Capstone Project Proposal Draft

Name of student: Seungmin Lee

Date:
Teacher:
Capstone strand I have chosen is
Proposed title for my project:
10/09, 2023
Mrs. Lacroix
Let people get an interest in computer coding with my
own developed game by computer language, unity.
Breaking Barriers: An Accessible Unity Game to Spark
Interest in Coding

What is your inquiry question that interests you for further research? It should be a question that
connects with a purpose, passion or personalized area of interest for you. This is a question that
you cannot just google an answer for. Please see examples from your Capstone booklet.
My inquiry question is:

How can I create a fun computer game using Unity that helps people, especially beginners,
become interested in and let people know that computer coding is accessible to beginners?

Rationale/context: Detail your reasons for choosing this inquiry question. Explain WHY you are
choosing to investigate this topic as a major area of focus. How does this area of inquiry connect
to your passion(s), purpose? Why is it of personal interest to you?

I decided to investigate how to use Unity to make an interesting game that encourages others,
especially beginners to get an interest in coding. This investigation deals with the problem of
making my game with the code more approachable and connects with my personal interests
in coding and game development. I would like to use this project in order to satisfy my
personal passion for computer programming and to introduce people to it in an enjoyable way.

Background: What background knowledge/connections/prior learning do you have in this

area of inquiry?

My background knowledge includes programming languages, such as Python. Also, I have

studied a little bit about Unity, which is a computer language for developing games. These
experiences have provided me with the resources I need for successful research in the area
of game development and coding learning.

Career connections: What is your intended career area at this point in time? What
connections does this inquiry question have to your life, academic and/ or career goals?

My intended career area is software development and computer programming. This inquiry
connects to my career goals by allowing me to develop my computer programming skills and

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Interdisciplinary and core competencies connections: What subject areas and core
competencies will be connected with your project? Outline and explain the connections.

Because my capstone project is creating a game in Unity, my project will connect with subject
areas such as computer science and game development. Coding, research, and project
management skills will be necessary for my project. My project requires me to provide my own
developed game that encourages others to get an interest in computer coding.

Capstone Presentation medium: select one or more project mediums you wish to use to
present your project. Outline and give details about how you will present your project once
completed. You may use a combination of mediums.
o Electronic portfolio: Prezi or PPT
o Physical portfolio
o Website
o imovie presentation
o YouTube channel

I will use a PowerPoint presentation as one of the mediums to present my capstone project. I
will start with Introduction, which engaging title slide and a brief introduction to my project. The
next is about project overview. I will provide information about the project, including its
background information and motivation. Then next will be about the game development
process. In this section, I am going to share the computer language that I used, and
challenges faced. Lastly, I will explain how my capstone project has had a good influence on
the community.

Description of my Capstone project. Specific Project Details of the Capstone Project: what
will you research, create, study, produce, solve, investigate? What product will be produced
at the end of this project for evaluation. Write a one-page description outlining your
proposal.

My capstone project, "Breaking Barriers: An Accessible Unity Game to Spark Interest in

Coding," focuses on using Unity to create my own video game. The main purpose is to clear
up common misunderstandings about coding and show that it is an enjoyable and
approachable activity for everyone. The project perfectly satisfies my goal of clearing up
stereotypes about coding's limitation and starting people get an interest in coding. I will
investigate the computer language, Unity, which I will use for my project and the steps to
develop the game. The completed my own game by Unity will be the main product, supported
by reliable information gathered through user testing and feedback. The project's ultimate goal

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 is to inspire people by demonstrating that coding is a topic that anybody can study and is
approachable. This effort matched with my passion for computer coding and represents a
significant step towards removing the barriers that have blocked many people from entering
the field of computer programming. I believe that my project will have a good influence on the
community who has the stereotype that coding is not accessible.

Resources/ Technology/Skills: Make an assessment of the resources, technology and

skills you will need to be able to complete this project. What is your plan to be able to
access/learn all of the resources necessary to achieve completion of this project? Detail
your plans.

I think the resources, basic knowledge of computer programming, and skills needed to finish
my capstone project. With the use of resources from Unity's official website and help with
professional, I will build on the programming on Unity. I'll use online academic resources and
have time to study Unity with my father, who works as computer programmer, to further my
understanding of educational game creation, Unity, and game design. To check my own
developed game, I am going to carry out the testing and gather feedback to catch up and fix
up errors on my game.

Mentors/Community Connections: What types of mentor(s)/community connections will

you need to help you complete your capstone project? How will your mentor(s) help you?
What is your plan to access the mentorship/community connections necessary for this
project?

My capstone project will benefit greatly from the mentorship of my father, a computer
programmer. His knowledge will be taught to me in regular meetings. Each step to develop my
own game, he will help to debug procession. My father will be a good direct guide to finish my
capstone project.

Project limitations: What are some project limitations and potential obstacles that you foresee
that might affect progress with your Capstone Project?

I will face difficulties with time management during my capstone project. It is my first time to
develop my own game with Unity, so It will require sometimes to study the basic information to
development of the game.

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Other considerations: List and detail any other related information/ considerations about
your project that you feel should be included in your project proposal.

In my project, it is important to make sure the game is open to everyone and time
management to finish it up before the due date.

References:

Attach a REFERENCE LIST. Your list should be written using correct APA formatting.
An example is provided on page 21 of your Capstone booklet.

 Goldstone, W. (2009). Unity game development essentials. Packt Publishing Ltd.

 Haas, J. K. (2014). A history of the unity game engine. Diss. Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, 483(2014), 484
 Goldstone, W. (2011). Unity 3. x game development essentials. Packt Publishing Ltd.
 Novak, J., O'Brien, M., & Gish, J. (2012). Game development essentials (Vol. 3).
Delmar Cengage Learning.
 Zhang, Z. (2023). How to achieve aesthetic unity in traditional 3D action game.
 Krupkin, T. S., & Vanik, I. Y. (2022). Game development with Unity.

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