Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Munchkin Cards & Rules




Rule #1 – Card Limit
During each players turn they are only allowed to use a maximum of 3 cards. If a player wishes to aid you in battle they are only able to use a maximum of 2 cards. Due to the game being so limited the level you must reach to win is 6.

Rule #2 - Team game
You can now play the game in teams or 2 or 3. Each team levels are added by 10 for each player added. Example if there are 2 people in the team you must then get to level 20. In Team game no other team is allowed to help you in battle except for your partner.  

Movie Review


Movie 1 :
300
Movie 2 :
Batman: The dark knight

1.        Equilibrium

Before the war between the Persian empire, Leonidas was a Spartan warrior and the king of Sparta.

 

Bruce Wayne was a millionaire who lost his parents before becoming Batman.

2.        Disturbance

A Persian messenger comes to Sparta telling Leonidas that he must give up Sparta to the Persian leader Xerxes. Leonidas declines and kills the messenger.  

A new enemy arises in Gotham City by the name of Joker. He kills people just for the fun of it and also creates a disturbance in the press.

   

3.        Protagonist

Leonidas is the king of Sparta who wishes to protect his people


Batman was known as the savior of Gotham city. Batman would bring fear to the criminals of Gotham City     

4.        Plan

Leonidas wishes to fight the Persian empire before they come and destroy his village.


Batman was known as the savior of Gotham city and would bring fear to all its criminals

5.        Obstacle

Leonidas has only 300 men to fight the Persian empire which contains thousands and thousands of soldiers.


Batman must reveal his identity to the people or joker will kill a person every day. The Joker then threatens to blow up a hospital if he doesn’t reveal his identity.

6.        Complications

There is a secret pathway in which the Persian empire can fight from behind. The Spartan warriors pray that the Persians don’t find out about this pathway.


Batman is one man against the world. All the people of Gotham City are in fear and wish for batman to reveal himself to the world.

7.        Timeout

While they are fighting against the Persians. Leonidas wife Gorgo is in Sparta trying to convince the council to send more soldiers to aid Leonidas in battle.  


Bruce Wayne wishes to tell the world he is Batman to stop the killing. Also so he can be with his childhood friend Rachel.

8.        Crisis

The Persian leader Xerxes and Leonidas meet face to face for the first time and exchange words. Xerxes offers Leonidas a chance to surrender but he declines so they both prepare for war.


Batman and Joker meet and fight it out. Joker tells Batman how much he admires him and how much he enjoys the games he plays with him. Batman tries to stop Joker.

9.        Climax

The Persians find out about the secret pathway which allows them to attack Leonidas and his men from behind. With the Persian empire killing the King of Sparta. All of Sparta goes to war against the Persian empire and implies that they defeat the army


Batman finally defeats Joker but the city is still in chaos. Batman takes the blame and makes Harvey Dent a Prosecutor seem as if he was a good man. To save the city. Thus turning Batman into the Dark Knight.

10.    Resolution

With the Persian empire defeated the people of Sparta can go back to living there normal lives.



Batman becomes the dark knight and the whole city is after him. Leaving Harvey Dent as an image of good in the city.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Week 6

Week 5 & 6

Innovativeness of the entire game design

• The idea came from playing the game angry birds

• The buildings that need to be knocked down will be similar to the building we will have in the game. But instead we are going to have our worker constructing the building instead of knocking them down.

• The game controls will be similar in the terms of dragging the screen across to view the rest of the play area.

• Also the mechanics of be able to pinch the screen to zoom in and out will also be in the game









Target Audience

• Age 5 and up
• Casual gamer (people will complete a couple of stages then stop playing)
• People owning a Iphone or Ipod Touch

Look and Feel

• Cartoon
• Colourful
• 2D side scrolling game
• Angry bird feel
• Simplistic design
• Big buttons on the menu system


Game flow Summary


Interface Design

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Week 4

OBJECTIVES

You must use your construction workers to build a tower from the model tower with the designated blocks.
Stage goals – when you complete a stage u get a star rating. 1 2 or 3 stars depending on whether you complete the desired objectives.
Objective 1 – completing the model tower (1000 points) ($20)
Objective 2 - completing the model tower within the designated moves * (+$10)
Objective 3 – completing the model tower within the time frame * (+$20)

* Scores are calculated depending on the time and moves taken to complete the stage
* The quicker the game and the least amount of moves used will give you a higher score
Money gained is based on objectives completed.

OBSTACLES

In game physics
The challenge to build the tower in a quickest amount of time and least amount of moves
Puzzle game – using blocks on the ground to construct model tower
Moving blocks into position
The builders have constraints because they are very small and you are restricted to the number of workers
Purchasing store item after the stage is complete and putting them to good use in the stage.

CORE GAMEPLAY

Using your construction workers to build the model tower
Using your finger you must guide your workers to the building blocks, which you must move and rotate to construct the building
Use the extra items to assist in completing the task


CONFLICT & BOUNDARIES

Some levels your have to purchase extra workers to complete the stage
Some levels you have to purchase items to complete the stage
Use all building blocks given to make the tower
* Some stages have a time limit that the tower must completed in
* Some stages have to be completed within a certain amount of moves

OUTCOMES ETC

The model tower is completed
Complete objectives to get money and a higher score

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Week 3 Designing Mobile Games

Idea 1 - Bush Fire

You are a helicopter that needs to put on bush fires
  • Side Scrolling Game
  • The helicopter drops water to take out the bush fires
  • The helicopter lands back at base(Helipad) to refill its watertank
  • The helicopter must protect the town from being burnt down
  • If the fire reach the town its game over
  • You are able to purchase a bigger water tank and the ability to spreed the water more


Idea 2 - Blow away Zombies

You must place bomb on the stage to kill zombies and stop them from getting to your house

  • Left to right view
  • You Use your finger to place bomb on the stage
  • the bomb blows after 3 seconds
  • the bomb kills the zombies
  • As the game progresses you can level up and get bigger bomb to take out bigger zombies
  • You have 5 hit points


Idea 3 -  Building Blocks

You must use your construction workers to build the tower in the object window

  • Left to right view
  • You have worker which are used to move the blocks
  • the builders work together to build blocks
  • There is a recommended time and move limit in the game which will allow you to get more money if completed in that time.
  • if you complete within the time and move limit you get a star rating
  • the game has an in store shop which allows you to buy items that allow can help support the structure
  • The blocks are laid  out of the floor or there is a panel which will contain the blocks
  • you use your finger to control the unit and operate the GUI
  • you earn money as you progress through the stage
  • You can also hire workers to help you on the stage
  • there is an object window that shows you what you must build with the blocks given

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Week 1 Fun & Munchkins

Fun?
Fun is enjoying your self. even more if you drink


The game i like to play are 3rd person games. the ability and freedom that type of genre gives really appeals to me. because it allows the player to make there own choices.


Munchkins
Munchkins seems like a interesting game but i didn't understand it so it wasnt enjoyable

Week 1 About Me

About Me!

I am a multimedia student studying at VU
I enjoy watching animated movies like avatar or toy story 3
I also enjoy playing sports soccer and football
I enjoy a good laugh and enjoy hanging out with friends