Week 6

This week i went dropped down a few ideas that i would like to implement but the ideas may change over time depending on my ability to follow the ideas. so i created a mind map to be able to give me pointers and a direction on where i'm trying to go with my game.

Week 5

This week i went around the internet and found some images of games terrains that i like the look off and want to try and add some of this guilty and detail in to my terrains and overall game.

the images below are the images i have chosen to be able to look at and try and gain some impersonation from because they all have different image views and types of images to be able to give me the ideas needed for my type of game.

Week 4

Week 4

this week i went onto unity and retried the you tube tutorial that Wayne did for the class to follow and to get grips on how to use unity. the reason i redone it at home as when i attempted to follow the video at college there was a missing tab and i couldn't figure it out. So i googled it and found how to locate the navigation tab to be able to finish the YouTube video. 

the link i managed to find to help me solve this was : Building a NavMesh 

Also this week i went a head and went through the assets store on unity and downloaded a couple of free assets that i believe i would like to add into my game.
Also i played Destiny 2 on the Xbox one to try and gain some ideas and inspiration on how i would like to try and make my terrain within my game.  

Week 3 Final Idea

Week 3 Final Idea

This week i had to pick my final idea out of the final three ideas that i took forward but i am dropping two of them and the ones i am dropping are the following : creating an animation and Creating a robot and linking to the phone.

The reason am dropping creating an animation is because of the following i don't know how to use the software so i believe that it would take me much longer to be able to learn animating software also i would find it very hard to get my thoughts down into an short animation. I'm not a very creative person and building people and objects from nothing, i personally find animation boring and less interesting so i would find the project boring if i was to do it based on this idea. However the reason i chose this idea was because i like the thought of being able to make an animation something like Wallace and Gromit but on the computer not stop animation but however  i don't feel like am capable to be able to achieve this goal without struggling loads on this.

The second idea that am dropping is the following Creating a robot and linking it to a mobile device. The reason am dropping this idea is because after looking at videos and web page i believe it will not take me the whole year to be able to achieve this goal. However the reason i chose this idea as one of my final ideas was because am a physical learner and thought it would be fun doing something new and experimenting but it looks too simple from designs I've seen already online. It may of been different if i went a head and did this idea but i didn't wanna take the chance.

The final idea

My final idea i have chosen to take this idea forward is a 3D game. The reason i have chosen to take this idea forward is because i like the idea of being able to learn a new software and to stumble on new problems that may come forward while learning the software. The type of game i would be trying to build is a action, adventure with with a bit of platforming with a challenge. The reason i have chosen these types of genres for my game i will be creating is because i am a gamer and i love these types of genres. The game that made me really want to take this approach was the game called Destiny, with the game it hits everything that i like within a game so i wanted to be able to recreate or to try to recreate something similar to the game i enjoy and love playing.

• The types of things i would be taking from the game Destiny is that their is a levelling system the reason i have chosen this idea was because it gives the player the ability to level up and take on harder AI's during the game play. 
• Another thing i would be taking form destiny is the ability to be able to collect collectables, the reason i have chosen this aspect of the game is because it would be a challenge for the player to be able to find them as the collectables are in different areas and heights so it gives the player the ability to actually go out their way to find them if they choose to. Their are different types of collectables within destiny but here is one of the types : Destiny Collectables (Watch 40 seconds - 47 seconds)
• Within the game am going to try to crate a room where you have to run past a loads of AI's to get past a certain area without dying. By having this ability into the game would create a challenge to the game hopefully i got this idea from this video even though in the video he goes invisible but that is the general idea am going for but with a few more AI's: Thrall run (10 Seconds- 26 seconds)  
• I'm hopefully going to try and make the game a shooter where you have to shoot the AI's to be able to get score which allows you to level up within the game however i will be aiming to have certain AI's to be able to take more damage and certain ones take less damage however from the link attached will show you what i will be aiming for within the EXP from killing AI's : Killing AI (5.55 - 6.15 time frame)
• Within my game i will be creating platforms that move so that the player will have to jump on them while they move. The reason i am going to try and add this feature into the game is so it adds more of a challenge and timing will be key. Moving platforms (34 seconds - 48 seconds)
• Another reason why i have chosen this game as my inspiration is because I've played it for the past number of years and the game always finds new ways to keep me engaged into for a long because it just hits everything i look for in a type of game as its a shooter, plat former, adventure, quests, dungeons (raids), difficult AI's and an end game.
• My idea is to do three levels or areas but hopefully can increase on it depending on how i get on with the gaming and programming goes.
• Also with my game am going to try and make the sensory and music will affect on how certain areas work/ play out within the game.

 

Week 2

After speaking to the Wayne i have managed to narrow it down to three possible possibilities that I could do for my project and got rid of two. The reason I Scrapped the following ideas of Web base games is because i don't like coding and i was told that the web base games are built around coding which is one of my weak points and i really struggle with coding. Also I've never done Web base gaming before so i feel like i will struggle very much, I would like to of done the web base games but its the coding side that's put me off them ideas. However the three ideas that have stayed are a 3D game, Animation and Robot with phone connectivity.

Ideas i'm Keeping

3D Game

The main idea i'm very strongly going towards is the 3D game. 

The reason is because i love gaming and i did a game last year and i really enjoyed it after getting to know what i'm doing. The type of game i would love to make is hopefully a game like Destiny. The reason i have chosen Destiny is because its an open world game set into different locations round space and the ability to level up and kill different enemies over time also side missions along side the main missions.

Another reason why i have chosen to make a game like destiny is because of the sandbox scenery they have managed to create the perfect scenery for the type of environment and felling they were going for and i want to try recreate this and put my skills into a bigger project. 

With the game i would be adding a survival feature where there are loads of enemies around the world also with the ability of collecting items while having to survive but also i will try to implement an exp system while killing enemies but having to also trying not to die in the process. I really feel passionate towards trying to remake a game i really enjoy playing but i don't fell like i would be able to crate my own characters which i fell will be where i struggle at with this type of project. I fell like i have the skills to be able to crate the game because i have resources already from last year that i have still and i have more knowledge on the software and how to crate games.

If i was going to create this game for my project i would try and implement away of the AI try and attack you if they see if, also i would like to try add a few ideas into it for example parkour, maze and possibly missions/ rewards for collecting items.  

The following images are from Destiny the game the top image is from Destiny 2 and the bottom image is from Destiny 1. I have chosen these two images because of the sensory and when playing the games i actual get immersed within the destiny game because of this exact reason and with all the items to collect and the mass areas to explore. I have been playing the game since launch day and there is still things waiting to be found (items/guns) and new places to explore.

Creating Robot and linking to phone

The reason i have kept this idea is because its hands on, that's the way i learn also with it being hands on i will enjoy it more because i can build the robot but also have the ability to be able to try hook it up to my phone. Am not really passionate with this idea or the thought of actually being able to get it to work. I would like a challenge but after looking abit more into this their are quite a few people already done this and looks like not the type of thing that i wouldn't be able to cope with and not be able to do without watching YouTube videos on how others have done it.

However i like the idea of being able to do it but also make me be able to do something different prepared to things i have already done. 

I have looked up a few tutorials on how people have took on the task and i'm in two minds because some look every easy by watching them and some look hard and i feel like i may not take me the full year to be able to do this depending on how i tackle it and if i have any problems in the process. 

Here are some of the links i have looked at to try help make my decision about this idea:

• World’s Top 20 Robotics Project Ideas

• Android Phone Controlled Robot

• Voice control

• BB8 robot

Crate an animation 

The last idea that i have kept is to be able to crate an animation this is one that am less motivated in doing is because am not very creative and this is an area that am very weak in and have hardly any knowledge within that sector. Also i believe that i will struggle loads with being able to create an short peace of animation. However that is the reason that i picked this idea as one of the ideas am taking through to my final pick of ideas as I've only ever done it once apart of my level 3 year 2 and i didn't enjoy it. Another reason i have chosen this as one of my final ideas is because it gives me the ability to learn new skills/ software that i wouldn't normal use.Also i have chosen this is because i like to watch animated things such as Wallace and Gromit.