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MusiChef - Wii Console Game

MuisChef

One Level Game Demo, Wii Console, 2009
Concept Art  /  2D Assets & Interface  /  Gameplay  / Outsourcing Coordination




MusiChef is a Wii console game (playable demo) and also a final year project designed and developed by 4 students of Multimedia & Entertainment Technology of Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The game story is about two musicians and two chefs create percussion music with cooking utensils while cooking. The prototypes of the game characters are based on the four members of the team. The gameplay intends to combine the unique "gesture detection" feature of Wii console with "rhythm action". When playing, player uses the Wiimote to simulate various cooking actions on accurate music nodes, only a series of correct and well-timed actions can produce smooth music, and the completion level of the music also affects the final dish's quality. The game targets 8-16 years old users, thus the art style tends to catering to young kids. The multiplayer mode is also provided in addition to the single player mode, the team also hopes to create suitable scenarios for parent-child interaction.


MusiChef(音樂廚師)是一款由香港理工大學多媒體科藝理學的四位學生開發的Wii平台遊戲(可玩 Demo)。遊戲講述兩位音樂家與兩位廚師一邊烹飪一邊用廚具擊打出各種音樂的故事,而四名遊戲角色的原型就是小組四位成員。遊戲意圖將Wii手柄的“動作感知”特性與“節奏打擊“玩法結合,玩家需要在準確的音樂節點上,用Wii手柄模擬出使用各種廚具做飯的動作,連續正確及時的動作才能演奏出流暢的音樂,而音樂完成度也會影響最終做出的菜品。遊戲目標用戶設定為8-16歲,因此美術風格趨向年幼人群。在單人模式之外同時提供多人模式,遊戲也期望為親子互動提供合適的場景。










From Diagram to User Interface
從流程圖到界面










Testing of first-person view and third-person view
測試第一人稱視角和第三人稱視角










The infrared sensor device for PC to detect the position of Wiimote and its pointing vector
用於PC的紅外傳感裝置,可以檢測Wiimote的空間位置及其指向坐標










Recording the sound effects
音效錄製現場

At the beginning, we planned to use pure percussion music exclusively played by kitchen utensils, this will undoubtedly bring the best player experience, but will limits the composer's creative style, and also may increase the engineer's workload in tuning music. Due the pressure of the tight schedule and limited budget, we didn't find a music helper that met our original expectations. Instead, we got help from a college music teacher, he adapted the Hungarian No. 5 dance (to save composing time and avoid copyright issues) and recorded a series of kitchen sound effects that matched the music.

項目之初,团队希望使用完全用廚具擊打聲編成的純打擊樂,這無疑能帶來最好的玩家體驗,但會對作曲者的創作風格有所限制,並增加工程師在音樂調教上的工作量。在有限的時間與預算壓力下,我們未能找到符合最初預期的外援,但幸運得到一位高校音樂老師的幫助,由他改編了匈牙利五號舞曲(節約創作時間並避免版權問題),並幫忙錄製了一系列能夠與樂曲契合的廚房音效。










Trailer for Final Report
終期報告片花












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MusiChef - Wii Console Game
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MusiChef is a student project presented as a playable game demo on Wii console. The gameplay intends to combine the "gesture detection" feature o Read More

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