{"id":412,"date":"2019-10-28T11:25:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b19\/?p=412"},"modified":"2019-10-28T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T15:25:58","slug":"game-concept-cat-and-mouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b19\/smlove\/game-concept-cat-and-mouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Concept: Cat and Mouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Concept Explained<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The player\u2019s objectives <\/em>are to hide from\nthe cat in a game of \u2018cat and mouse.\u2019 The player, playing as little Francis,\nmust collect food and water in order to survive, all while searching for the\nsword and horn of legend in order to be rid of the cat in the castle: Max the\nMagnificent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game mechanics <\/em>involve the prowling cat AI, which\nwill follow your every move via the scent trail that you leave behind. In order\nto successfully avoid the cat, the player must learn how to \u201creverse track\u201d the\ncat through their own sense of smell and leave false trails for the cat to\nfollow. Doing things such as washing will temporarily remove your scent of\n\u2018mouse.\u2019 When the cat comes closer, there will be warning mechanics in place to\nwarn the player of the cat\u2019s approach. There will also be a food and hunger bar\nthat will slowly decrease as you do more things, meaning you will eventually\nhave to search for food or risk starvation or dehydration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nkey characters and objects<\/em> are Max\nthe Magnificent (the cat), little Francis (the player, in this case the mouse),\nfood (in the form of cheese wedges), water (tiny mugs), and the objective of\nthe game: the sword and horn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The game world <\/em>will take place exclusively inside the castle. It also involves the secret chamber of the sword and horn. The castle is notably gothic in style. The gameplay and gamestyle<\/em> will be styled as a puzzle game with strong ties to suspense and survival games. In order to succeed, the play must navigate the castle without being caught by Max. Due to the risky nature of the game (and to avoid having the player start completely over again), there will either be save points, a save journal, or autosaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intended audience<\/em> for this game is teens. In order to appeal to this audience, the game is complex with an additive thrill of staying alive to keep the target audience enthralled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nart style <\/em>is a suspenseful, darker\nambience but with similar ties to the original IP. My original color palate has\nmostly blues and greens, with a splash of pale yellow for lighting from the\nwindows. It\u2019s meant to keep the players on edge while they are playing through\nthe game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concept Explained The player\u2019s objectives are to hide from the cat in a game of \u2018cat and mouse.\u2019 The player, playing as little Francis, must collect food and water in order to survive, all while searching for the sword and horn of legend in order to be rid of the cat in the castle: Max… <\/p>\n

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