Introduction to Unit 4 Assignment
A Brief discussion about the Assignment and the terminology linking to AAA and Indie companies.
Start with a Game Idea of your own and consider the following and add to your google site:-
Game Idea
Target Audience - Look at PEGI standards for age ratings
Where is your game going to be set - Past, Present, Future
Where in the world - this world, another world, another galaxy, in a cupboard (Like MIB)
Who are your characters - People, Aliens, Robots, Animals etc
What is your back story to your game starting
What is the narrative of your game
What is the purpose of the game
How do you know you have achieved the aim of your game - what happens at the end
What is the theme of your game - sci-fi, fantasy, action, adventure, history
What is the platform - FPS, MMORPG, Strategic, Survival, Third person, Sand Box, OPEN WORLD etc
where is a set _ countryside, (URBAN), City, Space, Forests etc
Think about the graphics that you will need to create the animatic as we will have different layers to create the parallax - Backgrounds (Foreground, Midground and Background, Running layer)
Additional Assets to build on the 3D aspect and give your game depth - Additional elements eg if a forest, trees, mushrooms, shrubs, flowers, cabins, animals, etc
You have your initial game idea and as you work your way through learning new perspectives add these to your game idea to show your understanding.