Alex Filipowski
MA Creative Technology
May 2012
A 3D Day in the
Life of
Alan Turing
Major Project Proposal
The University of Salford
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Website containing information about
Alan Turing's life
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Creation of a 3D virtual game
environment
• Alan Turing’s story is unique
• Academic achievements
• Eccentric traits
• Prejudice from the government
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People sworn to secrecy about Turing's heroic
efforts in World War II until after his death
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Interactive game
• Original way of telling his story
Light-hearted game & playful manner
• See Turing in a new light
• Attract a new target audience.
• Allow the user to assume the role of Alan Turing and
relive his time at Bletchley Park.
• Travel around the 3D space and interact with the
environment and other characters.
• Character customisation options
• Experiencing his daily routine (breakfast)
• Cycling to work
• Assisting the code breakers (work at Bletchley Park)
The cycling portion of the game would allow the user to
travel towards a specific location, either Bletchley Park or
Turing's home. The interactive segments of the game would
take the form of a third-person free-roaming game in which
the user can explore an area and interact with objects to
complete tasks.
Item Crafting
Item
Crafting
In
Minecraft
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Allow users to follow recipes by combining
different items
• Reward experimentation
• Created objects can be used to solve
puzzles (fix cogs, construct mechanisms)
Item Crafting (continued)
Egg + Sausage + Bacon = English Breakfast
Bread + Cheese + Bread = Cheese Sandwich
Mug + Teabag + Hot Water + Milk = Tea
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Players can follow recipes to make Turing's
breakfast (get points based on complexity and a
healthy diet)
Broken Valve + Spanner = Repaired Valve + Spanner
Cog Half + Cog Half = Cog
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Players can construct mechanisms or tools with
which to fix the machines at Bletchley Park
Turing's Bicycle
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One of Turing’s
key trademarks
was his bicycle
Would ride excessive distances rather than
using an alternative means of transportation;
Turing rode 60 miles and slept at an inn overnight
just to get to his first day at school
• Had a habit of regularly adjusting his bicycle
rather than pay to have it fixed
The player is
able to ride a
bicycle in Grand
Theft Auto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzWar_R-Wz4&feature=player_embedded#t=8s
3D environment where character utilises
a bicycle to travel long distances
• To Bletchley Park
• To Turing's Home
Assassin's
Creed
Brotherhood
The use of digital characters in virtual environments
allows the user to be immersed and create a more
believable and realistic experience.
• Turing's Colleagues
Character
creation tools
in The Sims
series of
videogames
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Allow the user to select a variety of clothing options (suit/tie)
Choose colours of garments
My project aim is to develop a 3D game which
would allow the user to assume the role of Alan
Turing and relive his time at Bletchley Park.
The user can travel around the 3D space and
interact with the environment and other
characters.
The game would start with some character
customisation options and then allow the user to
take on Alan Turing's role by cycling to work,
experiencing his daily routine and assisting the
code breakers.
List of games created in Unity3D - [http://unity3d.com/gallery/made-with-unity/game-list]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxDFGjz9s8E&feature=player_embedded
Games can be published for use on PCs,
smartphones and games consoles.
There are several developers who are
currently working on first-person shooting
games, driving games and role-playing
games. There have also been attempts to
develop puzzle games and multiplayer
games.
Unity3D has been used to develop the
games Tiger Woods PGA TOUR Online,
Battlestar Galactica Online and Rochard
Terrain Toolkit allows for rapid
generation of intricate landscapes
Tree and bush models can be utilised
to generate random patterns of foliage
3D Driving Game engine can be adapted to suit the
project's goals
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Replace car model with bicycle model
Adjust physics and gravity
Create landscape
Third Person Example can be reworked for use in this
project
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Replace model with Alan Turing
User can customise the character's appearance
Allow interactions with objects
Hardware
Windows PC
Software
Unity3D – Developing the 3D game environment
3D Studio Max – Developing 3D Models
Audacity – Mixing and editing of audio files
G.I.M.P. - Editing of image files
Avidemux – Editing of video files
Web Resources
Wordpress website – Place where the game will
reside
Project Plan
• Research
• Game Storyboard
• 3D Model Development
• Creating Game Environment
• Audio Development
• Game Development
• Website Development
• Finalising Game
• Gameplay Video
• Obtain User Feedback
• Playtesting
Aim to finish by September
My intended outcome of this project is to have
created a fully interactive 3D game, in which the
user is required to relive Alan Turing's life at
Bletchley Park.
The website will provide additional information
about Turing and provide links to more websites
which cover the subjects in more detail.
Any Questions?