Final major project proposal form
- 1. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production Unit 4: Final Major Project Proposal Form MediaFormat (film, documentary,motiongraphics, photography,animation, graphicdesignetc) Video Game SynopsisofIdea (content, narrative,genre) My game conceptisfor a 2D pixel-basedgame inthe style of a 2D shooterbasedonvertical movementandlevel design. Takinginspirationfromoldershooters,anintendedmajorfocusof thisgame is givingthe playerlimitedmovementwhile alsogiving themthe abilitytodo manydifferentactionswithrelativelyfew keystrokes. As forthe overall narrative of the game,I’mlookingforthe story to be relativelysimple,andeasytofollow asthe primaryfocuson the game isfor gameplay. The plot of the game takesplace ina post-apocalypticsetting,in whicha pseudo-medievalcivilisationhas formed. The protagonist isa freshlytrained‘Hero’whosefirsttaskgiventohimbyhis superiorsistohunt downandcapture hispredecessor,whohas gone rogue. Target Audience? (demographicNOTage range) Thisgame isintendedtoappeal toaudiences of people whoare lookingforrelativelyshortgameswithdifferentorinteresting game mechanics,orare lookingforexperiencesthatshow differentinterpretationsof gamesthattheymayhave playedin the past. In particularthere are twoprimary types of game playersthatI’m hopingtoappeal to withthisgame: -the Retroaudience (Gamesinspiredbyolderones,heavierfocus on game mechanicsratherthan visuals) (Otherexamplesof gamesthat have thistype of audience include IWanna Be The Guy, Space InvadersInfinity,andthe 2014 game Strider). -the Indie audience(Gamesthathave unique gameplayelements or unique stories,smallerbudgetgames) (Examplesof thisgame type include Cave Story,Minecraft, andDarkestDungeon). How will your project meet the needs of your target audience? There will be astrongerfocus ongameplayandmechanicsto make the game more interestingandsatisfyingtoplay. Since the game will be designedwithplayingoverarelatively short amountof time inmind,givinginformationtothe player as effectivelyaspossibleisapriority. In the case of a lot of AAA game releases,manyof those game’sstorymodeswill have incompletestoriesoruse
- 2. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production Unit 4: Final Major Project Proposal Form cliff-hangerstofacilitatefuture gamesinafranchise.This game will feature notonlyashorterstory,but alsoa more complete experience. Whatproductiontechniques will you use to realise your project? The game will be createdusingaspecialist2Dpixel-basedgame engine calledGame MakerStudio.Aspartof usingthisengine I will be usingthe engine’sbuiltinscriptsystem(knownasGML, or Game Maker Language) tocreate specificactionsand interactions. The visualswill be sprite based,made usingGame Maker’s,built- inpixel basedimage editor.Artproductionmayalsobe influenced or assistedbyuse of external editingprogramssuchasAdobe Photoshop.