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Beginning of the map.
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Earlier stages of the level<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AV_3.png\")
Game over !<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Designing (Later Stages)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Originally, this game was going to be broken up into 4 separate levels. When drawing the concept for the map of each level, I realized the levels were too short to be played as individual levels. I decided to make my game a continuous map. I added more decorative animations using illustrations I had digitized and changed the direction and atmosphere of my map, making it darker and mysterious. Adding the pit at the bottom of the path and spreading out collectibles would allow my player to really explore the map rather than rushing through it. Since I could not manage to implement patrol sprites into my game, I decided to make these \u201cbad ghosts\u201d into a harmful collectible that would reduce the score by 2 points. I also adjusted the lighting, refined the music, and did some voice-over and distorting with Garageband to make the sound for the \u201cbad ghosts\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Bird’s eye view of the map from the scene editor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AV-Wordpress-2.png\")
Traveling down the narrow pathway<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-2.57.15-AM-1024x507.png\")
beginning of map<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-2.58.40-AM-1024x540.png\")
new addition of aura animation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-2.59.38-AM.png\")
aura animation pt.ii<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-3.02.05-AM-1024x470.png\")
screen-cap of the pit.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-12-at-3.02.18-AM.png\")
Uh-oh! try to avoid getting recruited into the Haunt Squad’s evil ghost army<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul> Images of new features in the final draft.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There was a lot of trial and error when making my first game and I had a lot of fun creating this game regardless of the technical difficulties (since that\u2019s part of the process). Overall, this experience was eye-opening and helped me think about art and design in a completely new light. I learned a lot of new skills that I will continue to practice. I learned that even if you can\u2019t make something work from a technical standpoint, you can problem-solve by using the skills you have and compromising. I want to continue to practice and learn about game design and rebuild this game from scratch so that I can be more organized in the process of putting it together and hopefully remedy some of the technical or skill-based issues I faced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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