We decided that it's a good idea to have the book Perfume by Patrick Süskind and its movie adaption Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Tom Tykwer. reinforce our ideas for the game. We need some kind of link between the actual game and the book though.
The concept pitch went quite well, and we agree with Maggie about the needed link between the book and the game as well to blur the realities. She suggested perhaps a copycat killer who reads the book and repeats crimes in a similar fashion, or perhaps a character from the book comes to life. We prefer the copycat killer, but we'll need to look around for more options to find the best solution. This is good because we're still in the developmental stage for setting up a more solid idea of what we'll be doing.
We're thinking that if we're going to use the copycat killer, maybe the invitation in to the game could be a direct link to it. I'm thinking a mysterious journal, that's seemingly empty. The only line on the first page is "Let there be light." And the rest of the journal is written in invisible ink, where a candle or heat source such as a microwave is needed to reveal the writing. This is the murderer's journal notes. It's an idea that we could consider. If we do this we could use lemon juice to make the invisible ink. Any other acidic substances can be used to make invisible ink as well, but lemon is apparently the most effective. (McNally, 2010)The lemon would give off an invigorating smell which is likely to make the player feel refreshed and pumped about playing the game. It's also the most simple option because with heat the lemon juice would turn black/brown. (RuthJ, 2011) Of course there would be safety concerns, so the safest option would be a simple candle so that you can sit the candle on a stable surface. This way there's less of a chance for anything to get burned.
Since I'm the only in the group who has read the book, I think it would be good to show the rest of the group the movie adaption because it follows the same plot only with very few alterations, and it would take too long to finish reading the book as well. So I'll bring that in on Tuesday and we could all watch it and let ideas grow and solidify our foundation blocks.
Here is a trailer of the movie: (memoubuenrostro, 2008)
And here's one of my favourite tracks from the movie. Beautiful! Will probably buy the album for the soundtrack. (BrusNekoSolo, 2011)
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References:
BrusNekoSolo. (2011). BSO El Perfume - 17. Perfume - Distilled. [Youtube Video] Retrieved September 30, 2011 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OuOSozbMNk
McNally, C. (2010). Why Does Lemon Juice Make Invisible Ink? Retrieved September 30, 2011 from http://www.ehow.com/facts_7313493_lemon-juice-make-invisible-ink_.html
memoubuenrostro. (2008). PERFUME - The Story of a Murder Trailer 2 HD. [YouTube Video] Retrieved September 30, 2011 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES_rfgjeTuE
RuthJ. (2011). How to Make Invisible Ink Using Lemon Juice. Retrieved September 30, 2011 from http://www.ehow.com/how_2304278_make-invisible-ink-using-lemon.html
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