Initial Ideas
I struggled to begin making creative choices, therefore I made an initial mindmap to help get the flow going. I…
Day: November 3, 2024
Analysing GDDs
Before I can start analysing GDDs to gain a further understanding of the layout and aspects that I would need…
Game Overview
Game name: Forsaken Hex Essential Experience: I want the player to experience feelings of humanity. Pitch: Embark on a witch’s…
Week 6 Prep, Lecture & Log -> Gameplay & Game Systems
Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnpAAX9CkIc Rise of the Systemic Game, Game Maker’s Toolkit Read https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/a-guide-to-systems-based-game-development https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/design-pillars-the-core-of-your-game Tools to look at: https://machinations.io mini metro…
Week 5 Prep, Lecture & Log -> Narratives
play The Stanley Parable (Davey Wreden and William Pugh) Twine games https://pseudavid.itch.io/the-master-of-the-land https://npckc.itch.io/space-frog https://evertides.itch.io/when-twilight-strikes Environmental storytelling is where narratives are…
Week 4 Prep, Lecture & Log -> Character Design
Watch Hannah Nicklin (2020) ‘Kill the Hero, Save the (Narrative) World’, GDC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT0Pz4fJ3WM and Meg Jayanth (2017) ‘Forget Protagonists: Writing…
Week 3 Prep, Lecture & Log -> Concept Art
Prep for this Week: Watch Jacob Geller, ‘Bad Graphics’, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yVs2E4aldg Read Molly Bang (2016 – 2nd Edition) Picture This: How…
Week 2 Prep, Lecture & Log -> Game Spaces & Worldbuilding
Prep for this Week: Read > Schell, J. (2019). The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses, Third Edition…