I intend to produce a fully functioning board game design consisting of, but not limited to;
Game Board
I will be designing a main game board for the game to take central place in, it will act as a navigating tool for the players and a display for all public game information. I will be designing my own map for this fantasy world, utilising a piece of software called Inkarnate, I was able to produce some mockup examples of how the map could look on the gameboard. Using Adobe suite software I will replicate my own version to be used.
Character Sheets
Each player will have access to a character sheet which will track their characters growth and possessions as they play the game. As such I will be designing boards that are able to portray this information clearly to the player while also giving a satisfying aesthetic appeal. These sheets will need to display enough information without overwhelming the player while also allowing enough customizability for the player to impose their own version of the character into the game.
Tokens
There are a variety of different tokens to be used within the game, resulting in a variety of formats to impose. During this section of the design I believe composition and typography will play the most important role within the user experience. The tiles will be the most handled and read assets, so by focusing on the cohesion of the information being presented will be important to achieve a successful product.
Rulebook
There will be a full rulebook designed and written to accompany the game, in addition to this there will be multiple leaflets as well to provide assistance to the players in understanding the games rules. With this, there will be an entire section of the design process focused on the formatting of this rule book.
Box and packaging
The product will be designed to be contained in packaging material, which will involve utilising 3d modelling to ensure a reasonable packaging solution is acquired. Using Maya I will aim to achieve a full 3d model of the final packaged result to showcase the product which will lead onto the final aspect of the project
Brand Design and Marketing
I will aim to achieve a full brand design and marketing campaign, utilising social media and design techniques to achieve a consistent and aesthetically pleasing brand campaign that will promote The Journey in its final form. All of these aspects will make up the final project that I will be presenting as: The Journey