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Chasing Hours (Industry Partner: Agency for Integrated Care AIC)
We made this paper prototype while brainstorming ideas for the game. In this version of the game, there are four characters, a nurse, a police officer, a caregiver, and a dementia patient. These four characters were crucial to the gameplay as their tasks required them to have to pass objects to each other. The items were a wallet, some money, and groceries, and an example of the gameplay had the police going to the park to collect a wallet and after, meeting up with the caregiver to return the wallet. We felt that the game was very restrictive and too complicated to play.
In the second prototype, we reevaluated the different roles and changed up the tasks. This allowed the game to be easier to understand. Instead of needing 4 players to play, it now allows for 2-4 players. We also added profile cards to remember the tasks of the different players as that was one of the issues the team faced during the first prototype playtesting. We also changed the names of the roles to be more disability-friendly as the client had pointed out in our first prototype, the role names were pretty offensive and could unintentionally add onto the negative stereotypes onto people with special needs.
We also included action cards to make the gameplay more fun and interesting. These cards include mechanics like power moves - taxi, movement, recall etc. as well as moves that will hinder their progress such as the location cards that get removed after every turn, and a time card that increases the number of locations that gets “forgotten” every turn.
The storyboard was done by Nicole, it was to plan out the video's flow and focus while also providing a visual tutorial on the gameplay.
(Part 1 of 2 Storyboard)
This is the continuation of the storyboard.
(Part 2 of 2 Storyboard)
Overall, this is our final game model. Each member from the team had contributed a part on its design - Nicole worked on the cards as well as the clock, Jun Ning and Cherie worked the location cards and tiles, lastly, Franchesca worked on the player models for 3D printing while also helping the rest when needed.
This was the poster that Franchesca drew for the game. It was inspired by the story of the game.
“Rumor has it that when the clock strikes the dead of night, a supernatural being called “The Boogeyman” comes out to find and feast on vulnerable humans. With a sudden increase of reports about missing people, you follow the Lim family who have suddenly found themselves struggling to keep up with their daily tasks.
Will you be able to complete the last remaining tasks and reach the safety of your own home before midnight or will you be taken by the boogeyman?”
These are prototypes of the player models done by Franchesca.
This is an idea, done by Jun Ning, for the colouring and art style for the game tiles. We decided, in the end, to simplify the colouring style as it took too long to colour all 24 locations like this.
These are the drafts for the action cards and they are done by Nicole. The team preferred the first design.- This is a tutorial video for the game.
PROJECT INFO:
Chasing Hours is a board and card game designed by our team for the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC). The game is made to engage and spread awareness to youths and adults about the effects of dementia, mental health and the importance of caregiving. By roleplaying as various characters on the board, players will have to work together to finish their tasks and head back home before the city turns dark; and a monstrous creature captures them.
PROJECT TEAM:
Cherie Tan Ying Xuan
Goh Woon Kie Nicole
Oledan Franchesca Gail T
Foo Jun Ning
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