It's Olympic Season! And you know what that means, tourists…a lot of them. This is a prime opportunity for pickpockets to take action. "I'll Take This" is a game based in Rio De Janeiro and takes the player on a wild (and illegal) journey. There will be different pickpockets to choose from that you can play, each with different skill levels (agility, strength, allure). In each round you will have to follow your target and select an item you are going to try and take, easier said than done.

When you select your target, you must closely follow them without suspicion either from the target or other members of public. Some targets will have higher value items than others, high value items warrant big points. Each target will have a "Suspicion" bar which will fluctuate depending on how obvious or stealthy you are. If your pickpocket skills are poor and your target's Suspicion bar is full then you will be caught -> game over. However if you successfully retrieve the item of desire then you will be able to trade that item in for "Monies". The amount of Monies you will receive will depend on the value of the item. Monies can be used to upgrade your character's skills (agility, strength, allure) or perhaps purchase festive costumes. As you progress through the various levels, the difficulty will increase and targets will become almost impossible to steal from.

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More submissions by ivan for MDS GDV110 - 'One Game a Day' Assignment

Who doesn't love their sleep? Wouldn't you love to be in bed all day every day? Well in "Just A Few More Minutes" you can.

In this game you will be tested on how well you are able to stay asleep (yup, you read that right). Anyway… the morning comes and your alarm sets off, but because you were up all night having a complete re-evaluation of all your mistakes in life, (you know when its pitch black in your room and instant sleep is impossible so your mind just decides to take you down a torturous jog down memory lane to re-highlight your past incidents that were not productive and then you begin to think of completely random things…) you're still too tired to get up. But it's 7am! You have class in an hour what do you do? SLEEP (shhh…). The way this game works is simple; your character will be in bed and as soon as your alarm sets off to wake you up you will be tasked to move the bed (swiping on touch screen) to dodge all objects being thrown at you from the Army of Alarms. If an object thrown hits your character or the bed then you've failed, the longer you dodge these objects the higher your score will be.

Image: Mine T.T

Do you think you and a teammate know each other well? Give "This or That" a try.

In this game you play as a contestant on a popular show called "This or That" where you and a teammate will be given a set of questions to answer; the questions will consist of comparisons of two items that can range from your favourite console game to a family member. The standard format of the questions will look like; "From these two items, which would you save? Item 1 or Item 2". Player One will go first while Player Two waits, unable to hear Player One's answers. Once Player One has answered all the questions both Players will meet at the main stage where the host Lucille will ask Player Two the same questions that were given to Player One. Without Player One's assistance, Player Two will then try to match Player One's answers to the same questions. With each question right, both players will receive 100 points however once Player Two's answer to a question doesn't match Player One's answer both players will be eliminated.

Platform: IOS, Android

Pic: By Yours Truly

In "Z-Class" you play as Louise, a college teacher, as she fights to survive in a world gone mad. At the beginning of the game Louise will be at the front of the class teaching as per normal until the sound of alarms cut the class short. Everyone rushes to the windows to see what looks like explosions barely a few blocks from where the school is. Panic arises when the sounds of screams are audible from the school hallways, as you step out to see what the fuss is about you witness first-hand one of the teachers, Mr Hansen, viciously attacking one of the students. Blood is spread everywhere as Hansen savagely begins to tear the student's flesh with his teeth, suddenly the main doors down the hallway bust open with the force from a bunch of people that look sick and deranged much like Hansen did. You've watched enough zombie flicks to know not to approach so you rush back to your class and barge the doors. Now, the fun begins. The player will then need to find materials in the room to use as coverage and to further secure the door from being busted into. It is your job to secure the lives of the 20 students in this classroom at all costs. The player will play the game through a bird's eye-view enabling them to see when a wave of infec---zombies are close by. Weapons can be forged with several materials made available in the wood-work class, but time is of the essence as the player will need to secure any exits to prevent zombies getting in. Similar to "Plants vs Zombies" these zombies will come in waves, and any zombie killed will reward the player with gold to buy useful materials that can either reinforce the exits or forge make-shift weapons. In the case a single student is killed or the player dies, the game will end.

Platform: IOS, Android

Pic Reference: http://s608.photobucket.com/user/DevlindeSade/media/zombiesurvival.jpg.html

Let's take you back to the islands. In "I Have Crabs" you play as Toa, a typical looking island man, who lacks modern tools for crab fishing, so what else can he do but dive down to retrieve the crabs himself. Now, Toa isn't an ordinary man, his body has abnormally adapted to endure environments with less oxygen or no oxygen as well as the fact that he has also been able to withstand the colder temperatures at the seabed therefore, giving him an advantage with crab fishing as opposed to the other men on the tropical island of Barc.

In each round you (Toa) must dive into the ocean to the seabed and retrieve as many crabs as you can. Of course Toa will need to come back up for air, so you need to gather as many as you can before resurfacing and then return to the seabed. There will be a timer for each round, once the timer is up your round is over. If you don't catch enough crabs, you will have failed and Toa will be banished from the Island of Barc, however if you manage to meet the requested number of crabs for that round then you are rewarded with Crabby Cash (depending on how many you actually caught). This Crabby Cash can be used to upgrade Toa's skills; stamina, catching, swimming or even purchasing different costumes for Toa (festive costumes will be made available).

To dive, the player will be asked to tap the arrow button displayed on the screen. Followed by instructions on how to make Toa swim down (holding down the arrow button). When you reach the seabed, you will need to find as many crabs as you can. When attempting to catch a crab you must carefully time your attack. The crab will have a defensive attack to prevent Toa from catching it, but there will be a window of exposure in which (if you time it right) will be able to grab the crab successfully. If you attempt to grab a crab when it is in the middle of its defensive attacks Toa will be hurt and lose HP. There will be a gauge showing the amount of time Toa can last before needing air will be shown on the left (stamina). If this gauge is empty and you're not resurfaced Toa's HP will decrease rapidly.

Platform: IOS, Android.


Awful Image: By Me.

Crazy for Coconuts is a 2D game that tests the player's ability to well…catch coconuts. It's simple, the coconuts will fall from the tree and all you have to do is catch them. The catch is that when you start the game, the only thing you can use to catch the coconuts is a bowl (yes a small bowl) therefore restricting you of catching as many as you can. You must catch as many as you can fit in your "coco-carrier" (whether it be a bowl, for starters, or the coco-sack for higher levels), once your coco-carrier is full you must tap on the truck to empty the coconuts there and leave your coco-carrier empty for you to catch more coconuts. In each round you will be given a set time to catch and store as many coconuts as you can, as you complete rounds and progress through the game, the time given in each round will slowly decrease. With the completion of a round you will have the task of opening the coconuts to retrieve the coconut water contained inside. This is done by tapping on the coconut rapidly to crack it. The amount of coconut water retrieved from all the coconuts caught from the initial catch will determine how much coco-cash you will receive. This coco-cash can be used to upgrade your coco-carrier (higher level coco-carriers can carry more coconuts), or to increase the player's speed (moving around to catch coconuts/ running to truck to store the coconuts that you've caught).

Platform: IOS, Android.

Awful Image: By Me..

In this game you will be tasked to take orders from customers using the "Drive Through" service. Customers will place their orders at different speeds, and you must correctly place their order for your team to carry out. Customers will have a meter above their head to measure the length of time they've waited, once the meter is full, meaning that the customer was not served in time, the customer will leave and you will be charged with -2 McLove. Orders that are successfully completed will reward you with 1 McLove. At the beginning of each round you will start with 10 McLoves, but if you run out of McLoves during the round then Game Over and you will be McFired.

Process:

Once an order is placed, a screen showing the range of items your fast food restaurant offers. You will be asked to quickly find the item requested by the customer and add that to their order (there will be a timer). Once the order is being processed, the customer will move to the next window for payment which you will be in charge of also. Retrieve the correct amount from the customer, and then ensure their order is ready for them to take. Each order completed will be recorded, and as the difficulty level increases you will be given a shorter amount of time to complete each order.

Platform: IOS, Android

Pic Reference: https://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/drive-thru.jpg

Being a waiter isn't that bad right? Well for Gretchen, there couldn't be anything worse than this.

As if it isn't bad enough you're on the minimum wage now you are forced to deal with animal-like fiends growling and moaning for you to wipe their tables, refill their drinks, and all other mundane activities that you just cannot be bothered to do. In "CBF" you play as Gretchen, a waitress who basically has had enough of people in general and…well cbf caring anymore so she sets out to wreak havoc to the whining and moaning wretches sitting on their lazy backsides demanding to be served.

It is your job in "CBF" to target any customer situated in the restaurant and begin to throw/shoot random items at them. Because who said, waitressing had to be boring? When you have selected a target, you are then prompted to select an item you wish to throw/shoot which can range from the nearest saucepan, cutting board, tomato or whatever you can get your devilish hands on. Your only source of cover is behind tables. Carefully throw your selected item at the target without being spotted; extra points are rewarded for landing an edible item in the target's mouth. Likewise, bonus points are rewarded when successfully hitting a moving target. Once a customers' "No Respek-O-Meter" has been completed you have completed your first mission. As you progress through the game, you will be tasked with incredibly difficult trick shots and multiple targets at once. By the end of the game, these customers will know what name to put some respek on.

Platform: IOS, Andriod.


Pic Reference: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x9e3vOR9rgQ/hqdefault.jpg


In a small secured area called the Lugar Seguro located deep in the Black Forest lays the small community of vampires. Where Dhampirs (half-vampire half-human) and Morois ("pure" vampire blessed with special abilities) coexist in harmony, however in the darkest pits of the forest lurk the ever so demented Strigois, who were once vampires but through committing the ultimate sin (feeding off the blood of another vampire) have indulged in the dark ways of the Strigoi and have been granted strength beyond that of the Moroi and Dhampir, with the cost of sun sensitivity. These Strigoi stalk the walls that contain the Dhampirs and Moroi day in and day out, eagerly awaiting a minor slip up or the occasional lone traveller to set out into the forest unaware of the dangers that lurk in the shadows. You see, it is in fact the blood of the Moroi/Dhampir that empowers the Strigoi. Without it they begin to decay and weaken. However, with the lunar eclipse soon to occur the Strigoi will be able to muster enough celestial energy to break into the protected walls of the Lugar Seguro and wreak havoc. This is where the main protagonist comes in. You play as a skilled Dhampir appointed to protect a specific Moroi at all costs. And with the knowledge of the lunar eclipse ritual, you are given the task of training your fellow Dhampirs to prepare themselves for the imminent threat outside the walls. Agility will be your biggest ally, without it you will fall helplessly into the arms of the Strigoi and your journey will end in one fatal bite. Are you ready for the war of all wars? Prepare yourself, and make sure that at all costs the Moroi are protected.

Platform: All consoles, PC.

Pic Reference: http://screencrave.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/The-Twilight-Saga-Vampires-on-The-Move-30-4-10-kc.jpg

Boredom is a killer but what can a demi-god, blessed with the power to manipulate the weather, do to for fun? Well I'm glad you asked. You see, Kayro (the demigod) being the conniving little twit he is, enjoys ruining the lives of everyday commuters. In this game it is your job to simply alter the weather; whether it is torrential rain, extreme heatwaves, snow storms, etc. to prevent the busy commuters from getting to their destination. In each stage you will be placed in different scenarios with a different target. The annoy-o-meter on each commuter will be displayed above their heads. The higher you can get the annoy-o-meter on the target by manipulating the weather to basically ruin their busy day, the higher your score will be. The cost of Nathan's ability is that as he uses his ability, his magic bar decreases rapidly which can only be replenished with the completed annoy-o-meter from busy commuters. Simple, annoy the commuters by manipulating the weather to make travelling to their destination absolutely impossible and completely ruin their day, fun isn't it. Get creative with the use of his skills, conjure a lightning bolt to strike a tree to fall on the road, send torrential rain down on the bikers, summon snow to blind everyone, it doesn't matter what you do, as long as you annoy the commuters enough for their annoy-o-meter to reach its full mark.


Pic Reference: http://www.post-gazette.com/image/2014/02/18/20140218dsSnowLocal02.jpg

Everyone has made decisions in their lives that they've regretted and wished they could change it. Well, in Second Chances you are given that option with a twist. In this game you are given a choice of 5 people to choose from, each with their own unique backstory the only similarity between the characters is that they're all…well dead. When they reach the Court of Redemption you are there to suss out whether or not they've made enough productive choices to be allowed into the Sanctuary or if they are in serious need of a "do-over" Yup, as an officer of SCPD (Second Chances Police Department) it is your duty to help these people to alter their past choices that have affected their chances of resting in peace by travelling back into that person's past and help that person to fix their mistakes. Just a tiny catch, when you travel back in time your Spirit Bar decreases for the length of your travel which can only be replenished when you have successfully helped them to fix a past mistake. The further back in time you go, the faster the Spirit Bar decreases, if you are unable to help the person to fix a particular mistake in time your Spirit Bar will expire and your Spiritual Presence will be removed from the Court of Redemption sending you back to the Living World to be reincarnated…as a fox. And what does the fox say? Nothing.


Pic Reference: http://goodnewsnotebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Second-Chances-500x300.jpg

Platform: IOS, Android

Who didn't want to be a superhero at one point in their life? Well our good friend Wilber here sure loves the idea of being the very first Super Goose, yes a Goose...that's super shh. You see, Wilber had a rather peculiar upbringing, mainly because he was raised by the predators that had mauled his family, the felines. For some odd reason Wilber was valued and respected in his "family" and no one dared touch him because of the love his foster mother had for him (still odd). This abnormal upbringing had led Wilber to become extremely over-confident and therefore believe he was the "chosen one" as he was the only one with the ability to fly in his "family" granted that it was for a very short period of time and his "family" were…well cats. However, Wilber's reign of annoyance and obnoxious behaviour soon end after his family had no choice but to exile him.

In this game you play as Wilber as he journeys out to prove to himself and his family that his intentions are in fact benevolent and ultimately become the Superhero he always dreamed he could be. You will meet several other animals on your journey and it is the player's choice if they wish to appoint them as part of his squad or kick em to the curb. After completing several gruesome missions (from helping the Meek Mice, to catching the Ruthless Rats) Wilber's hero aura will gradually increase until it reaches its maximum potential which will see Wilber transform into THE Super Goose, blessed with the power of immense strength and speed, capable of helping those in need and protecting the citizens of Eseeg. Now with this much power, the player will be given the choice of remaining as the Super Goose, the hero of Eseeg, or convert and become the Maniacal Goose, who seeks to spread fear and havoc among the petty individuals beneath you.



Pic Reference: http://theraginggoose.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/super-goose.jpg



In this game you play as a simple business man going home from a long day of work. The player must navigate through the pitch black train while avoiding the grasps of the "infected" savages. Rescuing fellow passengers will test the player's will to help those in need and therefore is rewarded large amounts of EXP and their heroic deeds are recorded. Negligence of these potential victims is recorded and tallied and will show at the conclusion of the game if the player is in fact a "Lone Survivor" or a "Hero". The player will face numerous challenges including the obvious "infected" individuals on the trains that will range from lack of food sources, required tools to pry open cabinets/doors etc. Breaking windows strictly prohibited as it draws too much attention from the "infected" as well as any other activities that emit sounds loud enough for the "infected" can hear (excluding combat).

Platform: PlayStation, IOS, Android.

Story:

The day is over and you're on your way to the train before it becomes almost impossible to attain a seat. Everything appears to be normal, people minding their own businesses, the occasional promoter trying to get signatures or "Likes" on their Facebook page, and so on. However, as the train leaves the station you notice a man waddling in the aisle ahead of you. As he approaches the area that you notice underneath his trench coat is a blood-stained shirt and yet no one else seems to notice. You close your eyes and hope this isn't the beginning of something horrible and at that moment the train halts to a stop and the lights go out causing confusion to spread like wild-fire on the train. You quickly scramble to become aware of your surroundings, flashlights from mobile phones begin to appear and the crowd of confused people are now making way for the Emergency Exit levers when the mutter of panic is silenced with the sound of a heart-wrenching scream. Your heart begins to beat rapidly so much so, that you have completely missed the fact that the scream came from the woman seated in front of you. The flashlights become to illuminate the area that the scream came from and you notice that odd man leaning over the woman in front of you. The smell of rusting iron begins to spread and you realise…that the smell is blood and the man was in fact digging his teeth into the woman's neck. The ringing of screams begin to increase as more and more people are being viciously attacked and mauled by blood drenched…people?. You must do whatever it takes to make it out alive, whilst rescuing as many passengers as possible or face the same fate as the woman seated in front of you, are you ready for the train ride of your life?


Pic Reference: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1048/5134965666_0bc1c9f3a2_o.jpg

Platform: IOS, Android

With the rise in numbers of Card Thefts and Fraud, the MDPD (Media Design Police Department) have appointed you as their eyes and ears to watch over and protect the citizens of Aidem Ngised that visit the ATMs. The only thing is…you're watching from the security cameras. So it is your job to spot any suspicious behaviour from people visiting the ATMs visible from the security cameras. When a suspicious individual or party is spotted the player is urged to zoom in with the security cameras to ensure that this suspicious behaviour is in fact an attempt at committing a crime. If the player has concluded that the suspicious individual/party are attempting to commit a crime it is their job to sound the alarms attached to the ATM being viewed at that moment, therefore allowing the soon-to-be victim to prevent anything from happening. However, if the player alerts the victim and the suspicious individual/party was not going to commit a crime then the player has failed to find an actual culprit and is then penalized. Also, in the case that the player does not alert the soon-to-be victim in time and the culprits escape then the player has once again failed and is further penalized.

Vigilance will test your powers of observation as well as your speed. Are you up for the challenge?


Pic Reference: http://image.shutterstock.com/z/stock-vector-illustration-of-people-queuing-in-front-of-an-atm-104965349.jpg

In this game you play as a Demi-God, Alkaia, and follow him as he journeys to retrieve the Essence of the Goddess which the people of Medya Dezine require to utilise its energy as a life source. However, in this journey Alkaia will face multiple enemies with varying skills and it is your calling to ensure that Alkaia is combat-ready. Completing minor missions on the journey, and defeating opponents provide you with the EXP you need to upgrade Alkaia's Demi-God skills. As a descendant of 微型战士 you have been gifted with skills beyond any man's dreams, the power to manipulate the elements around you, to see into the near future and to miraculously heal wounds. But every great warrior has their weaknesses and in this case Alkaia's is his size, yes this blessed warrior is in fact the size of a walnut. Therefore, increasing the number of obstacles Alkaia will face to not only include that of the venomous fangs of the Mighty Caterpillars, but also the inevitable arrival of destructive bullets of liquid, yup you guessed it…rain. Building alliances with the armies of the "Little World" will aid Alkaia on his journey as learns "it's the little things that matter". Because who said a hero can't be tiny?


Pic Reference : http://img04.deviantart.net/b027/i/2010/321/9/a/tiny_warrior_of_the_holy_light_by_crayon_chewer-d330xhb.png

Imagine this; its summer break, school is out and exams are over! Why not let off some steam enjoying some well -deserved time out with family. Better yet, why not visit the best amusement park in the world; Casa de la Muerte. You're living it up, enjoying the night rides with your family, laughing and joking around and I mean who wouldn't? Then you hear a sound that resembles a gunshot, but quickly dismiss it thinking it could be anything because well…you're in an amusement park, everything loud can easily sound like a gunshot. Until you hear the sounds of people screaming in horror, the kind of scream that is distinctively different to the sounds of screams of excitement from the people on the rides. When you realize what is actually happening the period of happiness and family enjoyment abruptly ends. Troops of skilled gunmen enter the grounds opening fire upon all those within sight. Now what started off as a family vacation has now become a game of survival. The question is…are you capable of protecting your family from the animosity lurking around the grounds.

The aim of the game is to manoeuvre around the amusement park with the company of your family of 4 to try and find a safe path out to escape, as if moving alone wasn't hard enough. The entire gameplay will see your player and company moving while crouched behind objects of various sizes to avoid being caught, consequently restricting you of fast movements. Any sound audible from the microphone will alert the gunmen of your location and therefore end your attempt of escaping, this includes heavy breathing, accidental clash with objects etc. If caught, you and your family are quickly executed and the corpses are brought to the main corpse pile for the mass sacrifice (sinister right?) so obviously, game over. However if your journey is successful you have completed the game…for now.

The game is to be played on PlayStation 4 [with headset].


Pic Reference: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lST0UVQaaXI/maxresdefault.jpg

MDS GDV110 - 'One Game a Day' Assignment

Media Design School's GDV110 students come up with a game idea a day.

daily from 2016-07-19 to 2016-09-09