Emi - Log 1

08.10 - 1st meeting

We met right after visiting the Remember Scarborough exhibit in the Scarborough Art Gallery to discuss any concept ideas we had thought of so far. The following is what I have understood of the meeting and is still all in the early stages and will definitely be subject to change over the course if this project.

So far, we've managed to come up with an overall theme for the project - we're thinking of having this all be in the style of a newspaper. We will have, like the three rooms in the upstairs part of the gallery, three different newspapers on the main menu - stacked like a newsagent would. If we have enough time we will include the ability to switch between the english and german time at any time with a button so can easily compare the two.

Here is a rough outline of what will appear in each menu/sub-menu. The 1st picture (Main Menu) will give you the ability to chose between the before, during or after of the attack. The second will, still in newspaper format, show you a map of scarborough (before: peaceful image, during: fires/explosions/etc.) where you'll be able to select different places on the map, for example: hovering over the castle will make it pop up. Once clicked it'll take you to the 2nd submenu (3rd picture) where you will find out about the english military around Scarborough. The 3rd image is a factual sub-menu where you can find out brief information about the town, the attack, etc. depending if you're on the 'before,' 'during' or 'after' section. From here you'll be able to click to a "read more" section or the "game" (for adults who want to know more OR a quiz for kids, maybe even a picture puzzle) - this will allow for a wider appeal.


Other:
- "This info is available in room 1," instead of "go to room 1 for more info" to not offend disabled audiences
- Video comprehension as a game, then the questions read out by a voice-over artist
- Basic blueprint showing which room is which in a help file.
- Clicking on the ships will lead you to a diagram where you can hover over parts of the ship and a menu pops up with details on guns and other weapons, crew, etc.

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EDIT:
13.10 - 2nd meeting
We met to discuss and put together the presentation we are holding on the 14th and to further develop our ideas.

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Just an example photo of what an icon may look like in the first sub-menu when hovering over it, which will then lead to more information about he clicked icon.