Roberto's Bloggerino

Robert Byrne Brimage B00089106 I enjoy a wide variety of games so my interest is not in a particular genre, During the first lecture I found out that we will be making a game and the first thought that came to me was a: 1: A retro plat former game.  The visuals in this game would be made in a way they seem 8bit or 16bit, I'd like for the game to not only be fun but also LOOK fun. I'd have the user platform upwards in the level instead of moving forwards or sideways. Enemies would be located here and there however the main obstacle would be for the player to successfully jump from one plat form to another without falling and dying from fall-damage. Playing as an alien each goal of each level would be for the alien to return to his spaceship. When successful you get a different voice line each time congratulating the user and the alien does a cool pose to celebrate the win. 2. A First-Person shooting game.  The player must blast his way though thugs and villains an...

Robert Byrne Brimage B00089106 What is a game? In my own words I believe a game to be an enjoyable experience that one or more users can entertain themselves with. There are many types of games, in the modern day a game is referred to a digital video game in which the user can play via a joystick/controller. This type of game has become the 2nd most popular form of media behind music. However a game can also be a physical form of entertainment e.g playing chasing, playing football or a different sport. A type of game that is now at it's least popular is a board game e.g Monopoly. What I am trying to get at here is that a game, can entertain the user no matter the form of media. Video games are now made to simulate the physical "real life" game or the board game, most normally found on a modern smart phone. A modern successful game found on your phones app store would be a euro-style game. A euro-style game is a pacific game, the user does not have frustration and is...