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Thursday, November 26, 2009

.The Journey.

Posted in | 4:24 PM | by Cik Meow

*Samurai Costume from Samurai Jack*

Meow has been born in superheroes family. He is a samurai cat and had a dream to be a Yakuza slayer. To achieve his dream, he need to travel to town. His adventurous journey started after he is master in the kenjutsu technique.In his way, he need to across a mountain. He need to go through a lot of challenge to turn his dream to reality. One of them is he need to save a flock of birds from foxes' hand. If he able to save all of the birds, the birds will help him to continue his journey. Otherwise, he will be dying, killed by foxes.


*Battle location - forest*

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Monday, November 16, 2009

Rules & Logic

Posted in | 8:31 PM | by Cik Meow

Rules

  • 1. You need to save all the doves from foxes by releasing them from cages.
  • 2. You need to avoid from foxes to save meow health and life.
  • 3. Kill foxes to gain extra point.
  • 4. Release all the doves to win the game
  • 6. If you lose, you can try to re-play the game
  • 7. Click on Exit to close the game

Logic
  • 1. Use arrow key to move the character
  • 2. Use space bar to jump
  • 3. Use Ctrl button to attack/kill the foxes
  • 4. Use Shift button to release the doves from cages

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-Flow Chart-

Posted in | 8:12 PM | by Cik Meow


I have been asked by my lecturers to prepare a flowchart for my game design. Do you know what flowchart is? This is the answer from Wikipedia.

A flowchart is a common type of diagram, that represents an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows. Flowcharts are used in analyzing, designing, documenting or managing a process or program in various fields.

I have plan my game flow to make it run smoothly without any problem. And this is the flowchart of my game.


i - when game started, player can chose either to skip the intro or not
ii - if player skip the intro, he/she will go directly to main menu
iii - if player choose to continue with the intro, he/she will go to main menu after intro
iv - there are 3 buttons on main menu; Play, How To and Credits
v - choose Play to play the game, How To for game instructions and Credits for developer's details.
vi - play game to win or lose, then can choose either to play again or exit

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.:: Character Design ::.

Posted in | 7:58 PM | by Cik Meow

There are 3 characters in my game; cat (hero), dove (victim) and foxes (criminal). So, I'll reveal the looks of my characters in this post.

This is my hero - Supermeow



The victim that need to be save - Miss Dove




And the evil - Mr. Musang

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.Precedent Study.

Posted in | 7:30 PM | by Cik Meow

I have done some research on game layout for my references. I'll show some layout that has a bit similarity with my rough ideas.


Game Intro - to tell users about the storyline


Main Menu - there will be 4 button; play, instruction, credits and exit



Game Layout - i'll create a simple background with the image of forest



Winning screen - winning and losing screen to tell users the result of the game



Losing Screen




Credits


I will refer to these layouts for my game design. I got all these images from Google Image. Thx Mr. Google~!

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Dummy Games!!

Posted in | 11:32 AM | by Cik Meow

In last 9/11 class, Mr. Muna has asked us to prepare a dummy game based on the scripting that we have found for stage 2 presentation on next week. So, I have started the process of dummy game and found that the scripting that makes the game to function is about 40-pages of A4 paper with Calibri font size 12.


IT IS 40-PAGES, OK??? T_________T
Reading and trying to understand those 40-pages of scripting made me saw the world in upside down..x_x

Those 40-pages of scripting are just for the game play. The script for menu button, result screen and other interactivity are excluded.


Okay, for not wasting my time, I have to continue the making of my dummy game. I'll update about the process later..Wish me all the best with these bunch of scripting..bye!

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Re-propose the Proposal

Posted in | 6:59 PM | by Cik Meow

Introduction:
This interactive entertainment prototype is basically about a superhero in action. He need to rescue doves by release them from the cage in other to keep this world in peace.

Theme:
Peace

Title:
Supermeow : Fight for Life


Description:
This game was inspired by a game called Super Granny. In that game, Super Granny needs to rescue the kittens. Now, it is the time for one of the kittens to be the hero. He needs to go through obstacles in order to save the doves.

Why Supermeow?
I have chosen this name because Malaysians are likely to call a cat by "meow". So, Supermeow will be appropriate to be related with Malaysia culture.

Why need to save dove?
I have chosen the dove because doves are the symbol of peace.

Objectives:
  • To show kids that peace, freedom and bravery are important in life
  • To teach kids how important to live in a peace world be
  • To kill all the criminal in this game
  • To collect points and stay alive till mission complete

Target Audiences:
  • Kids
  • Male and female
  • 9 to 15 years old

Gameplay:
Player will control this game by using arrow keys to move, spacebar to jump and Shift button to do some action on keyboard.

Features:
Hero has to kill the criminal by whipping them using a rope and he need to free all the doves that stuck in cages

Visual:
  • 2D
  • Vector graphics
  • Simple illustration

Audio:
  • Background music
  • Sound effects

Concept:
The concept of this application will be simple yet attractive. This application will start with a splash screen and then the menu screen will appear. On the menu screen, there will be 3 options that you can choose; Start, Instruction and Exit. You may click on Start button to start playing the game and on Instruction button to get the information on how to play this game. After starting the game, you has to free the doves from the cages in other to complete the level. You will be given 3 chances to rescue the doves. If you want to exit from this application, you may click the exit button.

Rough Idea:
The idea of this game was inspired by Super Granny games series. But I'll slightly change the storyline, character and the gameplay. In this game, a kitten who is called Supermeow need to rescue the dove which has been trap by the foxes. Supermeow just has to release the doves from the cages and he will be rewarded. The level will complete after all of the doves has been released.

Characters:
  • Cat (Superhero)
  • Doves (victims)
  • Foxes (criminal)

Genre:
Hybrid game - adventure time management strategy game

Platform:
Personal Computer

Software development:
Adobe Flash

Mode:
Single player versus game

Viewpoint:
Side view

Input devices:
Keyboard

Interactive features:
  • Easy to control
  • Light storyline
  • 2D vector graphics
  • simple illustration

References:

Game menu


Game menu 02


Game instruction

Game instruction 02

Loading game

Game interface

Game interface 02

Game interface 03

Backbone research:
For the scripting, Ill refer to a senior's work, Kung Fu Boy and also apply from the tutorial of Multimedia Authoring and Visual Programming that I have learned before.

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Sunday, November 8, 2009

Pro-po-sal v3.0

Posted in | 7:45 AM | by Cik Meow

Project title :
Supermeow : Fight for Life

Theme :
Peace

Description:
This game was inspired by a game called Super Granny. In that game, Super Granny need to rescue the kittens. Now, it is the time for one of the kittens to be the hero. He need to go trough obstacles in order to save a dove.

Why Supermeow?
I have chosen this name because Malaysians are likely to call a cat by "meow". So, Supermeow will be appropriate to be related with Malaysia culture.

Why need to save dove?
I have chosen the dove because doves are the symbol of peace.

Gameplay:
Player will control this game by using arrow keys to move, spacebar to jump and Shift button to do some action on keyboard.

Idea:
The idea of this game was inspired by Super Granny games series. But I'll slightly change the storyline, character and the gameplay. In this game, a kitten who is called Supermeow need to rescue the dove which has been trap by the foxes. Supermeow just have to release the doves from the cages and he will be rewarded. The level will complete after all of the doves has been released.

This is the example of how will my layout look like :

*something like this but with Malaysian touch*

Backbone research:
For the scripting, Ill refer to a senior's work, Kung Fu Boy and also apply from the tutorial of Multimedia Authoring and Visual Programming that I have learned before.

Target audiences:
9years old - 15 years old

Genre:
Adventure time management strategy game

Mode :
Single-player

Platform :
PC games

Input :
Keyboard

Graphics :
I will use vector graphic for this game

Audio :
Background music that has Malaysia's essence

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Pro-po-sal v2.0

Posted in | 11:07 PM | by Cik Meow

Project title :
Fishing Frenzy

Theme :
Peace

Description:
This game is all about the fishing. The player will be on a boat, trying to catch the fishes below them. The bigger fish will be rewarded more than a small one. They also can get extra points if they catch on something valuable from sea, e.g gold. But their points will be deducted if they catch on junk.

Gameplay:
Player will controlling this game by using the mouse. They just need to click once to release the fishing rod, drag it to catch a fish and click once more to pick up the fish.

Idea:
The idea of this game is based on one of the today's Malaysian hobby - fishing. I just apply simple technique on catching a fish to make it easy to play by my target audiences.

This is the example of how will my layout look like :

*something like this but with Malaysian touch*
-images from google-
Target audiences:
6 years old - 10 years old

Genre:
Strategy game

Mode :
Single-player

Platform :
PC games

Input :
mouse

Graphics :
I will use vector graphic for this game

Audio :
Background music that suitable with the environment

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Friday, November 6, 2009

Pro-po-sal

Posted in | 10:21 PM | by Cik Meow

Project title :

1Malaysia Open House

Theme :
Peace

Description:
This game is a combination of the game like Diner Dash and Cafe World. Player need to entertain the guest and prepared the food for them.

Gameplay:
Player will controlling this game using mouse. Example of interaction are, drag the guests to the empty table, click on them to serve them and click on stove or buffet to prepare foods.

Idea:
The idea of this game is an adaptation from 2 famous game - Diner Dash and Cafe World. I will apply Malaysia's essence in this game in the way of their foods and costumes. For example, I will serve ais kacang, char kuew teow, maruku, curry, nasi lemak and so on.

This is the example of how will my layout look like :


*something like this but with Malaysian touch*

Target audiences:
9years old - 15 years old

Genre:
Time management game

Mode :
Single-player

Platform :
PC games

Input :
mouse

Graphics :
I will use vector graphic for this game

Audio :
Background music that has Malaysia's essence

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

(=^_^=)v to PEACE!

Posted in | 11:21 PM | by Cik Meow

Hmmm...Peace!!..Have u wondering what it is about?? Do you know what is the scope of peace?? and have you know about peace theory?


Based on Wikipedia, PEACE means something that is commonly understood as the absence of hostility or the existence of healthy ore newly-healed interpersonal or international relationships, safety in matters of social or economic welfare, the acknowledgment f equality and fairness in political relationships and, in world matters, peacetime, a state of being absent of any war or conflict. Reflection on the nature of peace is also bound up with considerations of the causes for its absense or loss. Among these potential causes are: insecurity, social injustice, economic inequality, political and religious radicalism, and acute racism and nationalism.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

.The Error.

Posted in | 10:54 AM | by Cik Meow

As I mention in my previous post, the lecturers gave us the collection of seniors' work to help we out. Our class representative, Mr. JJ are responsible to spread the video among us. So, he has uploaded the files on Cybertracker to share it with us..Millions of thank to you Mr. JJ~


But, as u have seen above, there are errors in my downloading. I have tried for more than 10 times, but the result is always the same. The errors are "the requested operation cannot be performend on a file with a user-mapped section open.

These errors is keep on happen after few trials

Suddenly, a warning from my anti-virus pop up on my screen informed that these folders contain Trojan.

the pop-up

So, I have decided to deny the access to these folders and I'll try to use some of the completed file to guide me in this project.

the torrents

It is 91.7% complete and I think it is enough for me to make them as my references. Wish me all the best guys!

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.The Task.

Posted in | 10:39 AM | by Cik Meow

We have been brief about this project on 2nd November 2009 and there goes all the details :


Weight: 90%

Task:
To develop an interactive entertainment prototype.

Theme:
"Peace"

Brief:
Students are required to create an interactive entertainment protoype using PEACE theme as the subject matter.

Format :
Stage 1 - Proposal, ideas and researches.
Stage 2 - Content research and prototype's flow, rule and logic
Stage 3 - Sketches and screen design
Stage 4 - Final submission and presentation

Lecturers also gave us the example of seniors' work to help us in this project.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Welcome (=^_^=)v

Posted in | 9:47 PM | by Cik Meow

Hello friends!

Welcome to my blog..
This blog is specially created for my project of my major subject MMD2123 Digital Media Design 2..
And here is the details for this subject..

Subject code : MMD2123
Subject : Digital Media Design 2
Teaching Staffs : Mr. Munawarruzzaman Mokhtar
Mdm. Forest Lim Yan Peng

Thats all for now. I'll update about the task of this project soon..

Regards,
Farah Liana Abu Bakar
1061105377

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