Today was a whole lot easier and less stressful than yesterday, haha. I'm pretty sure I've got an awesome idea lined up and I can't wait to start working on it. I hope it comes out as good as I'm imagining it.
I'm designing this game, mainly for older people, high school students and up. There will be some big historic information, but also some minor details and some big deductive and investigation skills involved.
In my game, I'll teach people about history through the riddles the criminal leaves at crime scenes. You'll have to figure out events in history that relate to the riddle, and if you don't know the answer or if you need to find out more, you can go to the library in the game to find information about the event. It will also help with memorization and deductive reasoning.
I'm thinking about having my game take place in Parkersburg, but it may be a bit easier to make up a place so I can create my own environment. In my made up place (that I haven't thought of a name yet) it will be a quiet normal town where nothing extravagant ever really happens (so I guess it will be like Parkersburg, haha). The disappearance of people really shakes up the town. In the made up community, there is a heavy influence on history of the community...thus the killer leaving history riddles for the detective to solve.
The game will teach the player about history by having them solve riddles, go to the library to research events to learn more about where they should go next to find clues. For instance...a riddle might ask for the year in which World War II ended and that's where they can find a body. Of course, the war ended in 1948, so the detective would go to 19th street, house #48, and find the body. Deductive reasoning and knowledge of history.
This game, I think, is a better way to understand history rather than a quiz because it gets the player involved. If you're sitting there playing a "game" where the gameplay is answering questions, you get bored easily. Using information gathered at crime scenes, and deciphering it to find out what needs to be done next is much more involving, fun, and a rewarding experience.
I can't wait to get started on this! I look forward to making this game!
Sounds like an awesome game, and I would enjoy something along those lines. I really like the idea of incorporating a library into the game for the deductive reasoning purposes. I look forward to testing the game out when your finished, so definitely keep up the good work!! History is one of my personal interests so I would really enjoy the opportunity to try it out.
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