Visual analysis of a video game

| BAIM | SD3761 Visual Thinking |York Chan, Mani Cheng, Sunny Cheung, Gloria Chu, Louise Lo

introduction

rhythm game involves well-timed

touch gestures as targets cross

your path, building a song along

the way

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Game Identity

Button

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playsong

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Button

button

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difficulty

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Icons

Button(Back to song

selected)

Button(level selected)

(different orbs)

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semantics

Iconic

folder likes a button to remind user to

select the level such as easy and normal

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Visual effects

Visual effects

Node

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Score

response ofperformance

path of game

player character

non-player charactergesture

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avantar:

Surrounding visual elements dot with two curve lines sharp orange color shadow

Blinking The surrounding of avatar is shinning

Phase of motion differernt direction stable motion which will not out of screen

bright and luminous colors

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song

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Targets:

pop up with bright color

gestures

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tap beat flick swipinghold

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Symbolic response colorful circles means excitement

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iconic icon Blue rectangle battery-liked

metaphor get score increase blue area

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PATH OF GAME

overall metaphor of game

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style of game

McCloud’s triangle

The picture plan

Reality Meaning

abstraction graphic style

future mood

universe as a theme star planet wireframe

camera movement brings user to stronger 3D illusion

play with rhyme