What does the term research mean to you?

Make a list of places you might go to or use to research.

Research is where a person or group of people find out what something is or what something means

An investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts and the collecting of
information

Libary Wiki
Internet
Books
Personnel
Google
How do you think researching for a creative idea might be a bit
different from what you’ve listed above?

Because it has to be creative and it needs to be from you and your ideas

CLAYFIGHTER PROJECT
Interplay Entertainment are selling off the rights for their fighting genre game
ClayFighter. Your start-up games company, Sarum Games, has managed to secure the
rights for the IP (Intellectual Property) and are in the process of developing the game.
 The uniqueness of the ClayFighter series is that all the
ClayFighter characters are rendered in actual clay to bring
them to life. ClayFighter characters have a huge on-
screen presence, and they come to life with digitized
sound and voice.

Whilst the playable characters make up a recognisable

cast it is always beneficial to introduce new fighters with any new addition in the game
series. As one of the companies’ animators you have
been asked to come up with two new character designs
and animations for the series. You will not only need to
think about the design of the character but also how
their design and personality influences their move sets.
You will also need to consider and add sound and
dialogue to their moves to reinforce their personalities.

The first step in any creative project should be to start by researching. As you are going
to be working on an existing IP you’ll need to find out as much as you can about it.
 Complete the table below.

What is type of game Fighter

(genre) is ClayFighter?

Who was it aimed at? Teenagers or younger

(who is the target
audience?)

Why was it made? To entertain

How does it differ from Its made of clay other games use cgi
other games of the
genre?

How is it unique?
With the target Yh they are a bit childish
audience in mind, do
you notice any common
thread or theme with
the characters?
From the character Bad Mr frosty
list..
Is there a character
that stands out to you?
If so, why?
Are there any ‘Special
Attacks’ that stand out in
the sense that they are
either ‘clever’ or ‘funny’ If
so, which are they?
Please feel free to watch
a couple of Clayfighter

videos on
Create a Mood Board, using Photoshop, of character ideas or any
other ClayFighter related information/imagery inspired from your
research.

MOOD BOARD = an arrangement of images, materials, pieces of

text, etc. intended to evoke or project a particular style or concept.