COOKING ADVENTURE －－ Chinese

CuisineMajor Studio Interactive

Fengyu Hao

03/11/2008

BASIC INFORMATION

It is a cooking game.

It introduces Chinese food and its culture

It creates a simulation of environment

It provides a new experience of learning.

Target audience is any one who are interested in cooking Chinese food.

QUOTE

…”situated cognition” (I.e., thinking as tied to a body that has experiences in the world)… human learning is not just a matter of what goes on inside people’s heads but is fully embedded in (situated within) a material, social, and cultural world.

--What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy.(James Paul Gee)

RESEARCH

GAME Simulation game can proved an virtual environment for players.

Real lves : http://www.educationalsimulations.com/indepth.html

Sim : http://thesims.ea.com/

RESEARCH

GAME Cooking games. What do they count to evaluate players.

Cooking mama : http://www.cookingmama2.com/

RESEARCH

GAME Cooking games. What do they count to evaluate players.

Cooking games : http://www.cookinggames247.com/

RESEARCH

GAME Cooking games. What do they count to evaluate players.

Cooking games : http://www.cookinggames247.com/

RESEARCH

Chinese regional cooking : http://www.chinesefood-recipes.com/food_articles/chinese_regional_cooking.php

Cooking regions

RESEARCH

Food cultureTraditional festivals and food.

SETTING OF THE GAME

Time: in ancient time

Place: running all over China

Rough story: The player has dinner in an old Chinese restaurant. When he opens his fortune cookies, he is brought to another world -- ancient China. In order to go back home, he has to cook a gorgeous Chinese meal to earn the permit. He needs not only cooking skills but also different kitchen wares for this meal. So he travels across the whole country to learn Chinese cuisine, and by winning cooking competitions, he collects kitchen wares.

Another idea is -- no narrative story for the game.

GAME STRUCTURE

Cooking region as different levels

Festivals as special events

locationtime

Technology

NDS or WiiTaking advantage of motion censor to produce a realistic experience.

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