{"id":465,"date":"2025-11-10T15:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/?p=465"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:34:50","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/10\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Game Title<\/strong>: Developing Memories<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Genre<\/strong>: Point-and-click adventure game<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Platform: PC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concept &#8211;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developing Memories is a 2D point-and-click adventure game revolving around a single child&#8217;s imagination. Players will be transported to their childhoods by creating their own story using a series of photographs they have found amongst their grandmothers belongings. Be whisked away to a whimsical boardwalk and meet colourful NPC&#8217;s inspired by the LucasArts games of old. Solve creative puzzles using out of the box thinking, find items and combine them, talk to NPC&#8217;s and be absorbed into your imagination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essential Experience &#8211;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To encourage nostalgia through an old-fashioned adventure&nbsp;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game Design Pillars<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Exploration Based Puzzles<\/td><td>Quirky Characters and World<\/td><td>Accessible Gameplay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>To progress the player must explore anddiscover what they can do.<\/td><td>The world is populated with quirky, memorable characters and locations.<\/td><td>The gameplay is highly accessible, only requiring a mouse as it is a point and click interface.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unique Selling Point<\/strong> &#8211;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every time you replay the game it can be&nbsp;a different experience as depending on what pictures you choose to use the puzzle and story will change to incorporate these decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Target Audience<\/strong> &#8211;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main goal of this game is to make the player feel nostalgic when playing, due to the old-fashioned point-and-click interface and the concept of making memories with your grandma when you were young.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, the target demographic will be adults that grew up playing point-and-click adventure&nbsp;games +&nbsp;their children&nbsp;that&nbsp;they introduced&nbsp;to&nbsp;the genre. There will not be any adult content&nbsp;so any age can play.\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 2024 63% of people playing&nbsp;video games&nbsp;in the UK are aged 35 to 44 the perfect age demographic&nbsp;to have played the&nbsp;old-style point-and-click games.&nbsp;\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt%26source%3Dweb%26rct%3Dj%26opi%3D89978449%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.statista.com%2Fstatistics%2F300513%2Fgaming-by-demographic-group-uk%2F%253Fsrsltid%253DAfmBOor8D7zETwQgqSSRuOlxVjpsgUkmCdEOguZW7HMZ_wBcNwDPE6N1%26ved%3D2ahUKEwjEm8_PrLWRAxXLU0EAHe0YMl0QFnoECBkQAQ%26usg%3DAOvVaw3_8JcvhVPPekFl3XGlYJrP&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cstw1g24%40soton.ac.uk%7C79db17d55f2049a1f59b08de38a21799%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C639010466077229571%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pmeRoltP4xsyISMnufWloGJs6NjwOGuUpP3mmP25HNo%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Statistics here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/stw1g24\/2025\/11\/10\/player-experience\/\">Next Post &#8211; &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Game Title: Developing Memories Genre: Point-and-click adventure game Platform: PC Concept &#8211; Developing Memories is a 2D point-and-click adventure game revolving around a single child&#8217;s imagination. 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