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Chapter 2 – Conceptualization spawning your imagination

CHAPTER REVIEW

1. Using some of the techniques discussed in this chapter, begin developing a concept for

an original game idea. Discuss the central theme of your idea, and the methods you used

to bring your idea into existence.

 

Game Ideas:

Rooftops. The setting is in the year 3040. High buildings reaching the higher atmosphere of Earth, everything below is the city, smog and haze, where the lower society people live, dirty environment for rebels and other cultures.

Environments

Rooftop environments, building tops, high altitude environments, futuristic cities.

Textures

Metal, wood, plastic, old textures, rocks, wall textures, painted buildings, corrugated rooftops, rooftops from old buildings.

Alleyway. You are detective trying to solve a crime in the backstreets of a large city full of alleyways. Different environments and cultures. The environments are the abandoned buildings covered in vegetation, the night clubs with neon signs, china town and underground.

Environment

Alleyways, front entrance of nightclubs, neon signs, rubbish bins, old pipes, walkways.

Textures

Concrete and brick walls, wooden textures, gravel and stone streets, sidewalks, markets.

2. Create a backstory, environment, and three character descriptions associated with your original game idea. How are these elements integrated and linked through a central theme?

Set in 12^th century China. Five monasteries in the highest mountains of China protected by a different element - metal, water, wood, fire and soil. That element is the ancient artefact and protector of each monastery. Each of these artefacts brought together create the ultimate and powerful artefact that can control the elements. The evil lord has stolen four of the artefacts and on a mission to steal the fifth artefact, has destroyed many monasteries and villages protecting the artefacts.

 A monk from one of those villages with the help of a ninja assassin girl and another monk are on a mission to help recover the stolen artefacts from the evil lord and save the monasteries. The main character possesses the power of levitation.  The ninja assassin has the power of invisibility and the other monk has the power of super strength.

3. Document your concept with reference material and original sketches. How did you capture your reference images? Create thumbnails and silhouettes. Compile these images into an art “bible” to help guide your vision.

Research images are of Chinese mountain environments, architecture, monasteries, gates and bridges. Most images are from Google and few are from games.