Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in Creative Media ProductionUnit 4: Final Major Project Proposal Form

Media Format (film, documentary, motion graphics, photography, animation, graphic design etc)

Our video game, “Contrast” is a 2D game that will explore into multiple genres within one game. Each level will show the game in a different perspective through the medium of various genres to create an immersive experience for the player and to show how interesting each genre is.

Synopsis of Idea (content, narrative, genre)

The purpose behind this project is to showcase our team’s individual game-development skills. With 6 people working in unison in a group, it is clear to know that we have different interests and different ideas when comes to games, music, art styles etc. Using this we can create a game with many varying game styles, be it a Platformer, Hack and Slash or a Horror game, we have different ideas for game, which we plan to merge into one, through the use of gameplay and audio such as music or foley artistry that you would anticipate from different genres.

Target Audience? (demographic NOT age range)

The audience can vary widely between males and females but more targeted towards a teenage to young adult demographic due to the game being quite reminiscent of early dungeon crawler games like The Legend Of Zelda Franchise which would have been around in the time that the demographic was starting to play video games, aiming for a nostalgic feeling towards the game that will bring back memories.

How will your project meet the needs of your target audience?

Our game will appeal to the demographic with the wide varying ranges of genres whilst also working heavily on audio such as music, foley artistry as well as pleasing pixel based art to better suit the different gameplay elements.

What production techniques will you use to realise your project?

Using different forms of 2D sprite based programs such as GameMaker, Photoshop and even something like RPG Maker we will create a game pleasing to see, play and hear.With Reaper sound software it’s possible to manipulate sounds and music we make to better suit our different genres within the game.