Design Demo

Team: Wen Xu, James Weaver, and Andrew YinWriter: Jake RobbinsArtist: Meredith MoriartyConsultant: Mark Friedman

Educational ValueOur game is going to help kids deal

with bullying scenariosBully Scenarios:

◦Verbal insults, steal/rob, and, violenceCorrect Actions:

◦Seek help, don’t care, make friends, and build self-esteem.

Bad Actions◦Engage with the bully, fight, and show

emotions.

Characters

Protagonist Squirrel: Sam-Sam and his friends are bullied in school

-His mother encouraged him to go to Mr. Hopkins

Characters

Fatherly Quest-giver: Mark Hopkins-Redneck rabbit-Asks the squirrels to build a bridge-Gives them a map of the forest

Characters

Beavers-Friendly critters-Provide wood resources-Dislike rabbits

Characters

Turtle-Friendly critter-Provide water transportation-Found at the creek trapped on his back

Characters

Snakes-Hostile character-Verbal bullies

Characters

Bears-Hostile character-Violent bullies-Steals resources

Example Storyboard

Map

What we’ve done so farMet with Mark from Public HealthDesign RevisionCoordinated with artist and writerSetup Google Code group,

FogBugz, and Design doc

Upcoming…Mar 2 - Mar 15 Draw opening scene picture and build 3D

models of characters and resources in Maya. (Meredith)

Finalize conversations. (Jake) Import obj files and build 3D models using

Wild Magic, explore collision detection. (Wen) Create networking modules and model for

map. (Andrew) Build squirrel 3D models and set up basic

actions. (James)