Contemporary Game Assignment

  • Task 1 Instructions
    •  You use the a right, left, up, and down arrow keys. The only menu item(s) is the start button. The game is a survival game. The goal of the game is to collet all of the dots in the map. The game isn’t interesting but its fun so thats why I like playing the game.
  • Task 2 Instructions
    • The goal of the game is to collet all of the dots in the map. This game is an action/survival game     because you have to avoid the ghosts and you can get a dot called a power pellet . When you get a power pellet you can eat the ghost. Its easy to play the and the way you move in the game is you use the arrow keys on the keyboard. The rules are simple, you eat the dots and try to get caught by the ghosts. There is no real motivation to continue, unless you want more lives.  You will take the risk to get the power pellet. I don’t think this game is  Explain why you think this is or is not a balanced game.
  • Task 3 Instructions
    • Certain genres are found more frequently built using one kind of environment (i.e. 2D top-down or 3D ground-up) than another. Write a short paper explain- ing which game environment each genre typically works best on and why. Try to answer the following question: how do the environment’s features (e.g. graphic style, mechanics, player controls) and the way that it is used facilitate or hinder the gameplay in each genre?
  • Task 4 Instructions
    • Play three games and answer the following:
      1. What is the genre? Is there a specific sub-genre? Could the game belong to more than one genre? Be sure to provide information that helps validate your choice.
      2. Who is the audience?
      3. What are the goals and objectives?
      4. What is the overall narrative? (Explain in two or three sentences)
      5. How would you describe the overall game? (i.e., look, playability, and entertainment)
  • Task 5 Instructions
    • Think of an idea you have for a game and answer the following questions:
      1. What is the general flavor of the game? You can make references to other games, movies, books, or any other media if your game contains similar characters, actions, or ideas.
      2. What is the player’s role? Is the player pretending to be someone or some- thing, and if so, what? Is there more than one? How does the player’s role help to define the gameplay?
      3. Does the game have an avatar or other key character? Describe him/her/it.
      4. What is the nature of the gameplay, in general terms? What kinds of challenges will the player face? What kinds of actions will the player take to overcome them?
      5. Does the game fall into an existing genre? If so, which one?
      6. Why would someone want to play this game? Who is the game’s target audience?
      7. What is the game’s setting? Where does it take place?
      8. Will the game be broken into levels? What might be the victory condition for a typical level?
      9. Does the game have a narrative or story as it goes along? Summarize the plot in a sentence or two.
  • Pitch Proposal
  • What I Learned