The document provides an initial reaction and plans for a video game project about bees. The student decided to create a side-scrolling RPG. Their strengths are in character and level design rather than digital art. A mood board was created with inspiration from games like Undertale and Earthbound that are colorful RPGs with unique characters and turn-based combat. The schedule outlines weeks spent on audience research, character creation, gameplay elements, and evaluation.

1. Initial Plans
Alexander Sullivan-Cree

2. Initial Reaction
My Initial reaction to the set brief at first was
pretty bad as I remember how I didn’t like doing
the video game project in creative media level 2
however my reaction changed as I came up with
an idea for my game. I decided to make a side
scroller RPG but about the importance of Bees.
In my opinion I’m better at drawing the initial
character and level design rather than actually
putting them into photoshop and making the
walk cycle.

3. Mind Map

4. Mind Map

5. Mood Board

6. Mood Board Analysis
• Is there any repetition in the images you have collected?
Repeated colours/images styles/fonts/tone/mood
In the mood board there clearly is a lot of repetition, the games in the mood board are
all RPGs which are all very vibrant and colourful. The large majority of all the games in
the mood board are all pixel style games with a turn based battle system, furthermore
the majority of them are side scrollers. The mood for most of the games are pretty
dark like Final Fantasy, Castlevania, Cuphead and Undertale.
• How will your mood board influence your final product?
My mood board will influence my final product as I inspire to make a product similar
to Undertale and Earthbound as they’re very influential to me as they are both RPGs
with a turn base battle system with a vibrant colour scheme and unique NPCs.

7. Schedule
WEEK OVERALL PLAN SPECIFIC TASKS
1 Case Study, Initial
Response, Product
Research
 Create mood board and mind maps
 Write about 6 existing products, 1 pre
2000’s and 1 pre 90’s product.
2 Audience Research,
Production Experiments,
Proposal, Planning
 Do the Audience Research,
Production Experiments,
Proposal, Planning
3 Production  Create characters first, then animated
battle scene.
4 Production  Create start menu, box art and
cartridge art. Then create, mix and
export the video.
5 Evaluation  Do the Evaluation

8. Bibliography
• Name at least 7 sources that you plan to use in this project. These should include audience
research, books, videos/films/video games, magazines and newspaper articles etc.
1. Ayrton Starkey. (2018) Target Audience Interviews (conducted on 22/11/2017)
2. Anon. (2017). Download Custom Fonts. Available: https://www.dafont.com/.
Last accessed 22nd November 2017.
3. PC Gamer. (February 16, 2011). The 100 best PC games of all time.Available:
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-100-best-pc-games-of-all-time/. Last accessed
22nd November 2017.
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