We have some update about the last part: Here are three funeral objects that mark the three stages of person, When the palyer click one object, the player can enter the room. These room about three stage of person.
Ideas about last part
From Amber Zhang
My brainstorming suggestions for the three stages of life span: my brainstorming idea would base on the group discussion result yesterday(Wednesday): the group project would only focus on one of the life span about the young age to explore, and pick up objects only for rest of ages(infant and old) , I think for the young age could represent via one scenario: the main character could display in lecture space: the scene exploration design could be: the sunlight could be warm outside and flash light shining from window, the leaves could drop from the tree, it could be the Autumn season. The main character would start the view from setting on the chair and books and notes on the table (the view angle displays the book pages on table). The main character enables to stand up and walk around the lecture room. There could be notes on whiteboard, but no other people would be in the lectures. The lecture might be a biology class; the whiteboard could display sketches drawing of flowers with key points and learning knowledge, and one reminder on whiteboard could display: a test on Thursday. The main character enables to walk towards whiteboard to check the contents of knowledge on whiteboard and explore the entire lecture room. The lecture room could be big with basic devices: computer, projector, big window, desks and chairs, whiteboard. The background voice: the main character could hear other people’s talking from outside of lecture room, the ring bell sound, the background noise sound.When the time duration approaches to time limits (for instance: 3 mins), the scene transection trigger would display. And the voice might appear as well to tell main character the guidance to move to next scene.
From Qiandai Sun
I think the classroom scene that Amber mentioned is pretty good, I was thinking about the transition, it could be like this, the bell rings, and then the broadcast says, “all of the students should sit in your seat and prepare to start the exam”, maybe add some inner monologues of the characters will be much better, for example, the inner monologue says”The alarm is ringing, it seems that the exam is about to start again, I should go back to my seat” to guide the player to the next step. When the player sits on the seat and looks down at the test paper, his inner monologue will say: “This question looks very familiar, but I can’t remember how to solve it.” Then he falls into a coma and time travels to middle age (next scene).
From Runyao Li
I was thinking about the scene of the baby stage. I think the perspective at this stage can be lying in a stroller. Your movement will be limited and you can only see things around you like the wind chimes above your head or the teddy bear around you. To move to another scene, I think we can use the sound of wind chimes and the character will see a cloud of white lights, then it can move to the next stage. For the young age stage, I also like the idea of exploring in the classroom. I am now trying to make some sound effects like the seed growing from the soil and some scenes ambience sound.
From Kunkun Wang
I think everyone’s proposal is very good. In the middle age stage, we can use the scenes of classrooms, work and some entertainment venues to match the sound of the corresponding venues. In these places, what we need to consider is whether to restore the authenticity of the scene or create a new sound to be used in this scene, so that players can have an innovative experience when exploring.In the old age stage, we can set up different scenes in China and the West. For example, we can set up square dances based on Chinese scenes. Then the west can set up some small pubs, because I can always see many old people here drinking beer and chatting in the pubs. There are some commonalities, such as crutches, children and grandchildren around their knees, accompanied by their children, and they often shuttle in the kitchen to make delicious food to enjoy their old age. Then you can set up a scene full of testing instruments around the hospital, implying that life is dying.
From Xinyue Lin
I think that if every scene is explored, the volume of the whole project will be too large, and I think that at the stage of children and the elderly, just changing the surrounding scenes can make the players feel present. Child stage: I think Runyao’s idea is very good, but I think we can have a smoother scene transition. For example, when a child is in a crib, his parents come in and turn off the light, the sound of turning off the light appears, and the perspective switches to adult view when the light is turned on again. Adult stage: The moment the light is turned on, this person is working in front of the computer, and the moment he turns off the computer behind him, the player’s perspective switches to the old man. Elderly stage: The moment you switch from adulthood to old age, you see the ceiling, the infusion tube, and then gradually fall into a coma and enter the darkness. Eventually back to the stage of a seed.
