GDD Work

Overview:

Restoration is a single player educational game, used in museums to help children learn more about artwork by directly interacting with it. The player controls an element which is trying restore balance to a damaged painting.

Platforms:

The main component of the game would be on a touch screen instalment within a museum. Visitors could start playing at any time and complete as many levels as they wished. The game would automatically reset after a short duration of no activity so players would be able to learn the rules if they had not played before. The museum version of the game would contain example artworks of all four continents for players to enjoy.

Whilst the game is mainly played within museums, there would be an option to buy it for PC in the gift shop. Users would get all of the features available in the museum version, though will also contain well known artworks to play as well. Due to being on PC the mechanics would be slightly different, requiring users to click to control the element, unlike the other platforms which both rely on touch. The PC version of the game would be specific to the museum it is sold at. E.g. Tate Modern Edition.

The PC version uses a cursor to move the element around.

An IOS version would also be available for purchase on the app store. This version would have the ability to use QR codes to identify which paintings the user wishes to use in their game. This would then let the player use the artwork as the basis of the level.

Each painting would require pre-programmed data in able to use within the game. The use of the IOS is subject to photography rules within the participating museum, due to the use of cameras not being permitted within certain galleries.