{"id":1900,"date":"2021-10-29T19:15:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T23:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/?p=1900"},"modified":"2021-10-29T19:23:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T23:23:17","slug":"inklet-game-design-proposal-hannah-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/imgd3500-b21\/himiller\/inklet-game-design-proposal-hannah-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Inklet – Game Design Proposal- Hannah Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this game, the player plays as Madelyn, a new hire at… a “painting” company I have yet to name (If you have ideas I am open to hear them, I am not good at naming things :P). This company, though, isn’t really painting company- they are in the secret business of being Blot Rangers. Blots are small creatures that eat the color out of everything they touch! Nobody is really sure where they came from or what exactly they are… but they sure are cute! And loud snorers…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this game, the player explores various levels collecting the blots they find in each area. Each level will have 100 blots hidden in various places throughout the space, but you are free to finish the level after you collect at least 30. In order to find these ‘blots’, the player will have to look for objects that are colorless and investigate the area to collect the blot. Once you collect a blot, the items it was “eating” the color from will gain their texture back, giving the player a visual presentation of their progress. At the end of the level, it will inform you how many you collected, and how long it took you- players can take their time and find every one, pick up a few and end the level, or try to get them all as quickly as possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this project, I will be developing a single level set within a small grocery store. This would be the first job the character has been given. Blots will be hidden on the shelves, in produce, and even in the back storage room of the store. The player will also have to find an employee ID to unlock the door to the back room in order to find them all. They will have the ability to pick up, throw, stack, and move items in the store to find and collect the blots in their blot-pack. Heres the layout I have planned for that (Although it seems complex, it has TONS of repeated shapes and models, allowing me to make a space that feels full pretty easily):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The intended audience of this game is 8-12 year olds- I want to use bright colors, silly grocery items, and work with my audio partner to create a quirky and fun audio space for the player to explore. I want items to be stimulating to look at and interact with, and designed the blots and store to reflect this. I also don’t want the gameplay to be too complex, as younger children often have a harder time learning complex mechanics while moving in 3d space, especially in what would be the first level of a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took gameplay inspiration from the early 2000s wii game ‘Elebits’- heres a brief clip of gameplay: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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