Friday, 4 December 2009

Location Sheet: VINE

THE BLOOD LAWYERS

Location Sheet:

Name: VINE

Description: A virtual reality world where users control avatar versions of themselves, 2090’s version of the internet.

Home to: Those who can afford the (experience Needle) serum that connects them to the network. Also, those who acquire the serum by other means (black Market).

Whereabouts: VINE is held within a virtual reality social network

Appearance: With VINE being a computer portal, appearances can be loaded in, on the fly. Some examples of the variety of environments are:

The transition environment between the realtime world and VINE
- A rural environment contrasting the barren, industrial real world environment of the Drylands.
- An urban environment where the horizon builds as you venture through it(Tron).
- The Citycorp environment
- A Cyberspace Navigation environment containing advertisment/branding showing how technology has evolved within vine and the realtime world since the flood. Could also be where the microchips are held. (Java 5)

The appearance also changes depending on the user’s experience with a good trip/bad trip meter. The positive end of the spectrum sees colours become brighter and more vibrant whereas if the trip worsens colours start to drain. Appearance in colour can also change if the character is injured within VINE.
The good trip can also run too high; the user must come back from the edge so as not to overdose on the experience.

Quirks: The good trip/bad trip experience. The threat of addiction and getting lost inside VINE. Gameplay switches to first person as the VINE mask lowers over the user’s face.
Object Wishlist:

· Experience needle and serum
· Vine Branding/Advertisement (posters, Logos etc)
· Props(chairs, tables)
· Scenery(especially for the rural environment within VINE)

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