Individual Project Brief 

Anne and Beanie

• Synopsis: A 2D side scrolling, Interactive storytelling mini adventuristic PC game.
• Platform: PC
• Style: Monochromatic, Sepia, apocalypstic,2D cartoonish style.
• Aim: To create an eye catchy and charming virtual diorama which tell a story or stories.
• Brief: You will control a little character to explore happiness from a lifeless abandon junkyard. The game will encourage you to interactive with all the little things in the scene and though the progress you will sympathize the story behind this space and maybe your little "self".

MoodBoard

Machinarium - by Jakub Dvorský

Machinarium the 2D puzzle game.

Wall E

Concept Art

Story:

A little girl called Anne who just turns eight. She is pretty much alone in this gloomy colourless world where the sky had completely covered by dark smoke and clouds. Don't even think about a drop of sunlight. This place is a heartbroken place wheres trees had burned into ashes and city had broken in to nothing but tones of junk. All Anne wishes is something bright... something can bring her joy and fortitude back to warm her heart. Perhaps a functional light bulb? 

And so... there the little girl with her big heart searching for those little lights and try to build a "sun". Isn't she crazy? 

No... maybe a little bit foolish or naive, yet all she looking for is a bit of light ... even if it just a temporary fragile plastic.

Control:

Simply move the mouse and right click to navigate the character. And Left click to interactive with objects.

Gameplay Goal:

Search for light bulbs which hidden behind junks. Collect all 10 of them to finish the game! Simple!


Software Engine:
Unity + Photoshop + Pencil.

Animation of Anne and Beanie (RMIT student project 2009)