Almost a month has passed since my last blog, within in which as my title suggests, alot of what if? has been asked. Concepts have been changed and then changed again, in every aspect to accommodate the reality of what we as a team are trying to accomplish. This is not necessarily a bad thing, and in terms of game design, it is essential to have a well thought out and best foot forward approach to the pre-production method. However I find myself relieved to be in the knowledge that 'most' of the broader details in terms of base story and concept playthrough are now past the 'what if' stage, and that we are swiftly moving onto rough level and puzzle layouts.
Unfortunatly the main 'what if's' are still rapped up in medical research. We are still waiting on an official NHS child IQ test as well as obtaining permission from the University of Cambridge to use and adapt a study - The Cast Test, for a section of our game. These are the 'What if's' that are currently in the forefront of my mind, mainly because the NHS is slow, how much time will we have to spend chasing an IQ test before we can start puzzle design? And what if the University of Cambridge turns us down? We can still look to use another registered system, but it does mean we will be set back, and ultimatly we will have to revisit our original ideas of diagnosis. Im trying to remain positive!
On a more positive note, the team has started putting a Concept Document together. We felt it was time to start structuring our ideas, which has had a positive impact. Its a great feeling when everyone is on the same wave length and ideas flow naturally. We are now starting to look into possible character designs, level layouts and storyboards, as we try to keep the process flowing.
Currently, as I am working on level design, I've been researching 17th century ships. Playing with certain rooms, and seeing how in terms of story they could all flow together nicely and what would give an aesthetic quality to characters/items made for that room etc. Some concept images will be posted once finalised.
On a side note - I never did hear back from the NHS!
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