In Class Exercise - to do after lecture on 9/3/2010

       

Once you have a game idea in mind, these are the questions you must ask yourself in order to turn it into a fully fledged game concept. You don't have to be precise or detailed, but you should have a general answer for all of them.

Cut & paste the following questions into word, text edit or directly into your blog and answer each with a paragraph. When you have answered all the questions be sure they are viewable on your class blog.

1)     Write a high concept statement: a few sentences that give a general flavor of the game. You can make references to other games, movies, book, or any other media if your game contains simlar characters actions or ideas

2)     What is the player’s role? Is the player pretending to be someone or something, and if so what? Is there more than one? How does the player’s role help to define the gameplay?

3)     Does the game have an avatar or other key character? Describe him/her/it

4)     What is the nature of the gameplay, in general terms? What kinds of challenges will the player face? What kinds of actions will the player take to oercome them?

5)     What is the player’s interaction model? Omnipresent? Through an avatar? Something else? Some combination?

6)     What is the game’s primary camera model? How will the player view the game’s world on the screen? Will there be more than one perspective?

7)     Does the game fall into an existing genre? If so, which one?

8)     Is the game competitive, cooperative, team-based or single player? If multiple players are allowed are they using the same machine with separate controls or different machines over a network?

9)     Why would anyone want to play this game? Who is the game’s target audiencde? What characteristics distinguise them from the mass of players in general?

10)   What machine or machines is the game intended to run on? Can it make use of or will it require any particular hardware such as dance mats or a camera?

11)   What is the game’s setting? Where does it take place?

12)   Will the game be broken into levels? What might be the victory condition for a typical level?

13)   Does the game have a narrative or story as it goes along? Summarize the plot in a sentence or two.