Game Genre and Environment

Game Genre

The purpose of the game is to educate school children about Greek mythology; we are targeting children between 12-15 years. Therefore our game genre is “Education” but also “Adventure game”, because we want to make the game fun and exciting. Bates describes “Adventure game” as a “story-based game that usually relies on puzzle solving to move the action along” (Bates 8). Our puzzle is going to be based on “People puzzle”, and according to Bob Bates it is the satisfying type of puzzle. The player has to interact and understand the other characters in the game in order to solve his mission. The other game characters is blocking the players, they are holding information or supplies that the player needs in order to complete the game. In our game the player has to answer questions or carry out specific tasks, and if the player gets it right the game can move forward. For example, in Ithaca the player will meet up with Zeus, and in order to get a token the player has to figure out how many children Zeus have and find them. We have also taken Bates advice on “educational games” and avoided violence in this particular game.

Game Environment

You are in Troy, in ancient Greece. The year is 1183 BC and the Trojan War has ended. This game will take you through many different places - if you are unlucky you might even visit Hades and his dark Underworld - it is a dark place where no light can reach. However, there are also places like Athens, full of life, where you can see the temples of the Greek gods and the Olympic arena during a time when gods still walk the earth. But the fun doesn’t stop there - you can also participate in the first marathon by running through a valley or try to find the way out a maze with help of a golden twine. If you are successful in the game you will finally find your way through the Forest and towards the Oracle’s Mountain in Delphi. But it is not easy to go through a deep forest in the ancient Greece, unexpected things can happen. Finally you will find yourself standing at the bottom of the Oracle’s Mountain, but it is not easy to climb a steep mountain. There are a lot of different places to see and people to meet and one thing is for sure - this game will definitely enrich your knowledge about Ancient Greece and its mysterious, often unpredictable gods.

//tessa