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Paper 02 – Structured Essay (2½ hours)

1. Composition of Paper

This paper consists of a set of structured essay questions assessing achievement in all three
Modules. The questions will require of the candidate to apply theoretical knowledge and
design skills.

2. Syllabus Coverage

The intention of this paper is to test candidates’ proficiency in using methods and techniques
in animation and game design to demonstrate the required skills and competencies.

3. Mark Allocation

The total number of marks available for this paper is 75.

DIGITAL DELIVERY OF EXAMINATION

(a) Papers 01 and 02 for both Units of the examination will be delivered online through
CXC’s Examination Platform (EP).

(b) The URL to access the examination will be https://ep2017.cxc.org

Please note that ep2017 means that the exam sitting is May–June 2017. The 2018
sitting of the exam will use the URL https://ep2018.cxc.org

(c) The login credentials will be provided by the Local Registrar of each territory by way
of the report Candidate Access Listing by Centre as produced by the Online
Registration System (ORS).

(d) The Local Registrar will release these credentials to a designated Technical Officer
(who could be the subject teacher) during the month of April.

(e) The Technical Officer will distribute the instructions and assets required to complete
the examination to each candidate’s computer.

(f) All computers to be used for Paper 01, the multiple choice paper, must have Safe
Exam Browser installed. Safe Exam Browser (SEB) may be downloaded free from
http://www.safeexambrowser.org

(g) Prior to the sitting of the Paper 01 exam, CXC will provide a client configurable SEB
file which must be saved to each computer. Each candidate must open this file in order
to take the Paper 01 exam (use of the URL will not be necessary).

Without SEB installed to the computer the candidate will not be able to access the
Paper 01.

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