The tool that I used to make this video prototype is Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. At the beginning, I made several interfaces by illustrator that showed a scenario of the game. Here are some interfaces.
Next, I put them into Photoshop and played them one by one to tell the scenario with my explanation. However, the video was very boring because each picture was motionless without any animations on it. Therefore, I decided to take some videos to make the prototype more interesting. I made some paper cuttings and played them by hands to give the audience a more dramatic explanation. Here is a screenshot of one of the videos.
Then, I imported all the videos into Photoshop as long as some other pictures I have made in illustrator. I am not very good at using Photoshop to edit a video so I just add some text animations into the video as well as the fade between each video to make it look smooth. Finally, I recorded my voice-over by Audacity and imported them into the video. Here is a screenshot of my Photoshop while editing my video prototype.
Feedback
During the practical session, the video was tested by some of my classmates. I asked some questions about my video.
Does the video interest you and catch your attention?
How do you think of the concept of this game?
How do you understand the concept of this game through watching this video?
Do you have any suggestions for this game that could be improved?
Most audience thought the video is easy to understand and had a clear concept of this game. However, some of the testers thought it was a little bit boring because the beginning of the video has no animations and takes too long to play. Most of them love the idea of Hungry Frogs and would like to play it. For the improvement of this prototype, they thought I could add more animations as long as a background music to make this video more interesting. For the game, they thought it would be more interesting if the red food would go around for players to grab.
Reflection
Through making this video prototype, I have learnt much about how to make a good prototype and demonstrate with the existing technology. The progress of making a good video prototype contains some steps such as writing script, making a scenario, sketching and taking videos. According to the feedback from the audience, I think my video still got lots of things to improve. If I have a chance to make the video again, I would add more features into my video such as background music, text animations and a more attractive voice over. I should also improve my skill of Photoshop to make the screen more aesthetic.
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