Follow-up: Create game content based on the Word/Phrase…

This exercise was originally posted at: http://maritimeorca0.blogspot.com/2015/12/create-game-content-based-on-wordphrase.html

The Task

Create content for any computer of video game based on the word/phrase provided.

Random Word/Phrase

Wiskery

My Creation

Since this is the first game content exercise, I felt that I could pick any game. Additionally, I needed an easy one to figure out this month. My thoughts turned to RollerCoaster Tycoon and cat-related roller coasters. I originally did the work in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, but I felt that RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 would be a better fit for this exercise.

I used the sandbox mode in RCT3 and imported the rides after I had created them in RCT2. The idea was to have the rides as whiskery as possible. I created a cluttered section of park with a group of three wooden wild mouse coaster rides, a group of three steel wooden wild mouse coaster rides, and a car ride with the Cheshire cats. All the rides went into a shared building (cats are generally indoor creatures).

Due to differences in how the games calculate data, I had to tweak all of the rides. This was done primarily by unchecking the low friction box and adjusting the speed of the chain lift.

As I was finishing up, I started thinking of the six roller coasters and how they could be viewed as whiskers in a seriously abstract cat-like layout. One building could be viewed as a nose and mouth. The big building could be viewed as higher up on the face. I added two air conditioners as scenery so they could be viewed as eyes if you can actually see a resemblance.

It looks like I used scenery from the Soaked expansion, so anyone who wants to look at my content would need RCT3 with the Soaked expansion. My save file can be found at: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=2E6EFB80915ED5BD!9349&authkey=!AM6kkRZKNgE7vhY&ithint=file%2cdat

Notes

I have a confession to make. I'm usually a bit more random when selecting exercises. In this particlar case, I was working on the exercise during an abnormally busy stretch. Instead of picking the top item in a list, I selected one that I thought I could enjoy more than normal.

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