User Experience (UX):
The Mechanics: Keys (A,D) for movements and (Q,E) for decisions or left mouse clicks
The Experience: The players should feel curiosity and confusion first about their character as they wake up without a backstory, but as the story progresses, maybe get a feeling that there’s more than just a goal of ‘getting back home’. I want players to feel like their choices matter and their actions will determine the ending they get, hopefully making them think more about the consequences of the choices they make. The overall game should be slower-paced to focus more on the character, mood and difficulty the player will face later in the game. By keeping the mechanics minimal and mainly story-focused, I’m hoping that it will be emotionally compelling for the player.
Win/fail state:
Audience: The game will most likely feature a few violent situations and is aimed at players who prefer story-driven and choice-based games, especially teenagers / young adults. I believe it’s also suitable for new players because the game is simple and approachable, and there aren’t many mechanics involved.
Competitors:
Compare how your work with other games in this space.
Critical Analysis:
An indication of the critical and analytical frameworks and key research sources for the project includes.
Content
Components: A detailed discussion and list of the actual components you will be producing. Based on your research so far what do you think your final deliverables (end of semester 2) could be
Functional Specs:
Technical, software, hardware for development and concepts for distribution of project.
Project Structure:
Include your proposed methodologies for the project such as Agile, SCRUMM, Lean UX, Kanban. Use diagrams where appropriate.
Schedule
A week-by-week summary of what you hope to achieve by the end of each week. Gannt chart is a very good idea.
Suggested types of links in the scaffold document to the rest of your blog that would form a “Design Appendix” allowing deep dives into previous research and ideation.
Presentations:
Various and specify finalised appropriate presentations covering, key concepts such as mechanics, colours, typography, language, texture, feel. Include an edited review of sketchbooks, notebooks, initial research, initial concepts, mood boards, artwork, concept visuals and prototype details.
Sketchbooks / Notebooks
Including research materials, inspirations, influences, URL’s, bibliography,
brainstorming, drawings, sketches, screens etc. this is your general creative process.
Concepts
Concepts of preliminary designs for visual aspects of your project. Examples of screen layouts, characters, graphics, mood boards and colours etc in digital formats.
Prototypes:
Click here to look at the prototypes made for game idea 3
Create and list self-contained functional components and early prototypes you made Development screencasts / podcasts Video and/or screenshots with audio narration for key components of your project.
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