Gianmarco Sanzone- Designing a Video game

Abstract

Designing a Video Game

By:Gianmarco Sanzone

How to get a video game to do what I want it to do? This is the question I put to the test to find out. My hypothesis was that my game would work successfully. I had chosen this idea because this is something I’ve always dreamed of doing and whenever I get the chance I try hard. I also thought that it would be a fun topic to chose so I could have some fun in the making. This project was fun to make and at sometimes hard. It all started and ended with a couple of steps.

I did this experiment by following my procedure and bright ideas. I thought since I was still in school I could make a game about the first day of school that started in kindergarden. The first day of school is the most important. It decides who will be your friends and who will be your enemies. My explanation for doing this so that other people could get the idea of what any child who starts their first day of school would think of doing. The first step was to get a computer which I already had. I needed a computer so that I could find a website that could help me make a game. Secondly I needed to get a scratch account. Scratch is a website that allows you to make your own game, make background for games, and make characters/sprites for games, and playing games. You can also test and revise your code if you wanted to.It also allows you play other people's games. Next I needed a game idea. The game idea is what would help get my creative juices flowing and my imagination running. I also needed to get people to try my game to get data. Lastly I needed to record the choices made by the people who tried my game. Everything was found and acquired and I was ready to go.

Most people who play my game chose the hide path and the obedient path. I found this out by getting people to try my game meanwhile I observed and recorded their choices on paper. I don’t think that my data is too accurate because only 4 people tested my game. It would of been more accurate if I got more people to try my game. For the first section one person chose talk to someone, 1 person chose try your best in class, and two people chose hide. For the second section one person chose bad attitude, three chose obediently, and no one chose good attitude.

I learned that making a video game can be really fun, but also hard at some parts. My hypothesis was correct because I made a successful game that works great. In the end there were some edits that were needed to be made. Those edits were made and made the game look better. Some of the errors were that I didn’t make the game long enough it goes really quick. My game wasn’t very accurate on how it would be on your first day of school and I think it would of been longer if I had more time to work on it. Another flaw I found is that you have to click the choices in different spots to follow their path. In all this project was really fun because I got to make a video game which is something I’ve always wanted to do.

Conclusion

I learned that making a video game can be really fun, but also hard at some parts. My hypothesis was correct because I made a successful game that works great. In the end there were some edits that were needed to be made. Those edits were made and made the game look better. Some of the errors were that I didn’t make the game long enough it goes really quick. My game wasn’t very accurate on how it would be on your first day of school and I think it would of been longer if I had more time to work on it. Another flaw I found is that you have to click the choices in different spots to follow their path. In all this project was really fun because I got to make a video game which is something I’ve always wanted to do.

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