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Game Design Workshop - Interaction South America 2013
The document outlines the game concept for 'The Incredible Circus,' a 2D action game developed by a team from INDT. It features a human cannonball character navigating through various obstacles in a circus environment, with specific gameplay mechanics including health points, damage from dangerous elements, and scoring criteria. The document also emphasizes the importance of effective level design that balances challenge with player engagement and learning.
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- 4. Case The IncredibleCircus Conceitos Game e Level Design Prática Level design
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- 71. Game Design Document Circus ApplicationName Application Version Authors Last update Circus Not defined Raphael Sócrates, Glaubert Oliveira Aug 24, 2010
- 72. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Executive Summary High Concept Drag and drop Basic Control To pass all phases of the 3 locales (circus) to become the best circus artist of the world. Game Goal N900 and N8 Target Platform OVI Customers Target Audience The player is a human cannonball and he has to jump around the circus passing trough of obstacles to arrive on the target. Parachute Ninja, Doodle Jump Comparative products 2D Action Genre
- 73. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Elements (characters) Pierre can be launched by elements in the phase. While he is flying he has to rotate and he collides with other phase elements. He doesn’t collide with the edge of the screen. If he falls, he has to suffer damage and loses life depending on the height. If he falls into dangerous elements, he loses energy according to the damage of each element. Character Behavior Pierre is a human cannonball and he is the main character of the game. All actions in the game will happen around him. Pierre ( Human Cannonball ) Waiting Rotating The player can be moved trough the phase by launchers. Some launchers have to be directed by the player. This will be described further in each item behavior. Input Visual Design Data Energy: 300 (3 lives, 100 / life)
- 74. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The fire is burning all the time. Element behavior The fire is the less dangerous event of the game. Fire Burning Elements (dangerous) Visual Design Data Damage: 33 If the character touches the fire and he has more energy than the damage value, the character suffers damage and blinks Damage behavior If the character touches the fire and he has less energy than the damage value he is roasted and dies. So he appears on the last checkpoint, if doesn’t have a checkpoint marked he appears on the start phase.
- 75. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The lion is static on the screen, but if Pierre falls upon it, it opens the mouth and swallows Pierre. After it swallows, it licks the lips. Element behavior The lion is a very dangerous element of the game. Lion Eating Elements (dangerous) Visual Design Data Damage: 100 If the character falls upon it once, the character loses one life and he appears on the last checkpoint, if doesn’t have a checkpoint marked he appears on the start phase. Damage behavior
- 76. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The knife is thrown horizontally. The sense will depend on where the character is turned to. It will be throwing 1 knife per second. Behavior The knife man is a man that keeps throwing knifes. And if one knife hits Pierre, he suffers damage. Knife Man Elements (dangerous) Data Damage: 33 / knife Draft Damage behavior If the character is hit and he has more energy than the damage value, the character suffers damage and changes the route.
- 77. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The fire is launched during 3 seconds and can be launched horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Behavior The Fireman is a fire launcher. Fire Man Elements (dangerous) Data Damage: 66 Draft Damage Behavior If the character touches the fire and he has more energy than the damage value, the character suffers damage and blinks If the character touches the fire and he has less energy than the damage value he is roasted and dies. So he appears on the last checkpoint, if doesn’t have a checkpoint marked he appears on the start phase.
- 78. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The wheel of fire can be positioned horizontally and vertically. Behavior Wheel of fire is a wheel that Pierre has to cross through without touching the fire. Wheel of fire Elements (dangerous) Data Damage: 66 Draft Damage Behavior If the character touches the fire and he has more energy than the damage value, the character suffers damage and blinks If the character touches the fire and he has less energy than the damage value he is roasted and dies. So he appears on the last checkpoint, if doesn’t have a checkpoint marked he appears on the start phase.
- 79. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The elastic can be pulled down by the player to launch Pierre when he is on the elastic. The elastic has to be deformed while it is pulled down. Behavior The elastics are the most common launchers of the game. There are two balls holding one elastic. Elastic Elements (launchers) Draft Input The character has to rotate according to the drag position.
- 80. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The wood barrel can be used just once because when it explodes the wood breaks. The barrel takes 3 seconds to explode. The direction is preset but it can be changed by the player before the explosion. The wood barrels have just one force to launch the character. Behavior The wood barrels are elements that explode and launch the character. Wood Barrel Stopped Elements (launchers) Burning The player can rotate the barrel. The limit of rotation is 90 degrees for both sides. Input Visual Design
- 81. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT The iron barrel functions like wood barrel but the difference is that it doesn’t explode, the time for the explosion is not necessarily 3 seconds, it can be shorter. The iron barrels can change the directions automatically before exploding. Behavior The Iron Barrel is a launcher that can be used many times. But the direction is automatically preset. Iron Barrel Elements (launchers) Draft
- 82. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT If the player falls in the Magic Hat, he will appear in another phase point. Each Magic Hat has another Magic Hat, one to enter and another to exit. Behavior The Magic Hat is a door between two phase points. The player can use the Magic hat to arrive faster to the target. Magic Hat Elements (launchers) Draft
- 83. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT It can be used horizontally or vertically. When the character hits the elastic bed he changes the direction keeping the speed. Behavior The elastic bed can be used to help the leaps. It is an elastic barrier used to sling more the jumps. Elastic Bed Elements (launchers) Draft
- 84. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Gameplay The Jump While the player is pulling the launchers (only those that have input) a parable will appear to help on launch. The parable shows the movement path.
- 85. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Gameplay The camera will follow the human cannonball through the screen. The camera When the player dies the camera has to go back to the launcher point The character had to be always on the center of the screen in the end of the movement. The camera can have a little delay and easy in. While the player is pulling down the elastic the camera is zooming out for better view of the phase. Camera move If the game has checkpoints, the camera has to go back to the last checkpoint.
- 86. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Gameplay When the player touches or falls in any dangerous element he suffers damage. Depending on the danger he dies or just flicks and continues. The dangers When the player falls on the stage he can suffer different damages depending on the height. The criteria is: The fall The player can suffer little damages passing through fire but he can suffer big damages falling in the lion’s mouth. Very high: damage = 100 high: damage = 66 low: damage=33
- 87. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Key Elements The player has 3 helmets( lives ) and each life has 3 states. Considering that each helmet has 100 hp, the dangers can have a damage ranging between 33.3, 66.6, 100. So the player has maximum 9 chances in one phase and minimum 3 chances. Life
- 88. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Key Elements After the phase is complete the score shows the performance. The criteria is: Scoring Remaining Time x 10 Remaining Lifes x 100 n Special x 500 The player can win 4 kinds of trophy: bronze, silver, gold, and diamond. The criteria for that is bellow: Rewards Bronze: max time, life>11% Silver: time, life>50% Gold: >=1 combo, min time, life 100% Diamond: All combos, min time, life 100% The player can publish on Facebook his score Sharing the score The criteria can be better discussed later
- 89. DEVELOPED BY THEINDT DESIGN TEAM GAME CONCEPT - INDT Key Elements The player wins when he jumps on the rope and arrives on the phase target on time. Winning The player fail in the phase when he loses 3 helmets (lives) before arriving on the target. Losing
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- 103. Observação Estratégia Navegação Linguagem Visual 1 -Um bom level design é fácil de navegar.
- 104. Explícito Implícito Emergente 2 - Umbom level design não depende de palavras.
- 106. 3 - Umbom level design diz o que fazer, mas não como fazer!
- 107. Aprender Jogar Desafiar Surpreender 4 - Umbom level design sempre ensina algo novo.
- 108. Montanha russa deintensidades Left 4 Dead - Zombies Portal 2 - Final Dead Space 2 - Ishimura Level 5 - Um bom level design é surpreendente.
- 112. Vida Real xVida Virtual Entregue a fantasia 6 - Um bom level design dá poder ao jogador.
- 113. Crescimento da dificuldade Riscosvs Recompensas 7 - Um bom level design é fácil, médio e difícil.
- 114. 8 - Umbom level design é eficiente.
- 115. Thomas Was Alone Companyof Heroes 9 - Um bom level design cria emoção.
- 118. Livros -> Vocêimagina. Filmes -> Você vê. Jogos -> Você faz. 10 - Um bom level design é conduzido por mecânicas.
- 123. CORDACORDA BOLHABOLHA ÁREA DEÁREADE CORDACORDA CORDACORDA ESTICAESTICA DADA SPIKESSPIKES NOVANOVA DINÂDINÂ MICAMICA DIFÍCILDIFÍCIL DIFÍCILDIFÍCIL DIFÍCILDIFÍCIL
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