{"id":222,"date":"2017-05-31T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2018-06-08T12:03:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T11:03:28","slug":"national-progression-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/CHSCGDGD\/national-progression-award\/","title":{"rendered":"National Progression Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/files_ccc\/GP0244_GP0345_GP0446.pdf\">Group Award Specification<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This short, introductory qualification is designed to teach you how to write computer games. It is available at three levels: SCQF level 4 (National 4), SCQF level 5 (National 5) and SCQF level 6 (Higher).<\/p>\n<p>Each level consists of three topics: media assets, design and development. The media assets part of the award focuses on finding and capturing digital media that could be used within a game, such as sounds, images and videos, and customising these assets to fit into a game. The design part of the award focuses on creating a plan for the development of a computer game. The development part of the award focuses on writing code to actually produce the game.<\/p>\n<p>During the award, you will gain a variety of knowledge and skills including the following.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What media assets are available and how to capture them<\/li>\n<li>What makes a good game<\/li>\n<li>How to modify media assets for your game<\/li>\n<li>How to program a computer game<\/li>\n<li>How to design a good game<\/li>\n<li>How to test a game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The games that you are expected to produce will depend on the level. At the lowest level, the games will be simple; at the highest level they will be quite complex. 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