This is the last project that your team will complete in working towards creating a videogame prototype.

The purpose of this project is to develop the prototype for your game. In the previous projects, you have learned about Ren'Py and created your game conceptualization and some design. Now you must code your objects, create or select your art and bring it all together into a prototype that shows the potential of your game.

For this project, you will complete the prototype of your game using the Ren'Py software. As the purpose of your prototype is to give people an impression of how your game will play, you should construct enough Ren'Py content as necessary to show off the idea, story and interactions that you have in mind.

For this project, you should continue to work with the group that you formed for the previous project.

You will select most of the content for use in your game. Unfortunately, you are unlikely to have time for your team to create all the content needed for your game (but you could certainly make some). In the Resources section below, there are several libraries that you may use, but feel free to use other content, so long as you accurately document where the content sources came from.

If you do make your own art (backgrounds, characters, sounds...) don't worry if no one on your team is an experienced artist - it counts more on your ideas and effort than on your execution. Be sure to indicate custom art in the credits.

The final form that your prototype takes will be highly dependant on your original design, but in all cases the prototype must be playable. Your prototype will be evaluated based on how well you realize your vision from project 2. Use as much Ren'Py content and story depth, branching, etc. as it takes to represent the game experience you wish to achieve.

In addition to this content, you are also required to include instructions and credits for your prototype. The credits should at least list all members of your team, and include external art or credits as appropriate. There should be basic directions for the game available to the player using the built-in features of Ren'Py.

All documents are to be submitted electronically by email by 10:00am on the day the assignment is due.

Choose one of your team members to submit the document.

Email your document to me (gogo at wpi.edu) as an attachment. Use "Project 3" as the subject.

You might check out the slides summarizing the project (ppt, pdf).

Ren'Py Resources:

• Ren'Py Main Page
• Ren'Py Main Wiki Page
• Ren'Py Tutorials Page
• How to make a simple Otome game
• A Ren'Py Tutorial
• Ren'Py Cookbook
• Novel (NVL) Mode
• Ren'Py Music Room
• RenPy - Aleema's Customizing the Textbox
• Renpy - Aleema's Customizing the Menus
• Mugenjohncel's - Backgrounds 01
• Mugenjohncel's - Backgrounds 02
• Midi World Many different midi (sound) files can be found here.
• FlashKit sound effects A site with a huge number of sound effects (for Flash, but works with others, too).
• Video Game Music ArchiveContains midi files of lots of game music.