In this post I explore the use of the web program Trello to organize the tasks needed to complete my game prototype. When first signing up to Trello, I created a board for my project. Within this board, I listed a backlog of tables and tasks to document, organize and update the progress of the … More Prototype Management: Using Trello…
Interface Design can be put into two catagories: Feedback – Information the game tells you (output), HUD, timer, quests, weapon damage ect. Control – Receive information from the player. E.g. how you control the character, GUI. There are 6 user interface design principles which are intended to improve the quality of the UI design. This … More 2D Art: UI Design
Features in a typical 2D Platform game: Collectibles Movement Characters Combat Platforms Physics UI and HUD Side Scrolling Project Management: Why is it needed? It’s needed to keep organisation and to be as efficient as possible. Communication is key to managing a project.
For my project I plan on exploring the themes of Urban Legends. What is urban legend? Urban legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of fictional tales often featuring gruesome elements from pop culture. I am also interested in two different time periods that would really work for this theme so I created some mood … More Mythology: Exploring Urban Legend…
Aspects of Level Design: Conveyance – Guiding the player through the level. This can be done though environmental hints (signs, symbols or story) or there can be an objective given to the player to complete. Good guidance will avoid some player frustration that can be caused by the player not knowing what his goal is, … More The Science of Level Design
In this session I made a mind map exploring the different 2D game genres that I could possibly base my project on. After taking a look at some of the many genres, a couple have taken my interest in the side scrolling genre. I have created 2 mood boards for these genres… For my game … More Exploring different 2D game genres…
In this blog, I created a mind map exploring the different possibilities that ‘Mythology’ could offer. After researching the various concepts, I’ve concluded that I find the theme of ‘Urban Legends’ the most interesting since I’m personally not interested in the fantasy genre.
Game Mechanics are what allow the player to interact with the game, it’s anything a player can do or achieve in the game’s world. Examples: FIFA 17: Passing Kicking Running Choosing teams Choosing players UI Choosing weather – can be set to dynamic. Earning credits to buy new players. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare: Movement … More Game Theory: What are Game Mechanics…
During games development, there are a lot of different aspects that go into the visual production of a game. Here’s a mind map I made exploring Visual Production… I then did the same for Audio and Interactivity…
In this task, the goal is to produce a prototype level by investigating interactivity, audio and visual production. The task is to create a 2D Mythology themed game in the sub-genre of your choice. Task 1 – Analysis 1.1) Collect and analyse research investigating: Game Sound/Audio Visual production/Graphics Game Interactivity 1.2) Collect a range of … More What’s the Task?
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