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why they should make those gestures on the screen and why it is so dramatically
important to play carefully. Sometimes, the idea of a game plot comes from a sud-
den afflatus and can even precede the game itself. But in our case, we already have
well-written game principles and mechanics; in other words, we have a prototype.
We only need some ideas to decorate it properly and build a connection between
the game elements and the player. Sometimes, there is a trick to find the right idea
for a game. You only need to look attentively at your game prototype, rather, at the
elements it uses. Sometimes, you only need to find the right ornamentation for them.
Please look at the special icons that represent the gesture combinations in this topic:
a circle with some holes in it. What does the circle look like? Correct, it looks like a
button from your shirt or jacket! That is amazing! That is the idea we are looking for.
And here's our plot: the player has to sew on the buttons, drawing the contours of
threads on fabrics. If the player makes a mistake and the buttons are falling down,
the game can be finished, in which case the player would collect a lot of fallen but-
tons. The game can utilize several designs of the buttons and few types of back-
grounds to create a unique decoration for each game mode. This game may be code
named Buttons.
The following are the advantages of the Button game idea:
• The visual look of the game is attractive and cute.
• The game image is very haptic; various cloth textures are used as back-
grounds, which create a sense of warmth and coziness
• It can be nicely animated
The following are the disadvantages of the Button game idea:
• It is hard to adapt this design for gestures such as spells
Mostpeoplelovekittens(andthosewhodon'taresimplyafraidtoadmitthat).People
like to touch and caress them because kittens are so extremely cute and can sing
peerless purr-purr songs. Many people also like to play and interact with their mobile
devices as well. Let's combine these two passions and make a game about a kitten
dreaming to be stroked. There will be a cute little face of a kitten with big lovely eyes
on the screen and a speech balloon with a gesture symbol. The player will reply by
