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1. 2. Concussed! Bringing Back a Superstar to the Game .......................................................................................................................... 3 Concussed! A Game for the Fans ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.1: Discovering Concussions ............................................................................................................................................................. 3 2.2: Learn about Sidney Crosby .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Concussed! The Concept .................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3.1: Genre ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3.1.1: Platform Game .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3.1.2: Trivia Game ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2: Projects Scope and Learning Objectives ..................................................................................................................................... 5 3.3: Thematic Concepts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.4: Target Audience ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.5: The Games Environment ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.5.1: Level 1: The Black Room ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.5.2: Level 2 : Off-ice Training...................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.5.3: Level 3: Non-contact Practice .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.5.4: Level 4: Contact Practice ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.5.6: Doctors Office: .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.6: Characters .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.6.1: Sidney Crosby ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.6.2: Doctor .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 3.7: Play Mechanics and Game-play Description ................................................................................................................................ 8 3.7.1: Level 1: The Black Room + First Doctor Stage (game play) ................................................................................................................ 9 3.7.2: Level 2: Off-ice Training + Second Doctor Stage (game play) ........................................................................................................... 10 3.7.3: Level 3: Non-contact practice + Third Doctor Stage (game play) ...................................................................................................... 11 3.7.4: Level 4: Contact practice + Fourth Doctor Stage (game play) ........................................................................................................... 12 3.7.5: The Four Stages of Recovery (controls) ............................................................................................................................................ 13 3.7.6: The Doctor Level x4 (controls) ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.7.7: Point System ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.7.8: Outcomes .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4. Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 15
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3.1: Genre
Concussed! mixes two popular genres: platform and trivia games.
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The goal of Concussed! is to make hockey fans, especially Pittsburgh Penguins fan, learn new things about their captain and franchise player Sidney Crosby. From an entertainment standpoint, Concussed! hopes to make players work on their reflexes while having a good time playing a light-hearted and easy to master game.
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Since there is a trivia part, people wanting to play the game have to know how to read, so it is not really for children under 5. The platform part is simple enough for a very young child to go through, so they might be able to play under parental supervision even though it is unlikely for them to know the answers to the questions. Even if primarily geared towards Crosby fans, the fact that the game can be completed by people who doesnt know Crosby at all via some research makes the game a useful tool to promote Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Concussed! contains 5 different levels. Four of these levels of the four stages of recovery: the Black Room, Off-ice Training, Non-Contact practice and Contact Practice. The Doctors Office, which Sidney visits 4 times, is the fifth and final level in the game.
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3.6: Characters
Concussed! features only two characters: Sidney Crosby, the character controlled by the player, and The Doctor, a non-playing character. Teammates also appear in the fourth stage of recovery (Contact Pratice) but are not characterized, they are considered as obstacles.
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3.6.2: Doctor
The Doctor will laugh at Sidney if he doesnt have the good answers and he will taunt him if he fails any levels. He will be portrayed as a bad guy who enjoys when others suffer. He will act very surprised every time Sidney goes through a level or successfully answers three or more question a visit. He is an old man with white hair who speaks with an heavy German accent similar to the one Peter Sellers uses in Stanley Kubricks Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. The Doctor will use various taunts: Haha, if you dont know that you will never make it back? Wrong! I always knew Ovechkin would have the better career? Stop wasting my time!
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3.7.1: Level 1: The Black Room + First Doctor Stage (game play)
Obstacle course: In the black room, Sidney will have to dodge balls and pucks shot at him by his doctor. It is the first stage, so it will be quite easy. If Sidney gets hit to the head three times, the player will have to restart the stage. If he/she succeeds, he/she will then go see his/her doctor in order to be cleared for the next step. Questions: On this stage, you will have to answer very simple questions about Sidney Crosbys life. To be cleared, the player must answer correctly 3 of the 5 questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. Where were you born? Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (wrong) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (wrong) Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada (good) Rimouski, Quebec, Canada (wrong) Why do you wear #87? My birthday is August 7th, 1987(good) It was my dads number (wrong) The Oceanic gave it to me and I decided to keep it (wrong) The Penguins gave it to me when I was drafted (wrong) What team did you play for in the QHJML? Victoriaville Tigres (wrong) Rimouski Oceanic (good) Halifax Mooseheads (wrong) Montreal Juniors (wrong) How many siblings do you have? 0 (wrong) 1 (good) 2 (wrong) 3 (wrong)
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5.
Who drafted you in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft? Pittsburgh Penguins (good) Washington Capitals (wrong) Philadelphia Flyers (wrong) Montreal Canadiens (wrong)
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4. 5.
Who was assigned to defend you during the Stanley Cup Final both in 2008 and 2009? Henrik Zetterberg (good) Todd Bertuzzi (wrong) Marian Hossa (wrong) Johan Franzen (wrong) Who did you gave the Cup first after Gary Bettman gave it to you? Evgeni Malkin (wrong) Mario Lemieux (wrong) Maxime Talbot (wrong) Bill Guerin (good)
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3. 4. 5.
Who won the Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year) in 2005-2006? Sidney Crosby (wrong) Dion Phaneuf (wrong) Marek Svatos (wrong) Alexander Ovechkin (good) Who won the Conn Smythe Trophy (Playoffs MPV) when the Penguins won the Cup in 2009? Evgeni Malkin (good) Sidney Crosby (wrong) Henrik Zetterberg (wrong) Jordan Staal (wrong) Who was the youngest player to score over 100 points as a rookie? Dale Hawerchuk (wrong) Sidney Crosby (good) Wayne Gretzky (wrong) Mario Lemieux (wrong)
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2. 3. 4. 5.
How many points did Sidney you score in the 2009 playoffs? 30 (wrong) 31 (good) 32 (wrong) 33 (wrong) How many points did you score against Washington in the 2008 Eastern Conference Semi-Final? 11 (wrong) 12 (wrong) 13 (good) 14 (wrong) How many goals did you score when you won the Rocket Richard Trophy in 2010? 48 (wrong) 49 (wrong) 50 (wrong) 51 (good) What is your career-high in points? 120 (good) 103 (wrong) 109 (wrong) 101 (wrong)
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OUTCOMES Success on first try Success on second try Success on third try Fail three times
POINTS 1000 points 800 points 600 points 0 point, GAME OVER
The player gets between 1000 points and 500 points per level depending on our many tries he/she needs to complete the obstacle course and the doctors questionnaire.
The player gets 1000 points if he/she goes through the obstacle course and answers 3 out of 5 questions correctly at the doctors office on the first try.
The player gets 800 points if he/she goes through the obstacle course and answers 3 out of 5 questions correctly at the doctors office on the second try.
The player gets 600 points if he/she goes through the obstacle course and answers 3 out of 5 questions correctly at the doctors office on the third try.
If they player fails a third time, he loses the game and doesnt get any points.
3.7.8: Outcomes
There are four different outcomes and three of them depends on how many points the player scores throughout the game. The fourth outcome is the consequence for not completing the four levels (which means the player has failed one of the four levels more than two times). Winning the Stanley Cup (between 4000 and 3600 points): Sidney Crosby came back at 100% and led the Pittsburgh Penguins to their fourth Stanley Cup with a legendary playoff performance capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy in the process. Losing to the Capitals in the Conference Finals (between 3600 and 2600 points): Sidney Crosby came back to the ice at about 80% and helped his team reached the Eastern Conference Finals. Unfortunately, Sidney didnt have enough gas left in the tank and the Penguins bowed down to their biggest rivals, the Washington Capitals. Eliminated in the first round (under 2600 points): Sidney Crosby came back to the ice at about 70% of his initial capacities and helped the Penguins make the playoffs. Unfortunately, he wasnt able to lead them past the first round and they got eliminated after a hard-fought series.
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Crosby retires: If the player fails a level more than two times, Sidney Crosby will have to retire from hockey and start a career as a skate-sharpener for his teams biggest rivals, the Washington Capitals. Note: For a flowchart of the entire game see Appendix 2.
4. Conclusion
This document was meant for programmers to be able to build Concussed!. For more information on the concept, contact the writer at math_gall@hotmail.com Note: For the initial narrative treatment of the game see Appendix 3.