IGB220 Fundamentals of Game Design

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Elevator Pitch

GAME NAME UNDECIDED

This game is a 2D platformer that takes players through four different scenes which represent the seasons and is a casual, cozy game. Directed at teens or adults who enjoy simple gameplay, the objective is to explore the "worlds" and collect characters who are lost in different seasons and get them home.

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Week 2 - Elevator Pitch & GDevelop Experimentation

Platformer Elevator Pitch

In week 2, we discussed the necessary information for an elevator pitch: Title, pitch, images, control diagram, uniqueness. We also began brainstorming our ideas for a level. My initial ideas are to have the game progress through different levels that have different weather systems or species to collect like monsters and/or aliens. I will begin at these ideas and progress further once learning what is feasible for us in GDevelop.

GDevelop Experimentation

Our first tutorial on GDevelop had us create a simple scene with a player sprite, enemy sprite, and platforms. The process of creating scenes in GDevelop resembles other softwares and the processes of creating objects, assigning properties, conditions and actions are easy to learn. From exploring GDevelop in this tutorial, it seems the levels we design will be quite simple in nature. I believe this will allow room for focusing on the theme rather than trying to implement in depth gameplay.

The scene I created from following the tutorial:

Adding the jumping animation and ability to defeat the enemy:

Textbook Readings - Chapters 1 & 2

"In some ways, designing a game is like being the host of a party" chap 1, pg 4.

"That’s the art of game design… its giving birth and parenting" chap 1 pg 5.

The main skills needed: communication, teamwork, process, inspiration, becoming a better player, creativity

Setting player experience goals at brainstorm > help streamline creative process

Exercise 1.3: Your Life as a Game

Uni life sim - having to get to classes, interact with teachers/students, customisable

Pets - collecting animals/creatures to fill house/room

Exploring family heritage - have to interact with other people/family members to find out their stories and their relation

Exercise 1.5: Your Childhood

What's the time Mr. Wolf? - Suspense and impending loss/win

Hopscotch - Having to stay closely within boundaries to complete the game, handicap to get more difficult

Tic-tac-toe - strategy, almost 50/50 chance of winning

Gone Fishing board game - Simple gameplay, physical items to collect and display

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Week 1 - An Intro to Me

Hi reader, I'm Terri Bramwell from IGB220. I come to this unit having completed semester 1 of the BGIE. I feel the last semester really solidified my interest in this degree and the units I am to undertake. I found my interests growing in the programming aspects of game design and therefore chose the software technologies major.

From what I've learned in week 1 of IGB220, I am keen to learn and use GDevelop and undertake some playtesting. Both of these are new to me so I will aim to gain as much knowledge as possible. I've found from partner activities during the lecture, that everyone has a very different choice of games they personally play and that this influences the information that we bring to these units. I think this will result in some interesting games in GDevelop and also make playtesting a very informative experience.

I look forward to making my next post which will have much more content!