Paper Prototyping

So far with me paper prototype, im right on time! Well at least i hope. Ive got a few pages drawn out and im hoping to at least drawl out a few more. i want to work on the easy and harder settings. im probably ready with what we have done, but i feel like i have to do more before i move on. A few more hours into it and i will be done. I will be finishing my Composition class on monday so i will be getting some more time to put into this! i cant wait!!!!! I need to learn how to make a button and moving objects. Thats going to take a while to learn that coding. but so far its going great and i cannot wait to see what is comming!!!

What to do?

The worst thing for anyone to do when making a game or writing a story is to have a block. Writers block is what some call it, but i call it a time of opportunity! Every block leads to a great breakthrough. Some of my best ideas have come during a block so i know when i am blocked, all i have to do is concentrate and the ideas will flow in. So when you are stuck in a block, just know that something great is coming!!

Game

Class today gave me plenty of ideas to think about. I am pretty sure i have my game figured out in the simple form. I know i can make it more complicated when i am done with the short easy version. Like i said in one of my other blogs, i love puzzles. I think they are a really good way to learn and they are easy to incorperate into games. I have joked today saying i wish i could put in a 3d rubix cube, but that maybe another game later. Puzzles make people think and give them things to slow them down. When playing a game, it wouldnt be fun to just rush through and finish as fast as you can. I think giving games puzzles make it interesting and much more difficult. If you think about it, puzzles are in our everyday life whether its a combination lock on our lockers, or turning on your car, a sequence of events must take place to get to our desired goal.

Puzzle games

Puzzle games are always fun...... well i guess they are fun or not. Some people get them, some people dont. I happen to be one of the few who enjoy a good puzzle game. For those of you who remember the game MYST.... you feel my puzzle pain. that was a puzzle game that got me into loving puzzles. Puzzles make the player really think about it in ways they probably wouldn't have. Try to remember your most puzzling puzzle and what game was it on? Tell me about the hours put into it and whether you gave up or.... sorta cheated. I am looking for ways to incorporate a good puzzle in my game.

2-d vs 3-d

in the old days, there was just 2-D. Zelda, Mario, Wolfenstein, Doom, Asteroids, Pacman. They were all great games but as games progressed, 3-D became the next best thing. Now games like, Zelda, Wolfenstein, Doom, and Mario have evolved into the 3-D category. 3-D has revolutionized our way of gaming. I personally prefer 3-D because they have more potential, but don't get me wrong. Ive played my fair share of 2-D games as well. Last summer i found myself addicted to a game for the xbox called, Castle crashers. I loved it!! i must has spent days playing that game non-stop. It showed me that a 2-D game could be just as fun as any 3-D game. I know for my flash game, I'm making a 2-D but that's only for now. Maybe i will get time and create a 3-D version later when i get more time.

time?

When games are played. The time period it is based on is very critical to its time-line. i personally like games that are based in the middle-ages, but my favorite game of all time is halo, which is based in the future. The time really doesn't matter to me as long as it has a good story. The proper time-line can make the game better. Choosing a time to play in can affect how it is played. for instance, if its a game that takes place in the iron-age, then it wouldnt have lasers or guns. If its a game that is in the future, then youll probably expect lasers and intergalactic space ships. choosing a time for my game will be taken into deep consideration... lots of time.

Help?

Need opinions on zombie games!!! do you like them? are they in demand? are they bad and why? suggestions on current games. how many zombie games can you name and rate them 1-5 stars.