http://extrafancy.net/idia612 A collection of materials, thoughts, and other project articafts Mon, 21 Nov 2005 21:42:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Saturday, November 22, our team met with our kid design partners Rolanda, Garreth and Steven for the purpose of testing our game prototype. Design team members Amy, Larry K, and Larry W conducted the test with Amy serving as team spokes person, Larry W as game play controller and ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=18 The RockStar prototype session on the 12th was a success in that it revealed a number of areas needing revision/improvement before bringing it to the kids. LWaldman is incorporating the following revisions to the animation... 1. A visual cue is needed to indicate that vocals (in the ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=17 You can download the exe version from http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/classes/waldman/etmusic1.exe I tried making it playable in the browser, but when I tested it the sync between music and animation was way off. A lot fewer drums in this version. Sorry Larry K for not using the different pitches. I would have had to added more ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=16 Links to game sounds: http://extrafancy.net/idia612/audio/don'tFunkWithMyHeart_pitchUpLittle.mp3 http://extrafancy.net/idia612/audio/don'tFunkWithMyHeart_pitchUpAlot.mp3 http://extrafancy.net/idia612/audio/don'tFunkWithMyHeart_pitchDownLittle.mp3 http://extrafancy.net/idia612/audio/don'tFunkWithMyHeart_pitchDownALot.mp3 http://extrafancy.net/idia612/audio/boos.wav http://extrafancy.net/idia612/audio/applause.wav http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=15 AUDIO: LK’s audio analysis is complete and has been forwarded to LW for incorporation into the animation. LK will also develop four alternative tracks to use for error indicators. VIDEO: LW is hot on the trail of Flash 8 capabilities and may be able to craft a “playable” ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=14 This week we decided on what to do next for our project. Larry K will make notes specific notes about the game play and send them along with is art to me. I will take Larry K’s art and use his notes to make the game interactive in Flash. Amy will look into ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=13 This is not set in stone. There will be four sections to the game: 1. The Tutorial, which will teach the player how to play the game and the Tutorial will be presented as an audition to the band. 2. Free Play, where the player has a choice from ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=12 Ok, here it is. I will show you an image first and explain it second: Click on the picture for a larger image So, this is how it works: The music staff at the top of the screen moves from right to left, with the dotted line located on the left hand side ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=11 So, it appears from the three previous posts that we are in agreement with the overall high level concept of the Eye Toy game in which we are working. In short, we have decided to create a game where a player or players are aspiring to be musical superstar. To ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=10 I liked many if the ideas from the Kid’s Team meeting including the story of trying to become a big band, the dodging or catching of things the audience throws at the player, changing the player’s look, Guitar Smashing and the Head Cutting contest. Most of these ideas can be ... http://extrafancy.net/idia612/?p=9