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Men Down!!!
All my work on the projects include slides full of context, research and planning; as well as a collection of images of my process and production.
My Slides
To get access to my google presentations on my context, research, planning, production log and evaluations please click on the image below! On the website below you can find all my year 12 work in better detail:
Context & Research
To start off the project, I made sure I went into what makes a game and the features other popular games have that make the experience of playing it a lot more enjoyable. Some examples are how a game shows clarity of where they’re going and how they’re playing as, how they use the style of the character to set a certain atmosphere and target audience, and how game developers use placement of details in the world to draw the players attention to certain areas.
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One of the things I researched was how a game objective effects the game and how it’s played. Without a mission to complete, the game can become boring and unfulfilling.
Initial idea
After looking into what makes a video game good, and the different features/components that are needed, I started to brainstorm my own game idea with these things in mind. I focused on the story, aesthetic and game play, in terms of the genre, first.
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I had come up with 3 different ideas, giving each its own description and mood board with detailed explanations on each decision. With each idea came more research; I feel as though I was doing little bits of research throughout my entire project. I referenced other video games that inspired me and that had the same sort of idea behind it.
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In the end I decided to stick with my first idea and began to develop it further.
Final Research
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Planning
When I had picked my game idea, I then went into depth about specific areas of my game; planning it out as if it were real and was going to be distributed. Things like Target Audience, Packaging, Covers and character backstory wasn't left out.
Another thing I researched was about Inclusivity In Video Games; I wanted to create a game that had a lot of black-women inclusivity, for there had seemed to be a lack there of in the past up to the present. Because of this I came up with the story of a chemical catastrophy wiping out all the non-black people and men in the world. This idea proved to be both controversial and compelling for a video game, which was the theme I was going for; "a game that would get the most reaction out of social media".
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Needless to say, after carefully planning out the scenery, art style, and character style, I could finally begin my production log.
Production Log
In my Production Log, you can see my gradual process throughout each element of my project. I first work on napkin sketches of my designs; whether it be the background or drawing a character, I need to draw many different variants before I choose a final design. Then I pick one sketch I like and build upon it; thinking of things I can add, and then cleaning up the sketch. And finally, I start the final drawing that I'll be using in my freeze frames and /or poster.
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My Production Log also includes a little bit of research; photo references that I used to further develop an idea I had.
Evaluation
The final thing I did for this project was an Evaluation on all the work I had done. This included my honest thoughts about my work and my final product.
My Slides
To get access to my google presentations on my context, research, planning, production log and evaluations please click on the image below! On the website below you can find all my year 12 work in better detail:
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