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Showing posts with label Steve. Show all posts
Tasks delagated to the following team members regarding the Team Final Report:
Stephen: Section 2 and Section 4 (Project Methodologies, Test Theory.)
Kyle: Section 2 and Section 4 (Literature Review, Evaluation Approach and Analysis of Results.)
Lewis: Section 3 (Design Rationale, NPC Design Template, 3D Environment, NPC and Level Scripting.)
Adam: Section 3 (Design Rationale, NPC Design Template, 3D Environment, NPC and Level Scripting.)
Lee: Section 2 and Section 4 (Project Overview, Hypothesis, Project Methodologies, Evaluation Approach and Analysis of Results.)
The remaining sections such as the Conclusion will be discussed as a team in a meeting after we've made sure everybody's sections are complete. You all will also be receiving emails of the report so far, pay attention to the contents page to so you know where your sections are.
Please make sure to update your version of the report in the version history at the bottom of the document. Also, please keep in contact with other team members over Christmas either via IM or E-Mails.
The remaining sections such as the Conclusion will be discussed as a team in a meeting after we've made sure everybody's sections are complete. You all will also be receiving emails of the report so far, pay attention to the contents page to so you know where your sections are.
Please make sure to update your version of the report in the version history at the bottom of the document. Also, please keep in contact with other team members over Christmas either via IM or E-Mails.
After analysing David Freeman’s book “Creating Emotions In Games”, we were told that an outlook from outside the industry would benefit our project in terms of research. One book that came recommended was K. Oatley's “Understanding Emotions”, to have a general outlook on human behaviour and things that could be possibly be added to NPCs to increase their appeal. The entire book won’t provide solid, beneficial research towards our project but some chapters could give us valuable factors to take into consideration when it comes to creation.
The full document is available in .pdf here.
In order to identify elements that would benefit our project; research into existing NPCs, from a variety of different games is needed. Through looking at various NPCs from different games and in different genres, we can gain better knowledge of the various levels in which NPCs drive the narrative. One character that I looked at in particular is Elika from the most recent Prince of Persia game.
The full downloadable .pdf version can be found here
After doing some research in week one, one book in particular looked to have some useful content that could help our project in terms of the player’s emotions toward characters. After borrowing the book from the library and having a brief read through the contents page, I discovered that there were a number of chapters discussing game NPCs.
The full downloadable .pdf version can be found here