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Formal Proposal Ricardo Dabney

I’m motivated to do this project because I have always had a lot of interest in videogame design since I was young so I think that this topic would keep me interested while at the same time teaching me many new things about videogames. This project will make a difference to me when its finished by helping me learn some extra things about computer and video game design and it could possible interest me in perusing a career in game design. This project will address my driving question because it will teach me how technology has changed and evolved because of video games.

The things that I plan to learn while doing this project are: - Learn more about video game programming -Find out how the growth in videogames have affected technology - Learn the history of game development - Learn how to use Blitz (3D videogame programmer) -The evolution of computer technology in general

The products that I will show that I have achieved my project goals are: 1-2 games that show the evolution of video games. I also expect to have a portfolio of the work that I did while designing the game.

The materials that I plan to use in order to complete this project are a computer for both research and for designing the game. I will also need a mentor who specializes in 3d programming because I use Game Maker which only produces 2D sprites and if I’m going to show the evolution of game design I’m going to need 3D models eventually.

I don’t have a topic expert yet but my mentors name is Carolyn Pettigrew. I mainly chose my mentor because I see her often but I'm thinking about asking my school councilor to be my mentor as well because she has full access to my grades and I see her at least once or twice a week plus she has had experience with anyone else who’s had senior thesis. I think that this project is important because I have an interest in videogame programming and that this project may spark a greater interest in designing videogames. A few skills that I'm increasing are research skills, programming skills. A few skills that I'm going to have to work on a little more is procrastination and time management. I'm still procrastinating on this project even though the topic of videogame design interests me greatly. When I start to actually find a lot more data and start doing more programming ill be more motivated to continue the project.