video game

1. Pre-Production
Gemma Nicholls

2. Audience Profile
• My target audience is both genders aged
between 15-24 (teenage to young adults).
This is because this demographic has the
highest quantity of people who are gamers.
Making my game for this demographic is
most likely to be successful as there is a
higher quantity of people who would be
willing to play and give it a go.
• My target audience is for both men and
women (non gender specific). As there is
only under a 10% difference in which gender
plays game more ( non binary gender is not
identified in the survey). As there is little
difference in which gender plays more,
appealing to both genders allows more
people to enjoy the game. With wanting to
target both genders I decided no to use only
stereotypical colour pallets.

3. Style sheet
These pictures that I have chosen majority have a set colour
pallet used(e.g. red, blue and purple, etc.). I chose to include
this in my style sheet because when creating my video game I
want each of the levels to have a set colour scheme, until the
game is finished and all the colours are distributed to look
natural (concept in my proposal). I wanted this style to
appear in my video game because to make my game visually
appealing for both genders I chose to not to make a game
with one stereotypical theme or stereotypical colours for one
gender over the other.
The art styles from the images are both a blocky and hand
drawn styles. I want to merge these styles, so the character
walks, runs, jumps and explores on blocky platforms and
terrains. While the background will have layered, drawn
backgrounds. I chose to make my game look this way
because when asking a few of my class makes and family
(aged in my demographic), they said that the style look
visually appealing and interesting to play. I also liked the
contrast of art styles put together as it allows me to be more
creative with different tones, details and shading that I would
not be able to do with just one style.

4. Style sheet
Explore colours and pixel art styles similar to what
you want to produce. Discuss these elements in
relation to why you chose them and where you
may use them in your project. Go over as many
pages as you need to.

5. Screenshot Layout 1
Mock up of a potential design using the colours and sourced images. Alter this slide to make it
appropriate for your planned product types. Use the content established in your style sheet to do this.
Main
character
Button to
release area
Light beam
Moving
platform
once
stepped on
Breakable by light beamArea barrier find button
crystal
Movable blocks
Swinging platform
enemies

6. Screenshot Layout 2
Mock up of a potential design using the colours and sourced
images. Alter this slide to make it appropriate for your
planned product types. Use the content established in your
style sheet to do this.
boss
crystal
Appearing
platforms
after boss is
defeated
Main character enemies

7. Sound Effects/Dialogue
Sound Effects
Collecting items
jumping
Background music
character getting hurt
Complete puzzle/ quest sound
Depending on terrain when running
the sound of grass or stone etc. (Eco's).
Harming monster
Swinging weapons
How would I make them?-
To make sound effects for my video
game I can collect them myself, use a
music creator like beep box or
download sound effects fro websites
like free sound. I would like to make
what ever sound effects I can but for
harder to create sound effects or if I
don’t have the equipment to create
them I am not against downloading
them. This is because I want my video
game animation to look like an actual
game being played and sound effects
would effect its authenticity.

8. Contingency Planning
Potential Issue Solution
not being able to access the computers/
internet
go to somewhere with public Wi-Fi/ work
in school
loosing progress Keep all my work saved up to date
loosing my memory stick make sure I have my work saved in
multiple areas that I can access
My computer /laptop overheating take breaks / make sure the device is well
ventilated

9. Health and Safety
Potential Issue How will the issue be
avoided?
eye strain from looking at the computer take breaks every 90 or so minutes to rest
my eye
stiff joints get up and walk around when needed
Damaging ears listening to music keep it at a reasonable volume
Stabbing my hand with a pencil when
drawing mock character ideas
Use the pencil properly
electrocution Don’t have any drinks near electric's and
take care of what plug in