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Today I have seen many games from many people, some games only one person working on them while others had over 12 people. There are some notable games I really enjoyed from what I've seen.  Firstly there is The Alien twine game, I really liked how it was a simple text based game but what really made it for me was the interesting background images used, the fact you have multiple paths, you can choose your own name and the writing was rather witty and lighthearted. This gave the game a personal experience and also something fun, the customisable name can lead to some funny moments. The fact it was made from scratch really added to it as it shows there was effort and care behind it. There was another twine game based in a coffee shop that was rather fun. Like the alien twine game it has funny and interesting writing that keeps you engaged and the multiple paths add more depth. While its only sexy based, you feel like you're experiencing the events he barista goes through.

This week is about the beta for our game and the state it is in and also what worked and what didn't. This week we had to present our games, talk about what they do and show them off to our peers. Then we'd receive feedback for the games and any criticism we'd need going forward to make improvements, both from our lecturer and peers. The presentation was fine, we had some elements locked down and were fine but we could've showcase more of the game and had more in it in some area. I was involved in asset management, I had to collect interior assets for some of the interior sections of the game like the GPO, offices, and a hospital. I collected these through unity asset store and find mostly free assets as we don't really have a substantial budget, although I did find one asset that needed pay. This is an easier process for us as we don't have the skills or manpower to make our own assets but if we needed to more people will need to help there. By the nex

This week, my role in asset collection was slightly changed. My role in the team is to find and collect any interior assets for the game. This could range from chairs to hospital and office equipment, anything that could suit the early 20th century setting of the game and locations like the GPO. I searched through Unity, looking for any assets I could use. Most of them are free but only one requires payment but it only costs €4.47, so it's not too expensive. From the previous blog post I did showing my research, I found a list of assets that ranged from free to pay. I looked through the list and another one to find any interior assets we could use and found a good selection from both. Here is the list of assets I found: Hospital Bed (€4.47): https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/props/hospital-bed-4588 Old kitchen assets (free): https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/props/old-kitchen-assets-71374 Old Office assets (free): https://assetstore.unity.com/pac

In this blog post, I will be discussing my role within the 19Sixteen Group and what I have contributed. On Wednesday, the group had a meeting where we discussed different things about the project and how we would approach them. Many roles were changed, especially mine. My role was changed from working on the GDA to asset collection. Due to the change in roles, I now have two new team members who I will be working with on asset collection and management. The main role I'll be playing is to find assets that will help us develop the game and build the level which is set in Dublin during the 1916 Easter Rising. For the assets, we had to make sure many of the props, buildings, weapons and soldiers were accurate to the period and suited the setting. Finding assets that would suit the time period and be accurate to 20th Century Architecture, World War 1 uniforms and weaponry were quite limited and the very few assets we found in relation to weaponry were actually free and some costed mo

I am part of the Chris Carneys and James Reynolds team for the game, the game is a 3D experience of 1916 Rising. We are going to recreate Dublin from references. Description of the Game: "You play as Micahel “Foggy” Fogarty, a 16-year-old boy who after witnessing the murder of his father joins the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Foggy travels with his division to Dublin, Easter weekend in 1916 to take part in the Rising and is tasked with passing messages from the GPO to other key locations the IRB and Civilian Army holds." My role in the production of this game is GDA Creator, I work with the writer and team leader to create a GDA to help out other teams and to help the writer sort out the story, names and characters. Here is a video of the GDD: (NOTE: The GDD in the video was created and provided by Chris Carney and James Reynolds to the group, I did not create it nor do I take credit for its creation or the ideas in it)

Video Games, like any other medium such as Literature, Filme and Music. Have many kinds of Genre unique to that said medium. With video games, there are genres that it shares with other mediums, such as Horror. Though it has many that are unique to the medium as they can make the experience unique and different. It can enhance the story it tells, make us feel and experience different emotions and scenarios. Genres such as Action Adventure games can give bombastic and sprawling epics with enriched worlds and adventures the player can embark. Whether it's exploring a futuristic wasteland, ancient ruins or medieval world. Role-playing and First person games can help the user project themselves onto the character, help leave their mark on the game and experience the game and story unfold like they are there.  In this literature review, the goal is for us to talk about these genres, their rising popularity and their evolution and impact they have in the medium of video games.  Mare

[Introduction] This is an article  review that will take a look at three video game genres. First Person Shooter games, Action/Adventure games, Roleplaying games and how these genres have evolved, looking at them in general and why they are popular and unique.  [Body] Marek Bronstring  (2012)   The research was done by Marek Bronstring for the website Adventure Gamers. The article is about adventure games and how they rose to prominence for the last 40 years and many characteristics of the genre such as Exploration and puzzles.  The author wrote the article to explain to many about the genre and to give an insight into it and show what it has to offer. It was written February 12 th 2012.  Its based around the genre of adventure games and to explain about them. Staff Memeber of Gameranx (2011) The research in the article was done by a staff member of Gameranx, a video game media outlet. The article is a mixture of talking about the genre of action/adventure games and wha

Annotated Bibliography 2 Kosta Andreadis, “The Past, Present And Future Of Adventure Games.”  IGN, March 1 st 2015.  ign.com The research for this article was done by Kosta Andreadis for the popular video game outlet IGN. In this article, the author talks about adventure games through the years and some of the changes and how malleable the genre is.  The author even forms a “round table” with developers who worked on the genre to have a discussion about adventure games. The author wrote the article to give readers a perspective and show opinions and views from people who have worked on these types of games. It was written on March 1 st 2016 and is based around Adventure games, a genre of games.  Krista  Bonello Rutter Giappone, “Self Reflexivity and Humour in Adventure Games.” Game Studies, July 2015.  gamestudies.org Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone did the research for the article, for a site called Game Studies. The article is very long and is about the genre of A

This article is about video games and the genres in the medium which are, Action/Adventure games, Roleplaying games and First Person Shooters. Marek Bronstring, “What are adventure games.” Adventure Gamers, February 12 th 2012.  adventuregamers.com The research was done by Marek Bronstring for the website Adventure Gamers. The article is about adventure games and how they rose to prominence for the last 40 years and many characteristics of the genre such as Exploration and puzzles.  The author wrote the article to explain to many about the genre and to give an insight into it and show what it has to offer. It was written February 12 th 2012.  Its based around the genre of adventure games and to explain about them. “What is an Action/Adventure Game?” Gameranx, October 18 th 2011.  gameranx.com The research in the article was done by for Gameranx, a video game media outlet. The article is a mixture of talking about the genre of action/adventure games and w

Artwork of the 1916 rising found online as a visual reference to where it took place. This semester, I will be joining a big group to help create a game. The group contains 12 people and one of the key members is Chris Carney. The groups idea for the project is an open world 3-D game that's set during the 1916 Easter rising, the player characters is someone who has to deliver messages to and from key locations of the Rising and between key members of it too. So obviously this project will have a more historical slant to it. As there is sizable amount of people in the group,  the jobs given will have specific roles. My rile in the groups is that I'm part of the team for assets and level building which is great because when I was creating my game for last semester, I enjoyed piecing together the level and creating it. I do struggle with coding on unity and this role does mean I wont mess that area up for the group but I will try to learn it though. I cant wait to start