Game evaluation

For this project I have designed the basis of a game. The game is based upon some photos that Itook on Dartmoor. I used these images to represent different sections of the game, and also to provide a background.

The game is an adventure puzzle maze game, where the objective is that your character is lost in the woods and you have to find your way out by adventuring onwards, gathering map tokens and interacting with computer generated characters in the game. Your encounters with these characters won't always go smoothly, for example, if you were interacting with a troll you'd have to either find a way to go around it, or convince it to move out of the way. Other characters are helpful; they could give hints or useful tokens to your character, for example, keys or pieces of a map.

Some aspects of the game I'm pleased with include the photographs, and the way I have manipulated them, eg, one of them I darkened overall, and added an eerie red glow at the end of the path. I am also pleased with the design I came up with for an enemy with the head of a fly, wings of a parrot, and venus flytrap defensive weaponry. I particularly like the general concept I came up with as it has the potential to add as many levels, characters and sceneries as I like.

Some aspects I would do differently would have to include adding more designs for creatures and other characters, and I would have liked to have added sound effects and music.

Overall, I am happy with how this project has turned out, and I feel that, given more time I could have developed the whole concept to a higher level.

Artists who use objects in their work

I have been looking at objects used in artists work and attempting to imitate their style.

Claes Oldenburg

Barbara Hepworth

Marcel Duchamp

Road Signs

Today i will be looking at road signs and their variations.

These signs with the red triangles are warnings, they are used to warn drivers of incoming obstacles such as pedestrians, bridges and steep slopes.

The signs shown here are used to inform drivers of upcoming objects such as which roads are one way only, the distance to an exit, merging lanes and best cycle routes.

These signs are mainly used for prohibitive purposes such as max speed limit restrictions, entry into a speed restricted zone, notification of national speed limits and warning of school crossing patrols.

The ideology of signs could be used in a game. for example, if you are making a puzzle/adventure game there will have to be some indication on what to do and where to go, so a sign could be useful, one a couple could be used to display choices the player could make to progress. Also signs could be used as symbols for power-ups in arcade and top-down shooter games.

Close up drawings

Here are some illustration i have drawn in illustrator, they are close-ups of plants, animals and insects.