game synopsis

My game is going to be about a man turned half robot, he has to complete the level to get to the cure, but the evil wizard has sent a robot to defend him and has also put a spell on the world making the clouds attack the main character. The wizard has also flooded the world making it harder for the main character to get around. The character has no legs so he will roll everywhere and he is also able to jump. The game is set on earth in the future so there is robots, it also has a bit of fantasy with wizards and magic.

snowflake

In this lesson we had a tutorial and some templates on how to create a snowflake in illustrator, I think that mine went well, It is not easy to do and I definitely need more practice.

game evaluation

I have created a 2D level and two characters for this assignment, The character is half man half robot, he has to try and complete the level to get to the cure however there is an evil wizard guarding it who has sent his robot, he also has flooded the world and has turned the clouds into killers. It didn't take too long to create the character since it was a basic design, however it took a little longer to create the robot because I had to colour it in. The level design didn't take too long because I knew exactly what it was I wanted to do.

I had a look at a lot of older 2D games like Mario and sonic and had a look at there level design. Also when designing the evil robot I used the top half of a protectron from the fallout games. I didn't really have any inspiration when making the main character because he is so simple, I wanted to create something more detailed in the sketches but since i'm not used to creating things in illustrator yet I thought it would be best to go for something simple.

The target audience for my games would be teenagers and young adults however I think that it appeals to all ages, the game level appeals to all audiences because a lot of teenagers like sci fi, and they also like fantasy things so my game will appeal to most teenagers however a lot of teenagers like shooting game where there is not really any violence in my game.

I think I could improve my game by taking more time to design my game, I think that I should of spent more time when designing the main character and put some detail on him, The robot isn't so bad however it still could have some detail on it, I should of done some more sketches first, I should of designed more than one character, more than one villain and more than one level and then decide which ones I think look best and use that rather than just create one character and use it.

I think that the level design went well, I think it looks pretty good, and the secret trap would work well. I think that the colour for the robot works well as the colours used represent bad things. Like red is usually linked with evil. It didn't take long to create the whole thing the thing that would of taken the longest would be the level.

The tools I used to create the level were mostly the shape tools, this helped create the main character and most of the level, another tool I used was the pencil tool, I used this when designing the evil robot, I also used the paintbrush tool to colour in the robot and also create the water at the bottom of the level.

I have learned how to use the illustrator a bit more when creating characters, I have also learned how to use a lot of the tools that I have never used before. It is still complicated to me and I still feel like I have quite a lot to learn.

first design of game character and level

pre production sketches

My game is going to be about a man turned into a robot by an evil wizard and he must defeat the wizard plus his robot to get to the cure to turn him back to human, however the wizard has flooded the world and there are only platforms left. Also the wizard has made all clouds turn evil making them trying to kill the main character. The game is a mix of sci fi plus fantasy since they will be using swords and the wizard would have a wand but there is a robot who will be firing lasers at the main character. There is a secret trap in the world so if the player stands on it he will fall to their death. I have drawn out the level how I want it to be, I have made a simple character with not much detail because I don't think there is much detail needed. The bad guy will have a little more detail but I want the game to be a simple game not much detail.

It shouldn't take too long to create the main character because his design is so simple. It might take a bit longer to create the bad guy since there is more detail.

Business cards

In today's lesson I have created 4 business cards, I did this on Photoshop. We had to create a rectangle and another one underneath it. I had to change the colours of each of them to make them unique. We had to put an email and a phone number and also a location to make sure it looks realistic. We used a tutorial on moodle to help us. I used the text tool to write all the text on the cards.

platform game research and 3 iconic platform game characters

A platform game is a game set in 2D and they usually involve the player controlling a character who has to jump over or climb over solid platforms. The first platform game was Donkey Kong and it was released in July 1981 by Nintendo. I think that platform games are the most popular because they are not violent like the games that are released now and I think that it is for everyone to enjoy. I dont think they have a specific target audience but mostly young kids and maybe the older generation who used to play these games when they were younger. The most popular platform games are:

1. Banjo- Kazooie
Banjo has been compared to Mario a lot and say it is a rip off, but the game focuses on something different to Mario, whereas Mario focuses on getting to the objective Banjo-Kazooie focuses on exploring and collecting. The game has lots of jokes and fun characters making the game enjoyable to play,

2. Donkey Kong
Donkey kong was the first ever 2D platform game and was a big success, they hid secrets into the game and it has more than one ending making people want to keep replaying the game. They also made the game harder in the second game but players say that the second one was a lot better.

3. Super Mario World
The players who have played this game have said they did everything right when making this, It is one of the most popular platform games ever, It is still enjoyable now and people would still be playing it, This game will never get old.

3 most iconic game characters 

1. Mario

Mario is one of the most recognizable game characters of all time. Everything about him is memorable to his strong Italian accent to his bright clothes. I think one of the reasons he is so popular is because everyone can relate to him, he is not a superhero or super strong, he is just an ordinary person. The games are always bright they are never dark and gloomy. I don't think Mario's facial expressions ever change he always just seems to be smiling. I think the key items Mario would use is the mushrooms which will make him grow bigger or all the other power ups he can use.

2. Sonic

Sonic is a unique game character who has super speed, He was an immediate success and replaced sega's main character, There was a lot of inspiration when designing sonic, his shoes were inspired by Micheal Jackson's shoes and his colours represent the colours of the company who made him. He doesn't really have any facial expressions he just smiles mostly like Mario. Some key times sonic would collect rings in every level.

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