1. Period 4- Video Gaming Game Salad
Project 1
Meteor
Period 4- Video Gaming
Game Salad

2. Game Objective
You are traveling through space and your only option is to travel through a meteor shower
The only way that you can eliminate the meteors is by shooting them with a laser beam
You need to eliminate 90% of the meteors before time is up to move on to the next level
If you get hit by a meteor you will lose a life
If you travel through both levels successfully with a life left you will win the game

3. Similar Games

4. Technical Objectives/Requirements
Game Interfaces
Counters
3 Actors w/behaviors
Main Character
Enemy
Weapon
Transition between two action scenes
Sound Effects
Background
Documentation
Game Design Document
Peered Reviewed
Use royalty free sound and images
Game works all of the time

5. Required Documentation
Game Design Document
Complete the One Page Concept Overview
Peer Reviews
At least two review from people who have played your game
At least one review from someone out of your age group (teacher, parent, younger sibling, grandparent)

6. Standard Sizes for Target Platform
Screen
Dimension (Pixels)
iPhone Landscape
480 x 320
iPhone Portrait
320 x 480
Legacy Web Game
720 x 480
iPad Landscape
1024 x 768
iPad Portrait
768 x 1024
720P HD
1280 x 720
MacBook
1280 x 800
Game Salad Arcade
Kindle/Nook Landscape
1024 x 600
Kindle/Nook Portrait
600 x 1024

7. Background Make a background image on Photoshop
Save as: meteorbackground.jpg in Meteor folder
Add to media library and drag/drop into game

8. Main Character Make a main character image on Photoshop
Draw the character larger than it needs to be to save integrity of the image
Save as: meteormaincharacter.png in Meteor folder
PNG file will not add white border
Add to media library and drag/drop into game

9. Enemy Make an enemy image on Photoshop
Save as: meteorenemy.jpg in Meteor folder
Add to media library and drag/drop into game

10. Game Interface
Menu screens that you come to before, during and after the game
Will be added as new scenes in Game Salad

11. Start Screen Make a start screen image on Photoshop
Save as: meteorstart.jpg in Meteor folder
Add to media library and drag/drop into game
Your Start Screen needs a Press Start, Play, or New Game button
Save as: meteorstartbutton.jpg

12. Pause Screen Make a pause screen image on Photoshop
Save as: meteorpause.jpg in Meteor folder
Add to media library and drag/drop into game

13. Victory Screen Make a victory screen image on Photoshop
Save as: meteorvictory.png in Meteor folder
Add to media library and drag/drop into game

14. Game Over Screen Make a game over screen image on Photoshop
Save as: meteorgameover.jpg in Meteor folder
Add to media library and drag/drop into game

15. Counter (Score, Life, Damage)
Score (Actor)
Text display
Copy Score Actor and re-name to Main Character Armor
Change the attributes

16. Timer
Timer (Actor)
Change timer attributes in prototype behavior

17. Common Behaviors Reset Game Reset Scene Rotate Rotate to Angle
Accelerate
Animate
Change Attribute
Change Image
Change Scene
Change Size
Change Velocity
Collide
Constrain Attributes
Control Camera
Destroy
Display Text
Group
Interpolate
Load Attributes
Move
Move To
Note
Particles
Pause Game
Pause Music
Play Music
Play Sound
Replicate
Reset Game
Reset Scene
Rotate
Rotate to Angle
Rotate to Position
Rule
Save Attribute
Spawn Actor
Stop Music
Timer
Unpause Game
(See the Common Behaviors Handout for more detailed descriptions)

18. Actor w/behavior Main Character Movement Defining Parameters
Main Character Logic
Weapons
Enemy Movement/Logic

19. Main Character Movement
Key
Direction
Right
Left
180 Up 90
Down
270

20. Defining Parameters Go to Main Character movement to the right
Type Attribute in the open field
Navigate through the menu
Attributes > Main Character > Position > X

21. Defining Parameters Movement Attribute Expression Right
Self.position.x
Less than 420
Left
Greater than 0 Up
Self.position.y
Less than 300
Down

22. Weapons Create a Main Character Weapon Create an Enemy Weapon Laser
Meteor

23. Main Character Logic (Armor)

24. Enemy Movement

25. Transition

26. Sound Effects

27. Game Design Document Complete the one sheet concept overview
Cover Page
Game Title
Game Platform
Game Summary
Player Controls
Game Outline
Unique Selling Points
Similar Competitive Products

28. Peer Review Questions What is the goal of this game?
What are some of the rules of the game?
How are the characters moving?
What changes about the game as the levels change?
Rate the level of difficulty of this game (Scale of 1-5)
Have you played a game that is similar to this game?
Were there any glitches or errors that you found during your experience?
Would you play this game again?
What would you like to see changed about this game?

29. Project Reflection

30. Grading
Each Technical Object/Requirement will be graded with the following point system
Evaluation
Points
Not Included
Did Not Meet Requirement 1
Met Requirement 2
Exceeded Requirements 3