Final Project

Concept

A gaming experience.

Final Team Project Overview

• Your timeline is April 1, 2021-theoretical performance is May 15, 2021
• Your team is responsible for collaborating with a gaming company to create a traveling gaming experience.
• Your role begins with determining the needs of the game when it is on the road.
• Look at the list of existing materials owned by the company and decide of what you still need to tech and prep the event for its tour

Deliverables

Estimating project initial materials estimate

Part 1 Due week 1 of this project

• Update materials and labor estimate  using the new spreadsheet posted on the lecture for tech and tour preparation (Covers load-in and Tech)
• Show rider for each location your event visits four locations.

Part 2 Due week 2 of this project

• Load in schedule for tour
• Load out schedule for tour
• Labor Estimate tour version 2 (Touring labor estimate utilizing union contract)
• (Include truck rental, a delivery schedule and teamsters labor in your estimates)

Part 3 due finals week

• Obstacle outcomes
• Update schedule for effected dates and times only
• Update estimate for any costs
• 300-word essay discussing employee issues (2 citations)

Current Gaming elements

• 4 flat screen TVs for audience to watch the gamers point of view
• 4 VR systems googles and custom controllers
• 4 gaming stations for each game to be played
• 4 PC for streaming each game live to the web
• 4 EL gato switches for the support team to start, run and restart each game.
• 1 audio system to support the audio of all games for audience to listen and enjoy. (example: 1 console, 4 speakers, 4 speaker stands, cable, etc.…)
• 2 projectors with truss system.
• 2 screens on truss.
• 2 rolling table 3×8
• Cannot be larger than: Area 20 feet by 20 feet

Deliverable descriptions

Part 1

Materials Estimate

1. Items to be purchased to support the gaming area at tech and on tour.
2. Your job is to make the presentation area compact and professional looking
3. These elements should include the video gaming experience, operator system and packing and traveling support materials.
4. Turn in the document on Blackboard in the assignments tab

Rider

1. This document should include materials, personnel and technology you believe each venue should provide your event.
3. Turn in the document on Blackboard in the assignments tab

Labor Estimate 1

1. Preparation and tech for the tour
2. Technology managers hires by the gaming company (up to four your choice) are paid $250.00 per day.
3. The rest of your crew at the tech location are freelancers $20.00 per hour.
4. Turn in the document on Blackboard in the assignments tab

Part 2

Load in and load out for your touring locations

This first    Video  describes how to use tech as an example to plan a day of load-in for your event. It breaks down a day of tech by the hour and by crew.  The second video Touring planning Video   presents more detail about each location to help your team fine tune your planning for each location. You will also need to apply the Union 101 contract. You can learn more in the contracts and labor law lecture.

1.  You will need to create two touring plans
2. The first for non-union freelance worker locations
3. The second for Union 101 venues
4. Turn in the document on Blackboard in the assignments tab

Labor estimate #2 touring labor estimate Video

1. Update your budget estimate to include your projected labor costs for each venue.
2. Include truck rental.
3. Labor should include pink cards teamsters and Union 101 crew at union contact locations.
4. Labor should include pink cards teamsters and freelances at non-union contact locations.
5. Turn in the document on Blackboard in the assignments tab

Part 3

Obstacle Report

• After reading all of your work I will provide each team with a customized obstacle to deal with while your event is on tour. 300-word essay (Provide two citations)
• Create a power point with no more than 12 slides to present to the class on the last day. You are to describe your obstacles and solutions.
• Turn in both documents on Blackboard in the assignments tab

Other considerations of the project

1. Teaching of unskilled usher labor to run booth before each performance
2. Ease of end user
3. Speed end user can learn and play the game

All staff AT YOUR DISPOSAL

Project Manager
Truck driver
Teamsters

IOTSE at each venue: Carpenters, Electricians, Sound crew, Wardrobe crew for the transition week to opening

Pink Card non-union manager who tours with the show and instructs the union personnel at each venue

Build and tech labor is all $20.00/hour non-union for the build and tech

Union Contract to be used for the touring labor estimate

1. All productions must have union crew to run the show. You are allowed up to 4 pink card employees of your choice to run the transitions at each venue. Schedule all workers according to the union contract regardless of card type.

1. Pay rates

IOTSE

Crew head                                        $45.00 an hour
Stagehand (run crew)                       $30.00 an hour
Teamster                                           $25.00 an hour

1. Minimum daily call shall be no less than four (4) consecutive hours.
2. No Rate shall exceed two (2) times the base rate.
3. Base rate = straight time.
4. The work week will consist of Monday through Saturday until 5pm. Any work performed after eight (8) hours in a day or forty (40) in straight time hours worked will be paid at the rate or one-half times the base rate.
5. Sunday Clause: Hourly work on Sunday shall be at time and a half or after eight (8) hours of time and a half shall be paid for at double time.
6. All work beginning or performed between the hours or Midnight to 8:00a.m. Will be pair at two (2) times the base rate.
7. Calls starting prior to 8:00a.m. = Double Base rate; Balance of 8 hours= base rate; thereafter at time ½ of base rate.
8. If workers are laid off and called back before a rest period or six (6) hours had elapsed, two (2) times the base rate will be paid until a rest period of six (6) hours is called.
9. Fractions of an hour: Fractions of an hour shall constitute one (1) hour; however, when working at the hourly rate, the call may begin on the half hour or the hour must end in the corresponding half hour or hour.
10. Rehearsals: are paid at the applicable hourly rate.
11. Meals
12. A) A one (1) hour meal period must be given no less than three (3) nor more than five (5) hours after the call begins, or after the last meal period.
13. B) If no meal period is granted, the workers shall be paid one hour at the base rate and one hour at the prevailing rate for each hour worked until the meal break is given or a meal is provided.
14. C) In lieu of a one (1) hour meal break, the employer may provide a meal in which case the workers suffer no loss or time on the payroll. These meals are 1/2 hour in length.

Workers under no contract or equity contract

Non-or another Union

Pink card managers                        $250.00 a day

Tools

PM-updated-spreadsheet-for-final-estimatefall2020ver2

 Sketchup model is on black board

 Obstacle grades will be based Rubrics