lo3 game

lo3 game

1. what is the theme?

   • fansasy
     • adventure time?
       • reach Princess Bubblegum
     • alice in wonderland?
       • find mad hatter
     • binding of issac
       • go thru story
   • adventure
     • lara croft?
       • saving the artifacts
     • minecraft?
       • quest to find diamonds
     • adventures of the one ring
       • jump into mordor
   • sci-fi
     • star wars
       • find lightsaber
     • star trek
       • spaceships
   • spelunky type
     • reach edge of cave

2. existing games for reference

   • Pratums Adventure
     • side scrolling adventure
       • find family
   • Spelunky
     • cave puzzle
       • cave explorer- find jewels and avoid traps and hostile enemies.
   • Binding of isaac
     • horror, exploring
       • adaptation of Genesis 22
         • mother told to kill son to prove her faith. character then hides in a box and his mental ailments take over
   • donkey kong
     • single level rescue
       • going up scaffolding, avoiding moving and stationary obstacles and beating boss at the top
   • Repton
     • blocked adventure/ older version of spelunky
       • find objects to progress- some side quests to gain objects to progress

3. what sort of game will it be?

   • side scrolling
     • multi-level
       • will need storyline
         • Link to theme
       • obstacle
         • one per level?
           • smaller obstacles but under one main obsticle
         • 2 per level
           • smaller obstacles
       • progressively harder
         • adds reward factor
   • maze
     • player
       • obstacles
         • lots
           • smaller and easier
             • aim at younger audience?
               • adults may play for easy game
           • less chance of GO
             • more playable
               • better ratings
                 • success!
             • Game Over
           • checkpoints maybe?
             • stop user frustration
               • makes it more playable
         • not as many
           • harder
             • adds reward factor
           • higher chance of GO
       • bigger player
         • smaller map
           • less obstacles
       • smaller player
         • bigger potential map
           • more obstacles
     • single level
       • short game
         • not worth playing if not enough challenges
     • multi level
       • longer game
         • may become boring if story doesn't progress

4. EDUCATION ELEMENT

   • ZW has asked for it to have elements of KS2/3 maths
     • mask the elements so game is fun
     • Appeal to 5-12 year olds