#72design

[1nt3r4ctiv3media4ellicia]

Pitch.

I did my pitch, I didn't write a script because I felt best to improvise.  But here are my notes:

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Here is like a basis speech for the ending of the pitch:

I know most of you are thinking that my game will just be like all the others a shallow fighting and adventure game but that’s exactly what it isn’t.

  A sublimal focus of the game will be hierarchy and class.  In the current world and for a long time in the past the sense of power and status has been incredibly important to people.  But once you are stripped of your possessions and wealth you are left with the skills you have learnt and your personality to survie.  Without revealing too much about the ending of one ending Genevieve comes to realize what’s more important and you as the plater are left facing he decision between what is right and wrong.

  Future of the game

I have thought about how the game can develop

Updates can be made regularly when the game becomes more successful

Someone has suggested, giving the player the ability to customize the character

Adding personality and a range of abilities for the enemies.

  Every two month the game can b revised on an online forum the gamers can conduct polls and surveys for feedback and they have the opportunity to vote for what they think will make the game better.  This is constantly developing a game for exactly what the player wants.

My prezi is below.

I also gave out handouts which show the research and a brief character profile.

[1nt3r4ctiv3media4ellicia]

Research into similar themes & games

I made sure I researched my target audience and other films and games related to the genre of my game.

When describing my idea to a friend I was told that it is similar to 'Dead Island' without the zombies.  I thought I will research into this game in more depth to see if I can improve the idea in any way and hypothetically more successful.

Here is a review taken from www.computerandvideogames.com

Score 6.5

This budget zombie thriller ain't too pretty but could manage to capture a cult following.

Uppers

Plenty of weapon modifications

Hacking zombies down to the bone

Could appeal to budget zombie fans

Downers

Rough around the edges

Repetitive

Mechanically shaky

Format - Xbox 360   Developer - Deep Silver

I also spoke to a friend of mine for a first account review and synopsis of the game so that I could ask them what they thought of the game etc. Here is the transcript.

Me: Could you please give a brief overview of the game?

Harrison: Basically these people are at a holiday resort, you choose your character and I was the guy and you have a really hectic party night and you wake up with the island invested with zombies.  You then have to like battle them off and fight them to save yourself, yeah.

Me: What did you most like about the game?

Harrison: Well the missions were cool, they were fun and exciting.

Me: Anything else?

Harrison: yeah, I like the storyline and the graphics weren't bad either.

Me: Was there anything you didn't like about the game?

Harrison: Oh, the weapon choices are awesome, like handmade stuff you smash up the zombies.  The thing I don't like is it's pretty scary, made me jump a lot but if that's what you are into then I guess that's a good thing.

Me: That's all you dislike?

Harrison:  Pretty much, there's things that can be improved though.

Me: Which are?

Harrison: You should be able to customize your character or at least be able to change the character throughout the game because when you choose one right at the beginning you are stuck with them for the whole game and it's a pretty long game.

Me:  What about if the game had a multiplayer function as well?

Harrison: Yeah, that would be cool.  I played it at my friends house and it was kinda annoying to not be able to play together on a split screen or something.  Or if you're only you should be able to play online like xBox Live or the Playstation online or something.

Me: Good idea, thanks.  Do you rather playing in first person or third person?

Harrison: It depends, really.  If I'm fighting I like to be first person to feel immersed in the game and be really personal with what's going on.  But when I'm looking around for weapons, clues, enemies and stuff like that I like to be in third person so I can have a broad view of my surroundings.

Me: Thank you Harrison.

From that I got a good feel for the feautures and game play of Dead Island, it is avaragely similar to the game idea I had however without the zombies.  I explained my idea to Harrison and he said it sounded like Lost the TV programme and Battle Royale a Korean film in which people are captured and forced to fight to the death, this is also almost like The Hunger Games which was an incredibly big hit in the cinemas.  If my game is subtly based on that but aimed at a higher age audience like 16+ the player can then get really emotionally attached to their character they are playing to win and fight to the death against other players online around the world.

[1nt3r4ctiv3media4ellicia]

Primary Research - survey results

I originally had two main ideas in mind, the mole idea and the survival game each on different platforms.  The survey results conformed to my hypothesis that the most popular platforms are phones and xbox/playstations.  This was the platforms I wanted to base either of my games on.

Mainly people of my target audience 16+ play games weekly, so the idea of the game needs to entertain them and captivate them week after week rather than a short game that will be fun for a few days.  That's why my mole game might not be the best idea.

Before mentioning my game ideas I thought I'd ask what makes a successful game, I can then strive to include as many aspects mentioned as possible.  The highest trending was the compelling storyline.  The problem with my mole game is that the storyline wouldn't be long and addictive with huge amounts of content and that's what my surveyors said was the most important.

These were the most favourite video games, I will research these games and make sure I use the same elements i.e. good visual graphics and good storylines.  

Most people like the different idea and the artwork, I will make sure that it is stressed in my game. 

I then described my mole idea, the feedback was good but wasn't excellent.  

Yes some people would play the game but I was expecting a more positive reaction, I came up with a different idea to compare the two.  "My new idea is that of a survival video game for xBox and PS3, it will be a combination of both single and multiplayer and the aim is kind of in the title, to survive. You have to defend yourself against other survivors, find food, make shelter and get rescued."