from godotengine.org. Extract the zip file and run the Godot executable,
Godot has excellent official documentation which you should use as a point of first contact for learning and understanding how to use the engine.
Work through these initial guides for getting started in Godot. Ensure that you complete the 2D game tutorial as this will cover key aspects of Game Development in general and for Godot.
About Godot
Read through these guides about the philosophy of Godot and Game Development
Tutorials (Example Games)
Once you have completed these tutorials investigate building a quick game of your own design using what you have learned. Use the internet and YouTube to help you.
Some useful sites are:
- Learn ICT Now Godot 4 (this site)
- GD Quest
- Kenney.nl (awesome art assets)
Project Overview
The project will be due at 3:30pm on Friday 25 August 2023.
Work is to be submitted using GitHub, Trello, and Teams. Any other links should be attached to the Teams Assignment handin.
You must carry out the inquiry and design assessments individually.
You are able to work in teams of up to three people when developing the game.
Inquiry – Investigating what game to make
This activity involves carrying out an inquiry to research and investigate possible opportunities for developing digital outcome and then developing a proposal to pitch your chosen idea.
Complete the files linked below to carry out this task for AS91890.