Mind Map
15/03/21
To help me come up with and document my ideas for my fmp I created a mindmap using mindmup.com that contains my ideas for my fmp, due to previous experience of making a mindmap in previous projects creating this mind map was very easy and I had no trouble coming up with the ideas seen above since I had already been thinking about them for some time which allowed me to easily document them in the form of a mindmap with a good level of detail. Some ideas from my top down shooter and run ‘n gun ideas cross over however due to the nature of each game having a focus on shooting it makes sense for some aspects to be shared such as the different weapon idea as well as health. So far my preferred Idea is the top down stealth game as it in quite different to my previous projects however is still within my skill range so that I could manage to create the game and the top down art will be easier to do and given my lack of art skills should work out pretty good for me, its also the most interesting idea to me and it would be very fun for me to work on however its still too early to definitively say which idea I shall go with as I still need more time to think about my proposed ideas.
Developing My Ideas
Idea 1
What product will you make? (Detail all aspects of the product, all the work that will need to go into making the product)
I will make a demo of a top down stealth game containing different abilities/mechanics such as a detection level that goes up while in a guards cone of vision, a timeslow powerup to help the player better navigate the environment, and a weapon in order to take down a few guards and other mechanics that im still thinking about such as locked doors for example.
What type of game will this product be for? (Put the names of some existing games that your game would be similar to?)
Hotline Miami because of the topdown perspective and exploration of the environment, Payday 2 because of the stealth mechanics, GTA 5 Hiests because of the stealth mechanics, Metal Gear because of the stealth mechanics, Hotline Fortress because of the topdown perspective and exploration of the environment .
What will the game setting be? What will you need to consider with regards to this setting?
The game will be set in a secret facility and I will use a sterile colour scheme.
What research will you need to do in order to complete this project?
I will have to research topdown games and stealth games since I have never done either of these before so the research will help me do a better job at creating my topdown stealth game, I will also have to research topdown graphics since once again its something I have not done before.
What planning will you need to do in order to complete this project?
I would need to plan the Graphics, Sound, Mechanics, Level Design.
What difficulties do you think you might have with this project?
The only difficulty I may have is creating the artwork .
Idea 2
I will make a topdown shooter containing many different mechanics such as different weapons controlled by the mouse , health and hunger
What type of game will this product be for? (Put the names of some existing games that your game would be similar to?)
Death Road To Canada as its very similar to what I want to do in some aspects, Space Grunts as it’s a topdown shooter
What will the game setting be? What will you need to consider with regards to this setting?
The game will be set in an apocalyptic town with a dark and apocalyptic colour scheme
What research will you need to do in order to complete this project?
I will need to do a lot of research into top down shooters as I have never made a topdown shooter before and while it does share similarities with shmups which I have done before there are still some different things that I will need to learn about the genre, I will also need to research topdown graphics
What planning will you need to do in order to complete this project?
I would need to plan the
Graphics, Sound, Mechanics, Level Design
What difficulties do you think you might have with this project?
The only difficulty I may have is creating the artwork
I filled out a worksheet to go into further detail into two of my ideas from my mindmap, I chose to go into further detail for my top down shooter and top down stealth game as I preferred them more than my run ‘n gun cowboy concept. I found completing this document to be quite easy and didnt really struggle with explaining my ideas further since most of them I had already been thinking about for a while. While I do like both of my expanded ideas in the end I’m leaning more towards creating my top down stealth game currently as it seems more interesting and fun to me and also I have a better idea of how it will work than my top down shooter so It would be easier to create however my choice my change before I make my final decision.
Project Proposal
16/03/21
19/03/21
I was tasked with creating and presenting a PowerPoint to explain my project, I found the presenting aspect a bit challenging since public speaking is not my strong point and I have not done anything similar to this before so due to this I didn’t really enjoy the task however I didn’t hate it either. Despite my feelings I still completed the task to the best of my ability and no real issues doing so. I did find the creation process of the PowerPoint very easy and had no problems creating it. Next time I would try not to speak as fast as I did this time due to nerves as my presentations pacing was not the best because of this, To prepare next time I would write more notes and perhaps a rough script so that I have a better idea of what I will say and it may hopefully mean I panic less since I have more planning there to support me.
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