update 30/11/09

Currently doing the finishing touches to my interim report references and such , overall my progress is in a good place and i feel that with the coming winter break just over the horizon a good amount of work can be done

interim report

for the past two weeks i have been heavily working on completing my research and creating my interim report

the interim report is the culmination of work that i have done since beginning this game, the final document will be broken down into 3 elements
1- the interim report itself
2- my game design document
3- game concept document

the interim report itself will be broken down into sub-catagories to better explain the depth of research that has gone into the project and example chapters will include

background - this encompasses an explaination of the liver including its makeup and its vital role within the body

research - being the biggest chapter this will explain
the medical research i've conducted on the topic of liver disease ( jaundice , cirrhosis, fatty liver , etc..)

also this chapter will list and breifly explain the programming technologies used to create the game prototypes ie XNA development tools

the interim report also includes the design chapter of the game this includes the game mechanics , genre , style and feel of the overall finished game.

finally i'll have a chapter on reviews, this will include books that i have read and conversations and meetings held on the topic.


p.s. currently working on the design chapter and touching up others but here is the current
document

3/11/09

ok got the general idea behind the game now ...
goin to be a rts rpg style game , the main reasons behind this si the sytle of gameplay works great with how i think the game should feel ... more to come in detail gotta go for dinner