Get creative...
All great games start with a great idea. You can come up with an idea yourself, or you could talk it through with friends to make it even better. Think about how the Fairtrade game might change as it goes through different levels.
Dubble guarantees Fair Play for cocoa growers in Ghana, and the Dubble story will provide you with great inspiration for your game!
What’s your idea? – Remember keep it simple
What is the aim of the game? – What do you have to do to win the game? This could be anything from collecting all the cocoa pods to helping the beans get to the chocolate factory to make Dubble bars! Most importantly, how will the aim of the game help people think about why Fairtrade is important and makes a difference. Use your imagination!
What’s the story? – Where is the game set? How does it develop? What changes as you play on?
Why is it challenging? – what is the attraction, and what stops you achieving your mission? Maybe mazes get more complex, creatures start chasing you or you get less time as the levels go up.
Why is it fun? – What makes you want to keep playing?
Once you’ve got your idea, you need to develop a storyboard. A storyboard is like a comic book for your game and helps developers see how it progresses as it’s being played and some of the elements involved in the game. Often the first version will be very sketchy allowing you to get your idea on paper, while the final version will be closer to the look of the final game. Download our Storyboard to help you.
Here's an example
This shows some images from the storyboard of the Comic Relief Space Hopper game.
Space Hopper above city.
Shows the Space Hopper floating above the city, with the pilot in cockpit steering the jet.
Also shows the city below.
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Space Hopper descending.
Shows the Space Hopper approaching its platform at the end of a level.
Also shows the screen toolbar with scores, lives etc.
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Space Hopper during play
Shows the Space Hopper during the game, moving around looking for the rewards.
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Space Hopper elements.
Shows a number of Space Hopper sprites flying and landing.
Also shows the landing platform.
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Space Hopper buildings.
Shows some of the buildings that are used to create the Space Hopper game.
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Space Hopper stars
Shows some of the background planets, stars, rewards and effects used in the game.
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Our Storyboard is available as a Microsoft Word file, which you can add images and text to on your computer, or as a pdf file, which you can print out and fill in offline.
To download all the competition elements, use the Competition Downloads section of the Further Info panel , above.
To read pdf files you will need the free Adobe pdf reader.
You can download a version from here.