Interactive Narrative: Sketches

Here are some rough sketches of designs and ideas I had for my interactive story which will be made in Flash, although I will use other prgrams such as Photoshop to help create backgrounds etc.


Character ideas
The following are a few rough drawings of the character I imagined making. The chracter would be made up and not human, in an attempt to reach out to my target audience for the story which would predominantly exist of six to ten year olds.


I started off by drawing a character which looked similar to a rabbit and was friendly in appreanance. I then moved on to coming up with some attributes that the chracter would have, such as being able to fly for instance. I dropped the idea of the chracter having powers shortly after as I realised I was overcomplicating things and should focus more on the interactive aspect, which I would find more challenging

I also considered having a sidekick for the main character/hero, which I have named Hansel.



I also sketches a rough Idea of some of the possible 'worlds' and lanscapes which I would base my interactive story in. Again I thought about the target audience when doing this. I also thought about the layout of the page and tried to create some sort of uniformity as to where my text and buttons would be placed.

This sketch is a rough idea of what 'Cloud Land' would appear like should the user decide to enter this location;

The idea being that the light in this world is being taken away by the 'baddies' and Hansel must recapture this light by overcoming them as well as any other obstactles.


My other idea for a alternate world should the user choose it is called 'The Magic Forest'. Here is a rough sketch of what this world would look like, as well as some markings where I will have certain features on the page positioned.