Creation of Game
There were a few problems which I had thought about before I started creating the demo of my game.
These problems had to be sorted out before I could begin the process of building this game. The first problem being my experience with sounds and implementing them in a project. This problem was quite daunting as I was about to make a game that’s only sounds and I didn’t even know how to use them! – I managed to fix this by watching tutorials and learning the old fashioned way.
The second problem is reoccurring due to there being assets used to make the base of the game. In order to overcome it, I would have to find a way to black-out the screen once the player has commenced the game.
Lastly, the third problem was an obstacle I had to face at the beginning of my creation process. Due to the time constraints I didn’t have time to create a whole 3D building with multiple rooms and mechanics. Thus, I decided to create a 2D map but use 3D sounds to make it feel like the player is in a 3D environment.
With all these problems fixed I was able to begin creating the demo for this game with no art.
Reflection
To begin with this brief was extremely interesting and got me to think outside the box. My first thoughts going into this brief was relief due to the fact that I didn’t have to worry about what art to put in. However, that relief soon diminished as I was faced with a lot of other problems and thoughts. To do a game without art is like doing half a game, art makes a game aesthetically pleasing and entices the player to want to play the game, without it I felt as if the game was only half done. On the other hand, I really enjoyed thinking about ways to create a whole game without half of it (art), and was surprised at my outcome and mechanics. During this brief I have learnt a lot about sounds and how to implement them in games and will certainly be implementing more and experimenting with them in the future. Overall I would have to say I really had fun thinking of and creating this game and hope you find the idea as interesting as I did.
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