This proposal outlines Kian Devine's final major project to create a sci-fi turn-based MMORPG game called "Icarus". The game will have a dark, dystopian atmosphere inspired by previous projects. Key aspects like character designs, levels, and lore will feature contrasting color schemes. Research will examine successful MMORPG marketing styles and gameplay features. The project will be evaluated based on time spent on each section and areas needing improvement. Sources for inspiration and research include video games like The Division, books on film and magazine design, and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight.

1. Proposal
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Centre Name and Number:
York College 48357
Student Name and Number:
Kian Devine
Project proposal title and date:
“Icarus” is the name of my game. 28/03/19
Main area of activity:
I will be having multiple areasin my FMP such as graphic design to make logos and box
art, but also making idle animations and menus in in photoshop in a 8bit pixel design.
Rationale:
Throughout the year, the projects I have made have been a music video, video game and
magazine. The skills I have learnt are how to research and plan for a project, doing it 3 times in a
similar structure for all my previous projects. This also helps my time management skill so I know
where to allocate my time and which sections aren’t as important as others. My other products all
have the same dark urban theme and atmosphere so I have experience in how to implement this
style, especially in graphic design and pixel art. These previous projects in this style have included
extensive research on different forms of media trying to incorporate a similar theme/atmosphere
which has helped me to understand how to implement different features in my projects.
Project Concept:
The concept for my game is to create my own world, heavy with detail to immerse the player. The
game will be a sci-fi turn-based mmorpg in various different environments such as forests, barren
wastelands, futuristic cities and more. The game will be lore heavy and will have extra story
outside of the game, giving the dedicated players a more rewarding and detailed experience. It will
be story and character driven, making the simplistic mechanics take a back seat as many indie
games focus on story such as SUPERHOT and UNDERTALE. This will take heavy influence from
XCOM with the character customization and the connection xcom players get with their characters.
I plan on making several aspects of my game such as characters designs, level designs, lore,
Advertising such as posters and box art, Logo etc. they will all feature a contrasting colour
schemes, having a primary dark background with neon coloured text, showing the contrast
between the dark atmosphere and the artificial bright neon lighting. I will research this by looking at
successful mmorpg games and seeing how they created an effective marketing style and
comparing it to sci-fi games with similar styles, looking at how they are similar and how they differ.
I will also look at the key features of many successful games and look at their key features and
analyse their overall effect on the design.
How will the project be evaluated and reviewed:
I will review my project by looking at the process it took to make it, and how much time I allocated
to each section and see what parts of my project need improving based on how long I spent doing
it.

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Bibliography:
Minimumof 7 sourcesthatyou coulduse for yourproject.These canbe existingproducts,usedfor
inspiration.Orbookslookedatforthe theoryresearch.Make sure you geta mixture of booksand
products.Limityourself tonomore than 2 websites if possible (youcanputGoogle Booklinkslike
Bookson Neil’sToolbox). Considergalleries,books,magazines, journals, films,computergames,
websites,blogs,social media, radioprogrammes,archive material,podcastsetc.
Thismust include atleast2 primarysourcesof information- tweakSource 1and 2 to fit.
Alphabetise the list whencomplete (highlightthesourcesand click the SORT button- ithasan A-Z
and an arrowpointing down on it).
1. Your, Name. (2019) Target Audience Research Survey (conducted on DATE)
2. Interviewees, Name. (2019) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on DATE)
3. The Division,Ubisoft(2016)
4. StudyingBritishCienam,johnfitzgerald(20090
5. Magazine Design,Williamowen(1992)
6. PhotoshopForDummies,Barbara Obermeier
7. ChristopherNolan,The Dark Knight(2008
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Week Tasks to be Completed: Specific Tasks
1 Initial Ideas and Proposal  Think of basic idea and flesh out
 General design of what to do
 Look at potential animations, ideas
2 Research  Look at exisiting products and pick out key
features
 Look at the effect they have on viewer
3 Research  Look at other forms of media that have the same
features and look at how they implement them
 Look at other forms of media that have the same
genre/setting
4 Pre-production & Planning  Create simple timetable of what to to do, giving
myself enough time for each section
5 Production 
6 Production 
7 Production 
8 Production 
9 Evaluation 