Finished Concepts

I have finished the graphic novel, I made some slight tweaks to each video. I had a camera on all of them and used a light to addd a eye styled view as if the player is actually looking at the evidence. Below are some screenshots but to get the full picture please visit www.timdbarnes.com

I have cropped the image of the blueprint so that the player will not have to watch the same movie file over and over, thus taking out the boredom element.

I have altered the intro shot and have created a movie from it, a red and blue light will circulate over the image representing sirens from a police vehicle.

Start Menu

This will be the main image that the players will see when they go onto the web page for the novel, I will animate this also. I am not sure what to do to it just yet though

Concepts Continued

I needed a way for the player to navigate around the files and decided to have them use a google map screenshot. My initial plan was to use a movie file from earth then zoom into the NUCA courtyard however this seemed pointless and unrealistic, I then went for a screenshot and decided to use it as a reference. Unfortunately due to the shape of the buildings it didnt turn out how I had intended.

I decided to go for a blueprint version, I had done some work experience in a firm that specialise in Quantity Surveying so I would use the skills I learnt there, still using the image as a reference I simply portrayed my own version.

Final Outcome, I will move the hands in After Effects as the camera zooms into the blueprint and the selections shall fade in.

Concepts Continued

Below are some shots of my progress with inserting the Hammer as the chosen weapon

Concepts Continued

I will take several shots of one place, then photoshop in the evidence on each shot, I will then fade one over the over so that it appears that the player is walking towards the evidence.

Concepts Continued

I have edited the images and placed some blood on a leaf, my overall idea is to edit the images and place in evidence with photoshop. I also created a scanner to go over the top of the image and scan the area for evidence, this will be as if the player is scanning it themselves. Also there is a keyword which the player will have to make a note of to be able to solve the mystery.

Beginning Concept

I went to NUCA courtyard and took some photos for the idea, I liked these images so decided that I may use them in my final piece, I am not sure how it will flow of look yet but I will probably make the images short movies with slight animation in them to add more to the novel.

Ideas Generation Continued

I then thought of creating a google map style novel where you pick particular places in the country and look at them but there would be a particular that would alter the building/image, a Twisted Version of google maps. I liked this idea but due to time constraints was not sure if I could travel or find the right images to use.

I then had another idea and went with the following choice, I decided to create a small murder mystery game based around NUCA since this is where I study. It would be based around the google map idea but in a smaller location, essentially I will take photos and videos of the NUCA courtyard and then manipulate the images to represent that a murder has happened. The viewers role will be a detective come to find enough evidence to convict the suspect therefore adding the interactivity.

Ideas Generation

Having created the game idea in a previous project I was tempted to create a 2D novel based around the characters and game Droplets, however I felt that this was an opportunity to add some different development work to my portfolio so decided against this.

I began to think of some different ideas, my second idea was to follow a character through environments and have a choice half way through as to do a particular action or not. I thought of following a Sniper and whether or not they should take the shot at a particular point. i liked this idea and began some rough ideas and research into how I would partake this idea. However after some thought I decided against this idea.

I then thought of creating a google map style novel where you pick particular places in the country and look at them but there would be a particular that would alter the building/image, a Twisted Version of google maps. I liked this idea but due to time constraints was not sure if I could travel or find the right images to use.

I then had another idea and went with the following choice, I decided to create a small murder mystery game based around NUCA since this is where I study. It would be based around the google map idea but in a smaller location, essentially I will take photos and videos of the NUCA courtyard and then manipulate the images to represent that a murder has happened. The viewers role will be a detective come to find enough evidence to convict the suspect therefore adding the interactivity.

Brief

In this part of the project we have been asked to either make a 2d interactive novel or if we chose to do 3D as our main role in the gaming industry then a character, vehicle or environment for use in an available game engine.

As I have chosen to do 2D as my main role I shall be creating a 2D Interactive Novel alongside creating the website and portfolio.