The levels so far (..A week ago)

My lack of a reliable internet connection is seriously capping my ability to maintain a reflective diary, so people may wish to note that a blog may not be the best way forward should your router be playing silly buggers.

However:

As promised, here are my 2 finished level designs. Complete with self crituqe.

First up, Batfink!

The style and presentation here leave something to be desired. While the game play works well for the series, I find that it is not particularly well presented, or even as clear as it could be.

Next up, The cat in the Hat!

I didn’t post anything about working on this, as I was trying to see if I could do it quickly. After my initial research into Dr. Seuss, I chose a section of ‘The Cat in the Hat’ that would most easily transition to game play, and presented the level in the same few colours as the illustrations in the book.

This level lacks style somewhat, while the colours help somewhat to relate it to the book, the lines and shapes are too simple, instead of having the slightly bizarre essence of the Dr. Seuss illustrations.

Whats next? Well, sticking with the Dr. Seuss theme, I hope to rectify this style issue by presenting the level in a much more stylish way.

Whats my source? Well, as the holiday season is approaching (After people stop trying to sell us pumpkins) I will be tackling “How the Grinch stole Christmas”

Wish me luck!

(As of writing this, I have designed several levels on paper, and while these have yet to transition into any sort of finished piece, I am able to quickly see if the concept works and develop it. More on this later)

Edit: I have changed the font from Times New Roman... I'm not sure why this post had it!