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This week we were given our first project. In 6 weeks, we need to pitch a game with a matching prototype to try and convince the class that the game is good enough to be developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brainstorming<\/strong> Exercise 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. First, we were tasked to get into groups and pick an emotion<\/strong>. On a large piece of paper, we had to write what we thought of when we think of that emotion. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. On post-it notes, we wrote verbs<\/strong>, nouns<\/strong>, and adjectives <\/strong>associated with our thoughts\/ideas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The class shared post-it notes with each other, picking the ones we all liked the most (at least one verb, one noun, and one adjective).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I chose the post-it notes Sweetly<\/strong>, Outside\/Inside<\/strong>, Impossible<\/strong>, and Beast <\/strong>as an extra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    My favourite idea that came from this brainstorming exercise was:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    “Players are trying to get outside <\/strong>by being impossibly sweet<\/strong> to people\/bribing them (beast <\/strong>at a zoo).”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Brainstorming<\/strong> Exercise 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Another brainstorming exercise we did was having 3 minute intervals in randomly associated groups using a random-game-generator, to eventually come up with 10 different ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    My two favourite ideas that came from the exercise were:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    …player bad actor trying to leave the stage at appropriate times because you broke your leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    …something bad happens … go back in time to fix your f*** up, can’t be seen or make things worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    PowerPoint<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After coming up with 13 different ideas, I ended up picking 3 I liked the best. Below is the PowerPoint I pitched to the class, including the three ideas and matching illustrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n