3. production experiments (interactive)
- 2. Process • I used photoshop to began by creating a ghost game design this helped me by beginning with just practicing how to move the ghost along the screen using a timeline. I decided to only create a basic background involving mud and grass to achieve this I used the pencil tool and the gradient to pick out my colours these were saturated, then after I added layers each time I began with the ghost for this I used google for ideas of ghost and created my own with the same number of pixels, after this my first experiment layout was complete.
- 3. process After this I continued to add a shadow at the bottom of my ghost I added this to give a better effect to my ghost this was used with the pencil tool and a grey colour I did this I put together my time line and the ghost moved across the end of the image moving up and down. Overall my outcome experiment was quite basic and not my favourite if I was to do this again I would definitely add more detail to the background and make it seem like a more exciting and scary game. Within this process the thing I found most difficult was putting the time line together and each step, I also found the animation creating f the pixel props also quite difficult, therefore I can improve and work on this next time. This is my process of creating the layout I needed, width 120 and height,80 and all in pixels for the perfect outcome.
- 4. process This is my second experiment outcome for this one I decided to add a lot more detail into my background, by using more bright colour schemes and adding things like mini trees and jumping bocks this makes the game look and seem a lot more intresting,having to jump over blocks. I also made sure I added a layer each time creating a new animation once this is done I moved onto creating the ghost however in my other experiment my ghost was done quickly and I didn't add much detail whereas for this one I feel like added shadows to the ghost including a heart to match the colour schemes, therefore this turned out to look more like a ghost.
- 5. process Lastly, I added my timeline and moved the ghost up and down through the red blocks and to the end of the image which was the point of my game. The tool which I used mostly was the pencil tool and the colour palette to create the whole of my game. Overall, I like my turn out a lot and definitely prefer this outcome over my first experiment because this looks more like a game and an audience would rather play this than my first one. The thing I struggle with mostly was my ghost using pixels but I feel I have improved over my experiments which have been very helpful to build up this outcome which looks more professional. Although, if I was to do this again I would add in more than one character to travel across my layout and make it so one is chasing the other this would give it more of a meaning and better storyline for people to understand, I would also change the top background instead of it being plain black I would add something like clouds to make it stand out more.
- 6. Reflection • What elements of your experiments will you include in your final product? In my final product I will include the same processes of creating my game I will also focus a lot on my background like I did in my second experiment. However I will also focus on the elements which I struggle on quite a lot which is my characters or creating animations and pixels because the outcome I try to achieve never really comes out the way I like, so I want to include all the detail I add. The colour schemes are a main element which I will be including this is because the colour schemes set the mood and tone and I think it really grabs the audience and makes the game really stand out and look more appealing because my final product will be puzzle themed. • Refer to the brief: Ghost Game
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