My Life As A Game

By Tara Murphy

“You Sunk My Battleship”

• Simpsons quotes game

• Multiplayer

• Points based

Objective:

To quote The Simpsons without other players picking up on it and to recognise other players’ quotes

• 50 points for an unrecognised quote

• 10 points for getting either the character OR the episode OR the series correct

• 30 points for two of the above

• 50 points for all three

• The points awarded are deducted from the player who quoted The Simpsons

• First to 500 points wins

Kick That Kat

• Single player level-based game designed for smartphones

Don’t be fooled!

Background:

You have an INSANELY irritating cat who won’t stop meowing in your face

Objective:

You deal with this by kicking him further away from the house over increasingly higher obstacles (such as bins, walls, all the way up to apartment blocks) so you don’t have to hear him

• You have three attempts per obstacle and can gain extra attempts by feeding or petting him

• However, if you pet him when he wants to be fed or vice versa, you go back a level

• If you pass the final obstacle, the cat gets adopted by a more patient human being and you return to a peaceful home

DISCLAIMER: I do NOT condone animal cruelty!!

Dodge the Scumbag

• Video game based on health level

Background information:

You live in a less than reputable area which is home to many a shady character

Objective:

To get from the shops back to your house in one piece with minimal contact with aforementioned “scumbags” in a limited amount of time

You choose one of two routes.

• One is longer but with fewer scumbags

• The other is shorter with a higher concentration of scumbags

• Small depletion in health if abuse is hurled

• Medium depletion if objects are hurled

• Death will ensue if knocked down by a joyrider

• Health points can be picked up by depositing cans of Druids in the bin

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• Two player game

Yourself and your friend get all dolled up in your Sunday best and hit the streets

• You start on a relatively busy (but not dangerous) road in the daytime and stand back to back.

• You then proceed to walk down the road in opposite directions at the same pace, then turn around and walk back

Each player has a chance to walk both with and against traffic

The winner is whomever receives the most beeps of approval from passing hunks in cars

Extra points for wolf-whistles and catcalls

Thanks for your time and don’t steal my ideas!

Tara Murphy

DT504

Gameplay and Ludology