{"id":2913,"date":"2026-01-10T15:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/?page_id=2913"},"modified":"2026-01-12T07:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:42:17","slug":"researching-game-concepts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/researching-game-concepts\/","title":{"rendered":"Researching Game Concepts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Broken Lens Game Concept<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, I started working in group with Jessie and Izzy on the serial killer and paparazzi theme and I got tasked with expanding on one of the game ideas Jessie came up with. Below are presented the ideas I thought of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/Broken-Lens-Game-Ideas-Maja.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Broken Lens Game Ideas Maja.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-8f8c05e1-c1a7-4069-8957-65484c99ec8d\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/Broken-Lens-Game-Ideas-Maja.pdf\">Broken Lens Game Ideas Maja<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/Broken-Lens-Game-Ideas-Maja.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-8f8c05e1-c1a7-4069-8957-65484c99ec8d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Broken Lens Sketches<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I drew rough sketches of how I imagined the screen to look like during the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"965\" data-id=\"3196\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_1-1024x965.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_1-1024x965.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_1-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_1-768x724.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_1-1536x1448.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_1-2048x1931.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"3197\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_2-716x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_2-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_2-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_2-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_2-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_2-1432x2048.jpg 1432w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-11-01-2026-23.01_2-scaled.jpg 1790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When pressed, the dark blue buttons would take the player to the location that was written above them. In the step 1, presented on the right, the player would notice an event happening in the location they had gone to. They would have the option to take a picture, and then, in step 2, they would have different options of editing the picture. Those in turn, would allow the player to alter the reality in the way they want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Time-Based Game Concepts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later into the project, I decided to look into time-based game concepts, and ultimately follow through with this theme as it was something I felt really excited about. I started off with loose mind maps and scribbles that gradually gained shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-08.37-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-08.37-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-08.37-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-08.37-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-08.37-1536x1091.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-08.37-2048x1455.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mind Map on Mechanics relating to Time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_1-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_1-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_1-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_1-1536x1001.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_1-2048x1334.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Generating Ideas for Alleged Passenger Concept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_2-1024x530.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_2-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_2-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_2-1536x795.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_2-2048x1060.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Generating Ideas for Moral Spine, What Spine? Concept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_3-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_3-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_3-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_3-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_3-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_3-2048x1289.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Generating Ideas for As Petty As It Gets Concept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_4-1024x723.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_4-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_4-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_4-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_4-1536x1085.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/CamScanner-12-01-2026-00.00_4-2048x1446.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Generating Ideas for I Shall Not Die (Yet) Concept<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are presented six concept outlines I ultimately came up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/FMP-Game-Ideas.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of FMP Game Ideas.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-27b8580a-8bbc-4a92-8802-6b14351be51b\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/FMP-Game-Ideas.pdf\">FMP Game Ideas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/FMP-Game-Ideas.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-27b8580a-8bbc-4a92-8802-6b14351be51b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Game Concept Feedback Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To gain insight on my game concepts from an external audience, I sent the feedback form to some of my friends. I was interested which ideas would be most popular and if there were any aspects I could potentially improve on. Below are the results of the form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"916\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-3-916x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-3-916x1024.png 916w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-3-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-3-768x858.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-3.png 1071w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-4.png 980w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-4-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-4-768x538.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-5.png 952w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-5-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-5-768x541.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-6.png 917w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-6-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/01\/image-6-768x188.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Idea 6, <em>Unwanted<\/em>, seemed to attract people the most. It is a narrative-based concept which I&#8217;m also interested in making in the future. For the final project, I wanted to create something that would be more challenging mechanically, while also offering an interesting story to the player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is why I chose the second popular idea, <em>As Petty as It Gets<\/em> (later rebranded to <em>Vengeance Incarnate<\/em>), because of its bigger variety in mechanics. It was also an idea that could combine together all the feedback points I&#8217;ve received in the form &#8211; mechanic expansions, picking an animal to play as, providing rich narrative, and finally a bit of collection system (collecting memories and items from the surroundings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-89b4c9e9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/on-different-wavelengths-research\/\">On Different Wavelengths Research \u2192 <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broken Lens Game Concept Initially, I started working in group with Jessie and Izzy on the serial killer and paparazzi theme and I got tasked with expanding on one of the game ideas Jessie came up with. Below are presented the ideas I thought of. Broken Lens Sketches I drew rough sketches of how I &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/researching-game-concepts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Researching Game Concepts&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2913","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2913"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3390,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2913\/revisions\/3390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ms22g23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}