Rabbit Tales
Open world concept idea.
Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse
A book about a vision of life as play and possibility
Jesse Schell: When games invade real life
Also by Jesse Schell
Art of game design book and deck of cards
Presentation - Groenlicht
maandag 18 april 2011
Titel
The Curiosity Shop
Wat is het?
A Neverending Rabbit Hole
Algemene doel
Door verschillende vormen van nieuwsgierigheid te kunnen creëren hoop ik de spelers tot een tocht te leiden dat o.a. het gevoel van ontdekking geeft.
De rol van de "speler" is een zelf onderzoekende rol.
Voorbeeld van hoe ik nieuwsgierigheid ga toepassen.
Algemene methode
Om de algemene doel te kunnen uitvoeren wilde ik het gebruik maken van middelen die mensen al dagelijks gebruiken of om zich heen hebben.
Hoe ik dit in zowel fysieke vorm als in digitaal vorm ga doen.
Er zijn 3 versies van het concept:
Afstudeer Project
Wat ik nu ga doen is een condens versie maken van wat ik de komende (2) jaar wil gaan uitvoeren. Hierin laat ik het begin fase zien maar da ik ze wel weer los.
Na afstuderen
Wat de komende jaar ik wil doen is een op bouw maken van een netwerk dat vervolgens de spelers los laat in de echte wereld. Maar die nog wel de mogelijkheid heeft om te groeien naar de grote droom. Vervolgens een winkel openen om de start te maken. Misschien is niet alles dat ik verkoop direct gelinkt met de netwerk.
De grote droom
Wat ik de komende 10 jaar wil maken is een oneindige netwerk vermengt met de realiteit om te exploreren. Het groeit en veranderd. Meer in de richting van Noptron, op naar de volgende uitdaging. Een winkel die producten verkoopt die je naar de netwerk leid.
POST TO BE CONTINUED ...
The Curiosity Shop
Wat is het?
A Neverending Rabbit Hole
Algemene doel
Door verschillende vormen van nieuwsgierigheid te kunnen creëren hoop ik de spelers tot een tocht te leiden dat o.a. het gevoel van ontdekking geeft.
De rol van de "speler" is een zelf onderzoekende rol.
Voorbeeld van hoe ik nieuwsgierigheid ga toepassen.
Algemene methode
Om de algemene doel te kunnen uitvoeren wilde ik het gebruik maken van middelen die mensen al dagelijks gebruiken of om zich heen hebben.
Hoe ik dit in zowel fysieke vorm als in digitaal vorm ga doen.
Er zijn 3 versies van het concept:
Afstudeer Project
Wat ik nu ga doen is een condens versie maken van wat ik de komende (2) jaar wil gaan uitvoeren. Hierin laat ik het begin fase zien maar da ik ze wel weer los.
Na afstuderen
Wat de komende jaar ik wil doen is een op bouw maken van een netwerk dat vervolgens de spelers los laat in de echte wereld. Maar die nog wel de mogelijkheid heeft om te groeien naar de grote droom. Vervolgens een winkel openen om de start te maken. Misschien is niet alles dat ik verkoop direct gelinkt met de netwerk.
De grote droom
Wat ik de komende 10 jaar wil maken is een oneindige netwerk vermengt met de realiteit om te exploreren. Het groeit en veranderd. Meer in de richting van Noptron, op naar de volgende uitdaging. Een winkel die producten verkoopt die je naar de netwerk leid.
POST TO BE CONTINUED ...
Rules
Here follows rules for the system. It is not concrete yet but I need to write things down.
The network will have a vibe vintage, old stories, to folk tales and forest creatures.
The network is open, meaning that the fragments outside of the shop also can lead you to the network.
There are fragments that are locked, this means that the “player” can unlock it somehow.
From the locked fragments are fragments that can only be accessed if you buy the object in the store. Only this “player” can look at it, though her or she has the choice to share the code with others.
Fragments are anything, physical or digital.
The links between fragments are (right now) 4 things:
- Direct link/button to the other page
(find)
- Give the information of the location of the next fragment
(find)
- The player send something (email, photograph, etc) and receives the answer (action)
- The player solves a mystery or puzzle
(solve)
Everything that has been made by me or is apart of the network wil have somekind of logo atached to it so people know they are on the right track.
POST TO BE CONTINUED ...
The network will have a vibe vintage, old stories, to folk tales and forest creatures.
The network is open, meaning that the fragments outside of the shop also can lead you to the network.
There are fragments that are locked, this means that the “player” can unlock it somehow.
From the locked fragments are fragments that can only be accessed if you buy the object in the store. Only this “player” can look at it, though her or she has the choice to share the code with others.
Fragments are anything, physical or digital.
The links between fragments are (right now) 4 things:
- Direct link/button to the other page
(find)
- Give the information of the location of the next fragment
(find)
- The player send something (email, photograph, etc) and receives the answer (action)
- The player solves a mystery or puzzle
(solve)
Everything that has been made by me or is apart of the network wil have somekind of logo atached to it so people know they are on the right track.
POST TO BE CONTINUED ...
Decisions to make
maandag 14 maart 2011
Game or selfportrait
Game with a vision of a selfportrait
Selfportrait with game elements
Shop or mechanics
The shop is the main experience
The mechanics (network) the main experience
Important to note is even if the experience of the network is the heart beat of the project I still feel that the shop is an important part. That means I have to create more a relationship between the two.
The common thread
Should there be a common thread that connects to the shop?
Should be this be somthing like secret fragements that people will come across when browsing through the network?
Or
Should the the secret of the shop be in pieces? These pieces are then rewards a player gets from the puzzles he/she solves.
Network framework
Prezi style
Wiki style
Different HTML pages
To make a few examples to try out I need a small part of the network.
Next is to sort the fragments
Game with a vision of a selfportrait
Selfportrait with game elements
Shop or mechanics
The shop is the main experience
The mechanics (network) the main experience
Important to note is even if the experience of the network is the heart beat of the project I still feel that the shop is an important part. That means I have to create more a relationship between the two.
The common thread
Should there be a common thread that connects to the shop?
Should be this be somthing like secret fragements that people will come across when browsing through the network?
Or
Should the the secret of the shop be in pieces? These pieces are then rewards a player gets from the puzzles he/she solves.
Network framework
Prezi style
Wiki style
Different HTML pages
To make a few examples to try out I need a small part of the network.
Next is to sort the fragments
| Objects | Locked | Fragments |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Tail | Lost Tail | Fox |
| Raven Skull | Stealing Feathers | Raven |
| Locket | Time Capsule | Shiny Collection |
| - | - | Feather Collection |
Objects get a profile page with a secret which can be in any form (video, picture, text)
Locked means that the player needs to do something (puzzle solving and such). So far I have 3 different kind of locked fragments. I already sort the locked fragments to the different puzzle solving. This way I have for each an example.
| Puzzles | Request | Search |
|---|---|---|
| Time Capsule | Stealing Feathers | Lost Tail |
| Color code text | Communicate to fictional character | Photgraph with something missing (go to the location) |
| Text is about time travel, future? | See the stealing on security cam | A manual how to get a fox tail |
| Online, time short | email/chat, real letter, 3 days | as long as it takes to get to location, picture print/download |
The rest of the fragments can be anything I whish. Blogs, small flash games, pictures, videos, text, anything really.
Update
vrijdag 11 maart 2011
Mapping Process
It has been a while since I looked at the mapping of the project process. So I had made a few sketches on paper how the map has evolved.
Image jet to be made
On the weekly meetings with my colleagues an interesting point came up. The map is the detail source of the process. Next to the map there is a document about the overview and general terms of the process. I have not thought about the timeline. So the suggestion came make a colour code for the map to be able to see the timeline. An important point to remember.
Presentation
For the presentation on 16 march we have to show what we have, want and why. It is also a good thing to show what is going to be made in the end. In my case it is going to be a “proof of concept”.
In preparation of the upcoming presentation I am going to make sketches of the scenario how I think the “player” will experience my project. With each image I will try to write down the rules at that point and why.
I think that are 3 parts a small explanation what the project is (self-portrait), the scenario and what exactly I am going to make at the end of the project.
Project
I am the stage to make some kind of prototype of the interactive network. Here kame up to use Wikispaces. I make my own wiki after all. If this is the way to go for the real product is yet to be seen.
Even though the project is called the Curiosity shop I always thought that this would not be the actual title of the shop or experience. Yesterday I had a thought that might be interesting. I really liked the title “The Keeper of Secrets” . In different old mythologies it is also connected to the Raven. The Raven was feared but it also was a sign of looking into your inner darkness revealing the fears and light the dark. Who knows, it was just a thought.
It has been a while since I looked at the mapping of the project process. So I had made a few sketches on paper how the map has evolved.
Image jet to be made
On the weekly meetings with my colleagues an interesting point came up. The map is the detail source of the process. Next to the map there is a document about the overview and general terms of the process. I have not thought about the timeline. So the suggestion came make a colour code for the map to be able to see the timeline. An important point to remember.
Presentation
For the presentation on 16 march we have to show what we have, want and why. It is also a good thing to show what is going to be made in the end. In my case it is going to be a “proof of concept”.
In preparation of the upcoming presentation I am going to make sketches of the scenario how I think the “player” will experience my project. With each image I will try to write down the rules at that point and why.
I think that are 3 parts a small explanation what the project is (self-portrait), the scenario and what exactly I am going to make at the end of the project.
Project
I am the stage to make some kind of prototype of the interactive network. Here kame up to use Wikispaces. I make my own wiki after all. If this is the way to go for the real product is yet to be seen.
Even though the project is called the Curiosity shop I always thought that this would not be the actual title of the shop or experience. Yesterday I had a thought that might be interesting. I really liked the title “The Keeper of Secrets” . In different old mythologies it is also connected to the Raven. The Raven was feared but it also was a sign of looking into your inner darkness revealing the fears and light the dark. Who knows, it was just a thought.
Network = Database
dinsdag 1 maart 2011
A great website showing interactive database, visualised.
Data visualization
Places to visite:
Fizz
We Feel Fine
I would think this is the technology to use for my database/network
Processing js
Data visualization
Places to visite:
Fizz
We Feel Fine
I would think this is the technology to use for my database/network
Processing js
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