The document describes a puzzle game called "Romeo" that retells the story of Romeo and Juliet through interactive mazes, exposing players to plot points and hidden facts to learn about Shakespeare's play. Players control Romeo to complete objectives that mirror the story while avoiding enemies on set paths, with the goal of reaching the end of increasingly complex levels representing locations in the story. Gameplay involves moving and interacting with objects, unlockable characters can be played as, and the game is targeted for mobile, Windows, Mac and Linux using Java and game engines.

1. Romeo
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2. Overview
! Game Overview
! Persona/Learning Objectives
! Gameplay & Mechanics
! Levels
! Technicals/Platform
! Conclusion

3. Game Overview
! In “Romeo” players work their way through a series of
interactive puzzle mazes that tell the story of Romeo
and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
! These puzzles expose players to both important plot
points and also hidden facts/information in the form
of bonus scrolls that can be obtained by experienced
players playing through the content additional times.

4. Question for Class

5. Persona
Name: Timothy Green
Date of Birth: July 16th 1997
Timothy is in his second year (grade 10) at Donald A.
Wilson Secondary School. His favorite subjects in
school are science and math. He recently began
reading Macbeth in his English class. Timothy has not
read any Shakespeare books before, but he has heard
of some of the stories, such as Romeo and Juliet.
Skills Goals
- Analytical thinking - Graduating High School & going to
- Mathematical/scientific knowledge University
- Getting a scholarship to play baseball

6. Learning Objectives
! “Second Hand Smoke” learning of Shakespeare
! Player objectives reflect important beats in the story
! Example: “You’ve been banished from Verona, but you
must see Juliet one more time, sneak into her room via
her balcony”
! Puzzles involve interactive problem solving to complete

7. Gameplay & Mechanics
! Characters move in 4 directions (up, down, right, &
left)
! The character will be able to interact with objects in
the world (pull/push/pick up)
! Romeo loses if he is caught by Guards/Other Enemies
that are on set movement paths.
! Objective is to reach the end of the level.
! Levels are increasingly more complex.

8. Story/Setting
! Players experience the story of Romeo and Juliet as
they work their way through puzzles.
! Locations include:
! Streets of Verona
! Capulet House
! Streets of Verona (at night)
! Capulet Garden
! Capulet Crypt

9. Characters
! Players play as Romeo as they work their way through the
many puzzles.
! Unlockable content includes the opportunity to play as
different characters.
! Players will interact with all of the well known characters
from Romeo and Juliet
! Mercutio
! Paris
! Tybalt
! Capulet & Lady Capulet
Juliet Prototype Romeo Prototype

10. Levels

11. Levels (Continued)

12. Question for Class

13. Technicals/Platform
! Java
! Eclipse IDE
! Slick2D and LWJGL
! Window/Mac/Linux
! Mobile?

14. Conclusion
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15. Questions/Class Polls
! What are some other types of demographics you think
would be interested in this game?
! Can you think of games that are similar to ones I play?
! Are there any additional features that you might want
to see in a game like this?