XB3001 - Games Proposal by Chris Lomax

 I have finished my LDD for the game (However, as posted in my previous post - I need to go back and change a few features to make it more comedic). As most of my blogs have been a wall of text talking about our ideas and discussions, I thought I'd make a separate post showing the two blockouts I have created in SketchUp. Please see them below: Garden Centre This is a sneak level (as in the previous level, in the food court. The dog makes a mess and attracts a lot of attention, meaning the security guards are on the look for a missing dog). Car Park Once the players makes it out of the Garden Centre, they entered the last level of the game which is a Car Park where they re-unite with their family.

 25/01/2023 Second official group meeting Group discussions We haven’t formally picked a group leader, but as I feel that I’m well organised and came up with the game idea, I have a strong vision of which direction I want the game heading. I mostly come up with spit balling ideas and see where it takes us. We discussed shortening the food court area (ever so slightly) and I will be shortening the car park area too. Talks with Sean & Ryan I spoke to Sean about my biggest fear about creating this game, which is I don’t want the game to feel like two separate games. What I mean by that is, when the player loads up the game (they will be playing the levels Sean created, which is the mall area, including the doggy care centre, the food court & a small arcade section). After progressing through that they enter my part of the levels where they take place in a garden centre and then end the game in a car park. To avoid this happening, we have spoken about our ideas, and I...

Here is the idea of the idea that I came up with and presented to the team. Purpose / Goal of the game Play as the family dog that goes missing and must find their own way back home. Mechanics Pick up items Smell scent trail / footsteps tracking Perform a Trick Eat / Drink Dig Bark Growl. Howl Sprint Jump Splash (pee) Plop (poop) Movement: W, A, S & D (Forwards, Backwards, Left & Right). How the mechanic would be utilized in the level environment Pick up family scents to guide dog in the correct path. Follow footsteps. Dig in specific areas to find helpful objects. Howl close to see if close by to the family house? Growl / Bark to intimidate potential predators. Eat / Drink to maintain health. Perform a trick to get attention from a fellow bystander (for help?). Pick up a stick to throw at object to break an entrance that is blocked? Genre Comedic third person exploration puzzle game (with first person elements). Audience 7+

 17/01/2023 First official group meeting Members of the group and roles Our group consists of five members: ·          Myself (Chris Lomax) - Level Designer ·          Sean Clancy - Level Designer ·          Ryan Chaney - Technical Designer ·          Dan Jolley - Environmental / Prop Artist ·          Will Anders - Environmental / Prop Artist Confirmed Project As a team we all decided that we want to create the game I came up with, which is for the “Childhood Memory” brief “Lost dog”. When I was younger, I lost my dad in a mall, and I remember trying to find him and looking for clues. For the game to be more interesting, I thought it would be a better idea if you were to play as a lost dog and one of the main mechanics would be utilizing your keen dog smell sense t...