So here is the database design for the MySQL database of the project. I had to rework it from the original design which was one large table. What is diagrammed above is the various tables and their relationships to one…
Category: Design
Thesis Project Coding Chunks
Troll Me A Story (TMAS) Coding Chunks Character Avatar Creation Body Type Skin Tone Head Eyes Shape Color Nose Mouth Hair Shape Color Clothes Hat Cloak/Coat Top Bottom Basic Account Creation Personal Info Name First Last Age – verify that…
LOCK system
For the mini stories that the players/users will be using I will be applying the LOCK formula to the system. What is LOCK? LOCK is an acronym for LEAD, OBJECTIVE, CONFLICT AND KNOCKOUT. Obviously LEAD stands for the character that…
Name of thesis app changed
The name of the application for my thesis has change from “Legendary Quests” to “Troll-Me-A-Story” Why? After reviewing the multitude of games on Facebook it has been found that a name like Legendary Quests would get buried whereas a name…
Mid-Fidelity Prototype
Here is the mid-fidelity prototype https://foxglove1028.proto.io/share/?id=1591374b-f7c4-41e3-99fe-d5aace5f6492&v=1 It is mainly to work on the look and feel of the site. Per the chat with Professor Fu that for now the home was mocked up so that I can meet a deadline…
Low-Fidelity Prototype
I have published the low-fidelity prototype on proto.io. The only requirement to view this project is to make sure the browser it is viewed in has HTML5 and CSS3 abilities alongs with JavaScript enabled. https://foxglove1028.proto.io/share/?id=57893ba6-c0cd-4bde-a8ec-9a0944ca6d1a&v=3
Its not about THINGS!
I dove back into my research notes and reread a few chapters from Chris Crawford’s book Interactive Stories. Here’s a quick excerpt from chapter one in regards to games: Games concern themselves with things: things you acquire, things you use,…
Give me X item(s) is so boring… let’s spice it up!
After a good long chat with Professor Fu it was apparent that just posting requests to the social sites asking for items is just absolutely stale and I had to step back and ask what can be different? What can…
User Actions
New User Path – Player (need final inner story node screen): Create Account Fill in name, email, username and password Create an Avatar Join or Create a Team (teams are an additional feature) Choose a storyline from Map (when teams…
Proto.io
Trucking along with Proto.io for the low fidelity prototype. I know I only had like half of the wires finished but I figured that a low fidelity prototype was more important and technically its working wireframes anyway with proto.io Proto.io…