Monday, April 28, 2008

GAME DEVELOPMENTS

So yesterday I went up to Gt. Missenden again to talk to the museum curator and education advisor, with the idea of some sort of outdoor game for the courtyard of the museum. They were very positive about this idea and here is what came out of it.

The game should be somethng that doesn't take much (if any) adult coaching, so the idea of something like Snakes and Ladders or Pictionary came up.

If we go for Snakes and Ladders as a basic idea for a game style, I would have to incorporate lots of Roald Dahl things (such as characters for the game pieces and events for the board) as well as have SOME sort of story telling 'vibe' to it. 

(I have been given a set of quiz questions that were created for last years Roald Dahl day, so I can use those as the story telling/narrative element. 

I would have to create a life size, outdoor game board, playing pieces, dice, etc. 

The good thing about this project is that the Museum, (who just won the award for Best Small Attraction in England) is going to be having a roadshow type thing and appearing at Wychwood Festival 2008 and would be really interested in taking the game with them.

They also asked if I could possibly design (from the large ourdoor version,) a smaller board game version as well as a version to play online to go on their website.

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