Interactive Project - Research
- 2. Existing Product Player health bars. Health bars are colour coded to indicate how much damage has been dealt. Green for full health, yellow for low health. Red chunks of health indicates how much damage an opponent’s attack dealt and after a short interval it will deduct from the healthbar. Bars in the bottom corner indicate each player’s special move meters Icons in each corner indicate which player’s healthbar belongs to who. A name is also used but the icon makes it much easier and faster to see which healthbar belongs to who. Counter in the middle indicates match time Street fighter V
- 3. Existing Product Match end is signalled by K.O (Knockout) appearing on the screen in large letters Alternatively, if you win a match without taking any damage you receive a ‘PERFECT! K.O’ instead of regular K.O. Street fighter V
- 4. Existing Product Street fighter V Character select screen features a roster of all playable characters, with a random option in the center. Menu at the bottom to change character’s costume, colours, and V-comment
- 5. Existing Product Street fighter V The game features multiple match stages, all taking place in different locations around the world.
- 6. Existing Product Street fighter V The stage select screen’s layout relates to the different stage locations, as the background is an image of the world.
- 7. Existing Product Hit combo counter. The counter being on the left side indicates the combo is the player on the left’s combo. Tag team match with 3 healthbars showing all 6 players health. Characters that aren’t in the field are represented by smaller icons beside their health Gauge underneath player icon indicates special move meter, the number next to it indicates the level of charge the character’s special moves have Art style is 2D and hand-drawn instead of 3D models. Match time counter in the top centre of the screen Skullgirls
- 8. Existing Product Skullgirls The character select screen of skullgirls keeps a consistent design to the rest of the game. It keeps a very vintage look with a vintage art deco style.
- 9. Existing Product Dynamic arena map with platforms and a bottomless pit beneath the platforms. Multiple players at once. Super Smash Brothers 4 Instead of traditional health bars, super smash bros opts for a damage meter instead. The more damage your character takes, the higher the percentage gets and the easier it gets for enemies to knock you off the map.
- 10. Research Analysis • What common features do the researched products have? – The products usually have a match timer, and a health bar of some sort and a fixed camera view. The matches are usually 1v1 but the products usually have the option for team matches too. The products also have large rosters of playable characters with multiple colour palettes and costumes to choose from. • What aspects of the research will you include within your on work? In my work I will incorporate a match timer, a health bar for both players, and a fixed camera view. I will also include the options for players to choose colour palettes, as this can help differentiate characters when two players play the same one.
- 11. Audience
- 12. Audience Profile Category Demographic Content to appeal to this audience Age Range 12-30 • Children under 12 shouldn’t be playing this product as it is not suited for them. The themes of the product are more suited to young adult and teenager audiences. Gender Male Fighting, Violence, Competitive, Psychographic Emulator competitive fighting games for success Social Status Middle class, Upper class • Lower class people cant afford video games
Editor's Notes
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