harshal chheda my health resort design v1.3
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MMYY HHEEAALLTTHH RREESSOORRTT
Learning through fun
By Harshal Chheda
CONTENTS
Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................ 1Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3Character ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3Universe ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4Gameplay............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Gameplay Loop ............................................................................................................................................................. 6Exercising, Cooking and Quiz Gameplay ................................................................................................................ 7
Exercising ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7Cooking ....................................................................................................................................................................... 7Quizzes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Game Areas ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8Fitness area ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Gym .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8Chef Zone .................................................................................................................................................................... 8Clinic ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Residential Area ............................................................................................................................................................ 8Player Residence ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
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Market ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8Progression .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Health Credits ................................................................................................................................................................ 9Daily Tasks ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9Contests ............................................................................................................................................................................ 9
Competition Modes .................................................................................................................................................. 9Types of Contests ..................................................................................................................................................... 10Contest rewards ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Mechanics ............................................................................................................................................................................ 11In-game Days ............................................................................................................................................................. 11Energy Meter .............................................................................................................................................................. 11Hunger Meter ............................................................................................................................................................. 11Calorie Tracker ......................................................................................................................................................... 12Food Storage, Eating and Diet ......................................................................................................................... 12Recipes and Cooking ............................................................................................................................................... 12Exercising .................................................................................................................................................................... 12Rest (TBD) .................................................................................................................................................................. 12Muscle Groups ........................................................................................................................................................... 13Instancing ................................................................................................................................................................... 13
USPs ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 13Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
v1.0 Game Design Document Started July 27, 2009
v1.1 Several content and imagery additions July 30, 2009
v1.2 Several formatting changes, better categorization, added proper mini-game section July 31, 2009
v1.3Important modifications to the TYPES OF CONTESTS sectionNew sloganMinor formatting and grammatical modifications
Aug 03, 2009
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OVERVIEW
Name My Health Resort
Platform Flash (PC/Mac)
Genre Sim/RPG/Educational
Ages 8+
Health Resort is a multiplayer online health simulation for the flash platform, with elements of
progression, learning, resource management and mini-games.
The objective of the game is for players to manage their diet, exercise and resources in order to be fit.
INTRODUCTION
My Health Resort is all about healthy living. It teaches you the very best fitness
techniques and the healthiest, tastiest recipes around and then lets you practice
them in a virtual world!
Head to the market to buy food, cook a tasty meal in your virtual kitchen, go
work off those calories in the gym, learn new recipes and exercises, pick out
funky clothes and accessories for your avatar, its all there!!
Mix around with the player community - share that perfect routine for workingout the pectorals, describe how mouthwateringly delicious that Tandoori
Chicken looked, or pit your wits against them in contests that will decide who is
the ultimate health guru!
My Health Resort combines the ideas of the DS games My Health Coach and
My Cooking Coach and brings them to the hugely accessible Flash platform.
CHARACTER
Players start off with a standardized character and can
customize its appearance to their taste.
As players progress in the game, their characters physique
gets updated depending on dietary and exercise trends
(game play).
My Health Resort
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UNIVERSE
The game world consists of a virtual health resort, where players learn fitness and healthy cooking
techniques, and apply same to enhance their virtual characters.
The resort consists of a fitness area and a residential area.
GAMEPLAY
My Health Resort is a simulation, and the gameplay follows obvious rules for gaining/losing weight,
diet-based disorders, effects of exercise on the body, etc.
Players have 2 attributes to manage, Energy and Hunger which in turn affect Calories and Muscle
Mass. The main actions in the game and their effects are shown below:
Action Energy Hunger Weight (Calories) Muscle Mass
Eating + Energy - Hunger + Calories
Exercise - Energy + Hunger - Calories + Muscle
Rest + Energy + Hunger - Muscle
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As players eat and exercise, their weight and physique change accordingly just like in real life.
E.g., if a player overeats and gets no exercise, his character will become fat and may even develop
obesity-related illnesses. This is illustrated below.
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GAMEPLAY LOOP
This system creates a closed, self-contained gameplay loop.
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EXERCISING, COOKING AND QUIZ GAMEPLAY
Exercising
Exercising in My Health Resort consists of a bunch ofmini-games for each exercise, e.g. for cycling, skipping,etc
The styles of the games will vary, but most should followtiming-based themes such as in Fable 2
In the image to the right, the player needs to time themouse click to when the green bar reaches the top of the
gauge for the best performance
Cooking
Cooking in My Health Resort takes place in a virtualkitchen that is part of each players residence
The task itself consists of referring to known recipes,acquiring the right ingredients and then actually
cooking them by utilizing the various tools in the
kitchen
Equipment like stoves, ovens, etc have timers andplayers need to remove food from them at the right
time
Performance criteria includes speed, timing,preparation sequence, etc
Quizzes
To encourage players to learn more, to help reinforcewhat is already learned and for players to test their
knowledge against each other, players can take quizzes
at the Clinic
These quizzes contain multiple-choice questions basedon what players already know
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GAME AREAS
FITNESS AREA
Gym
This is where players go to exercise, learn new exercises or unlock higher levelequipment by spending Health Credits
The Gym has 3 floors (TBD) - the higher the floor, the higher the quality andvariety of equipment and exercises
Also has an Exercise Competition ZoneChef Zone
This is where the player can spend Health Credits to learn new recipes Similar to the Gym, the Chef Zone has 3 floors (TBD) - the higher the floor, the
higher the quality and variety of recipes the player can learn
Also has a cooking competition zoneClinic
This is where players go to check their health status Players that have fallen ill are automatically brought here to be cured, at a
Health Credit cost to the player
Clinics automatically maintain records of the players health Has a dietician, who imparts healthy eating advice for free Also has a competition zone for Quiz Contests
RESIDENTIAL AREA
Player Residence
When players enter the residential building, they are taken straight to their
apartment, which contains:
Kitchen - Players can cook their meals here Fridge and Cupboard - All food bought by the player is stored here Wardrobe - All the characters clothing and accessories are stored here Bedroom - Characters need regular rest and they can sleep here (Restfeature TBD) Living Area: Features TBD
Market
Here, players can buy food items and accessories by spending Health Credits
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Thereafter, the AI picks an exercise or recipe at random, the players are teleported to therespective competition zone, and the contest begins.
Types of Contests
Exercise Contests
Players play the selected exercise mini-game, and the player that performs the best winsAlternatively
The AI selects a random exercise from amongst those known by the competing players Thereafter, the players are asked to work out a particular muscle group the best they can in a
set amount of time
Cooking Contests
The AI selects a random recipe from amongst those known by the competing players Players have to cook the selected dish without being able to refer to the recipe, but with the
ingredients freely available
The player with the best overall performance winsQuiz Contests
The AI finds topics from amongst those already learnt by the players at the clinic Players are given a series of multiple-choice questions from these topics The player with the best performance wins
Supreme Health Contest
This is an endgame feature where players that have unlocked most high level recipes andexercise can compete against each other to compare who has better overall health
This will also be a mini-game with the usual gameplay elements, but player attributes such asweight, proportion of muscles, etc will also affect the final outcome
Contest rewards
Contest rewards can include HCs, titles, special accessories, recipes
and exercises. (TBD)
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MECHANICS
In-game Days
The first in-game day starts from the time of the players first login andlasts till 24 hrs from that time
If players log out and back in during this time, they are still considered tobe in the same day
Thereafter, the next day starts with the players next login or, if theplayer is online when his first in-game day is over, the next day starts
while the player is online
This way, problems of time zones and the issue of players losing days when they arent onlinefor extended periods are solved
The actual online time per day doesnt really matter and players can u se extra time aftercompleting the daily tasks for other activities like learning recipes/exercises, shopping,
competing, learning at the clinic, etc
Energy Meter
All player actions burn a certain amount of calories, which depletes the EnergyMeter exercising consumes the most energy and other activities like walking,
cooking, etc. consume considerably less energy
E.g. walking xmeters consumes (y*players weight) energy
Whenever players rest, they receive energy (Restfeature TBD) Eating also replenish the players energy level, but to a lesser extent
Actions performed while the player has no energy can have adverse effects such as collapse(illness).
Hunger Meter
At the start of the game, players have a certain hunger level, which is actuallythe amount of nutrition the player needs to be healthy
Hunger is increased whenever energy is consumed and calories are burnt Resting also increases Hunger level, but to a lesser extent
E.g. walking xmeters increases hunger by (y*players weight)
Eating more or less than what is required to exactly negate hunger causes the player to gain orlose weight accordingly and, in extreme cases, can lead to illness
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Calorie Tracker
All player actions, even walking and cooking, burn calories - the amountdepends on the action
E.g., walking xmeters burns (y*players weight) calories
Any unburnt calories cause the player to gain weight, while not receivingenough calories on the other hand cause the player to lose weight - both can
lead to illness and have a negative effect on energy levels
Food Storage, Eating and Diet
All the ingredients mentioned in the cooking recipes can be purchased at the market Each food item has a set of specific, realistic nutrition values When food is cooked, it may lose some of its nutrition, but maybe its
not necessary to go into so much detail (TBD)
Players need a certain amount of carbs, protein, fat, fiber, etc in theirdiet
If players dont have a balanced diet, it can affect their energy andhunger, weight gain/loss, effectiveness of exercise and, in extreme
cases, can cause illness
Food can be stored in cooked or uncooked form and has a realistic shelf-life If food goes bad and is eaten, it could cause illness Eating food takes a certain amount of time, e.g. a sandwich could take 10 in-game seconds
while a pizza could take 20 seconds
Recipes and Cooking
Players start off with a few basic recipes and can purchase more atthe Chef Zone, using HCs
Cooking takes place in the virtual kitchen that every player has. This is almost exactly the same as in My Cooking Coach, i.e., food
items are dragged and dropped into the relevant appliances, ovens
etc are timed and so on
Exercising
Players start off with a few basic exercises and can purchase more from theTrainer at the Gym, where all exercising also takes place
All exercises burn a certain amount of calories and affect certain muscle-groups
Rest (TBD)
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Muscle Groups
For various reasons, the development (size) of each muscle-group in the players body istracked
Although it will be difficult to show muscle-groups distinctly on in-game characters, theirattributes are recorded and updated by the game, and players can view them in detail at the
mirror in the Gym
Instancing
Because this game is designed to have a number of players playing simultaneously, all areaswithin the game are instanced
Each area has a maximum player limit, and when this limit is reached, new players will enter anew instance of the area
This means that the number of simultaneous players is only limited by physical infrastructure the game itself is designed to be able to handle an infinite number of players
USPs
Educational game Positive theme, widely accessible with massively multiplayer capabilities Life-like mechanics, with real-world nutrition values, effects of exercise, etc RPG elements add to player immersion and encourage them to enhance
their characters by learning and doing more
Can be plugged into applications like Facebook to reach greater audiences Elegant, self-contained gameplay loop that includes economy, character
customization, etc
High scalability additional features such as a Yoga Centre, Sports Zone, etc can easily beintegrated in the future
CONCLUSION
Step into My Health Resort and discover a wealth of useful information seamlessly
integrated with the virtual world.
Learning the tastiest, healthiest cooking recipes has never been so much fun!
Learning ways of shedding that extra weight or gaining muscle mass has never
been so easy. You will remember these techniques even when you are not playing!
My Health Resort Learning through fun
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To Do:
- Expand Universe section (detailed layouts of the buildings, NPC descriptions, etc)
- Add Camera View section