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Week 10 Progress

This week I had to start working on making the games home screen. So far I have finished making the background, and some of the furniture. The walls and floor are finished but more detail is still to be added to the furniture.
I also continued my research by looking at more images of furniture popular at the time of the Rising. I then started reading about the living conditions of people during that time. I learned that many were homeless or shared housing. The conditions of the buildings were very bad due to no maintenance.
Many buildings in the city and surrounding areas had no running water or proper sanitation. After reading more about living conditions, I think it's important that the room on the main menu has a similar unkept look.

I watched a few different Youtube videos to help me design the background. The first useful video I watched thought me all about using the perspective distort tool. The second useful video I watched explained how to use image trace on Adobe Illustrator.





By next week I hope to finish making the games home screen so I can start working on loading screens for the game.

Useful Articles 
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/1916/rising-life/ordinary-life-in-the-wake-of-the-rising-34628185.html
https://www.simon.ie/Portals/1/26242_SimonVoices.pdf
https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/index.php/blog/life-in-a-single-room-tenement

 Useful Tutorial Videos
Perspective Distort Tool by James George
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq8d3KtYWLo&t=107s

Image Trace - Adobe Illustrator CC by RVH Creatives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0BeYY_hEx8
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  1. Nicole GoodmanApril 7, 2019 at 6:55 PM

    Hey Conor, I think its a really good idea to create a home page that reflects how the houses were at the time of your game. It's clear you've done a lot of research into what life was like at that time which I think will stand to you when you go to design. By the looks of your drawing, the home page looks great! The buttons are clear but the graphics create an atmosphere and create a theme in the game. I look forward to seeing the rest of your development! Good luck!

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  2. KrisApril 7, 2019 at 10:01 PM

    Hi Conor, your design looks pretty damn good. If you're looking for the look and feel I recommend watching the Michael Collins film with Liam Neeson, it has pretty much everything you're looking for. Just pirate it like. You could maybe draw like the GPO all shot up with the point of view from the GPO. Add more grey colours maybe. These are just suggestions anyways. But overall you've done a good job, keep it up and good luck!

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