Game Studies - Final Presentation & Reflection : Duck Academia
Tan Pei Yun / 0345386
Game Studies/Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Final Presentation & Reflection
Instructions
Week 9 - Week 14 : 01/06/2022 to 06/07/2023
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| Fig 1.0 Whatsapp screengrab about our progress |
Sketch / Finalize Duck Characters
Cards element & compilation
Prepare for printings (UV Sticker - Dice and Icon)
Finalise game board design
Finalise rulebook
Packaging Design
Sticker Design
Video Filming / Pitching
Prepare for our Final Presentation
During the period from week 9 to week 14, our team made significant progress in various aspects of the Duck Academia project. From initial sketches to prototyping and finalizing, we worked together to bring our ideas to life. In the following section, I will document the progress made by each team member :
Duckie Characters
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| Fig 2.0 Taylor's Duck Character |
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| Fig 2.1 Duck Characters - Final proposal |
During our research on Taylor's University fun facts, we stumbled upon an adorable duck character that represented Taylor's. Siew Weng was inspired by this discovery and decided to incorporate it into our game. She rough sketched the duck character and included it in our final proposal, adding with the colour code about the duck , it mostly into soft pastel theme.
Sketches
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| Fig 3.0 Sketch with the idea from the figure toy |
This is the most important part where we worked on creating the duck characters that are the heart of the board game. The design team, Wei Jie and Jia Hsuan started by sketching different ideas, including ducks and people dressed as ducks where she got the idea from figure toys. However, we give the comment on maybe we could expand more into Siew Weng idea more onto duckies character
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| Fig 3.1 Duck Academia Sketch Characters |
This time, the sketches and designs of the duck characters captured exactly what we were aiming for. I adore the adorable big heads and chubby bodies, which remind me of Disney Tsum Tsum characters. But ya ! we love how it turns out and able to move on to colouring stage
Colouring & Refining
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| Fig 4.0 Colouring Progress in Duck Characters (with outline) |
During our team discussion, Wei Jie listened to Siew Weng's feedback and made changes to the duck character. Siew Weng suggested for remove unnecessary accessories, which made the characters look better and easier to illustrate . We also had a vote to decide which colours to use for the duck characters. Lastly, we talked about not adding outlines to the characters, which gave them a clean and personality look. Gradually and slowly we able to saw the characters taking shape and becoming more what we are looking for. Each character have its own unique traits and characteristic.
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Fig 4.3 Final Refined Duck Academia Character Design
Card Design
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| Fig 5.0 Duck Academia Card Design Layout |
During design the card process , we were struggled what to put as the back cover of the card , I was simply zoom in the face of duck and show to Siew Weng and eventually her brain got the idea to put as the back cover of the card so we have settled the problem eventually. Siew Weng also prepared for us a template where we could do the characters illustration and paste into the card template and always reminded that to Set in CYMK for avoid printing issues :
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| Fig 5.1 Satisfying Looking Duck Academia Character |
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| Fig 5.2 Avril Character Design Progress in Ai |
I took charge of in Avril character , a cute and soft pinky girly ducky. We also had the opportunity to add other characters to the event cards if they were relevant to the scene. Surprisingly, I managed to complete 19 event cards within just one and a half week, which I consider quite an achievement. During our meetings, we had the chance to review and appreciate the designs created by other team members. I must say, everyone put their best efforts into their work, and the overall quality of the designs was impressive. It was great to see everyone giving their all in this project.
| Fig 5.3 Compilation of Duck Academia Card , UV and Dice |
Game Board
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| Fig 6.0 Game Board Design |
Jia Hsuan and Wei Jie took on the responsibility of designing the game board. They divided the tasks, with Wei Jie working on the middle scene and Jia Hsuan focusing on the outer round background. During the process, Ser Yeet mentioned that the background reminded her of a Yoga Mat??, so we they to reduce the illustration in that outer area. This adjustment ended up improving the overall look of the game board. As a team, we also had a voting session to choose between option A and option B for the final game board design, ensuring everyone's input was considered.
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| Fig 6.1 Final Duck Academia Game Board |
Packaging
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| Fig 7.0 Sticker for back side of craft box |
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| Fig 7.1 Final Packaging Box Material |
For the box packaging part, we decided to use a transparent type of sticker material. This choice perfectly complemented the woody theme of our game components. The combination of the transparent stickers and the wooden-themed components created a cohesive and visually appealing result. It felt like we were so close to reaching the end of our project, and the satisfaction of seeing everything come together was truly rewarding
Sticker
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| Fig 8.0 Sticker Progress in Illustrator |
Sticker was actually a Plan B for the additional touch packaging idea, just in case if Plan A do no work we can more Plan B and C to back up it. I propose my idea of sticker for Jia Hsuan and Siew Weng , they understand and love it. Thefore I manage to proceed and done it within 1 day :,) Doing the cutline is quite struggle for me , all the messy lines which look extra complicated but oh well still managed to learn it as an additional skill for future ?
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| Fig 8.1 Final Duck Academia Sticker Turns Out (wowzers) |
Standee
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| Fig 9.0 Standee Character Progress in Photoshop |
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| Fig 9.1 Overall Standee Character Prototype |
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| Fig 9.2 Final Standee Turns Out |
Front Page (Logo & Board Game Name)
Game Components
How To Play
Take Note!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Table Setup
How to Win
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| Fig 10.1 Changes made in Rulebook (Sizes) |
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| Fig 10.2 Inspired by Muji B6 & A5 Size Notebook |
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| Fig 10.3 A4 Size Version Rulebook - Duck Academia The first version of the rulebook in A4 size was quite challenging. I had to spend some time in thinking about the colours, fonts, and font sizes to make it look just right. The front cover was especially tricky as I wanted to arrange the duck characters in a nice and neat way. It took a while, but I'm happy with how it turned out in the end.
At the end I decided to choose this layout as the front cover, where all duck characters are emphasis in the middle and even small little character like toti , bear bear , planty and buku teks were included inside the front cover. |
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After some revisions and with the help of Siew Weng's valuable input, we decided to switch to a B6 size for the rulebook. It made the overall design even better. We made some adjustments, such as shortening the "About Duck Academia" section, adding more information about the game components, and tweaking the layout to make it more visually appealing. With these changes in place, we were finally satisfied and considered it as the final version. Siew Weng helps in doing a flipbook where it turns out super amazing.
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Final Presentation / Document / Video
Reflection
Being part of this group assignment and working on Duck Academia has changed me in unexpected ways. I used to be quite shy and reserved, but now I find myself more open and "talkative" ? which is a good sign. I do find it myself enjoy working with as a group now unlike I used to prefer individual and to stay in my own little space. We have spent a lot of time together in x-space and Siew Weng's dorm, sharing moments of relaxation and tons of nice meals to destress because "we deserve it" . While to be honest, sometimes I will doubt my contributions to the team, I do see myself as a listener and always strive to do all my best in every task assigned to me. I try to be versatile and help out in different areas, and I offer my best ideas and suggestions for Duck Academia.One of the most incredible aspects of this journey is witnessing the transformation of our concepts into reality. From proposal , simple "beautiful" rough sketches and TONS of discussions, we have brought Duck Academia to real life, developing a fully-fledged game that we can proudly call our own. It's an indescribable feeling of accomplishment and gratitude to see our ideas materialize and evolve into something tangible. Working on Duck Academia not only taught me about game development but also about teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. It pushed me out of my comfort zone and helped me grow as an individual. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to my team for their support, creativity, and dedication. I did not expect that we able to achieve from more than that , rather than just staying as assignment purpose but we managed to do well and able to bring lots of memories to us and also to freshmen in the future. Without them, Duck Academia would not have been possible. It has been an unforgettable experience, and I hope they will do all their best in the future too.
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