Futuristic Game Mind Map - Game Design

Futuristic Game Mind Map - Game Design

1. What It Will Be

   • Dystopian Future
     • Interesting to play
     • Freedom of the style of game
   • Utopian future
     • Uninteresting Narrative
       • Boring Game
   • Type of future
     • Run down future
       • Damaged Buildings
       • Normal Tech
     • Advanced Future
       • Bright different environment
       • New, different tech
       • Advanced prothstetics
     • Combination of run down and advanced future
       • New tech in a run down environment
         • Advanced equipment, but oul and worn down
       • Modern Architecture and environment which is run down
   • Genre of game
     • Action
       • Enemies to fight
     • Adventure
       • Explores the new environment
     • Survival
       • Get player more attached to main character
   • Single-player experience
     • More story based game
     • Better attachment to main character
     • Give a more dystopian feel when playing alone

2. Why are they there/it's post-apocalyptic

   • Why It's post-apocalyptic
     • Zombie/virus outbreak
       • Overdone
     • Volcanic eruption
       • Eruption of Yellowstone Volcano
         • Unique concept
         • A realistic scenario
         • Worldwide effect
           • Destroys most of America
           • Ash in atmosphere
             • Blocks out sun
               • Sends world into long winter
                 • -22C
               • Dark in daytime
             • Unsafe air conditions
           • Tech lowers impact
             • Some will survive
             • Many will die
           • Governments will fall apart
             • World becomes lawless
   • Why the main characters are in threat/there
     • Where they start
       • Barely survived the eruption (Just occurred)
         • Alone
         • With Others
       • Survived for a while after eruption (Recently occurred)
         • Why they have left safety
           • To explore environment
           • Find supplies
           • Attacked/robbed by raiders/gang
       • Grew up in shelter after eruption (Occurred years ago)
         • Experienced/inexperienced in surviving over time
         • Parents
           • Killed/separated
           • Is part of main story
         • Had tech to grow food and water
     • What are the main characters trying to find
       • Safety
         • Shelter
         • Safe-haven/community
       • Out for revenge
         • Finds gangs
         • Main protagonist
       • Trying to find loved ones
         • Separated
         • Lost
         • Abducted
     • The main threat
       • People
         • Gangs
         • Survivors
           • Killing for supplies
       • Nature
         • Sun blocked by ash
           • Cold temperatures
             • 22C lower
           • No sunlight
         • Low air quality

3. When the game occurs

   • Year the eruption occurs
     • 2035
       • Tech too limited for people to likely survive
     • 2169
       • Tech advanced enough for people to survive but limited enough for a worldwide disaster
     • 2420
       • Tech to advanced for a worldwide disaster
   • How long is it set after the eruption
     • During the eruption
       • Shows immediate impact
         • Can be a flashback
     • 1 year after eruption
       • Can still feel impacts
       • Conditions are more survivable
     • 50 years after eruption
       • Main characters may not have experienced eruption

4. Who are the characters

   • Main Protagonist
     • Name
       • Jay
       • Wyatt
       • Everett
       • Bryce
       • Matt
       • Issac
       • Nathan
     • Age
       • 16
       • 23
       • 40
     • Gender
       • Male
       • Female
     • Characteristics
       • Independent
       • Vulnerable/new environment
       • Knows basic survival skills
       • Reserved
       • Prosthetics
         • Eye
         • Arm
         • Leg
   • Second protagonist
     • Relationship
       • Sibling
         • Brother
       • Main character is a father figure
       • Stranger found during game
     • Age
       • 14
     • Gender
       • Male
       • Female
     • Name
       • Jay
       • Wyatt
       • Everett
       • Bryce
       • Matt
       • Issac
       • Blake
   • Other
     • Found communities
       • Friendly/unfriendly
     • Friendly survivor encounters
   • Antagonist
     • Gangs
     • Other survivors
     • Nature is main threat

5. Name ideas

   • The Remnants
     • Torn apart
       • World and people
     • The remains
       • the people who are/the world that is left
     • Unique
     • Sounds interesting
   • The Departed
   • The Long Burn
   • The Deep Freeze
   • Yellowstone
   • Perpetual Winter
   • Hapless Few
   • The End

6. Where Is this taking place

   • The location
     • America
       • Washington DC
         • Far enough to survive
         • Close enough to experience destruction
         • Can see the government fall apart
       • Wyoming
         • Too close to volcano to survive
     • Anywhere else
       • Too far for direct impacts
         • Still affected
   • Where the protagonist starts
     • Bunker
       • Personal
         • parents were prepared
       • Communal
         • Four other families
     • On ground
       • Likely won't survive