I spoke with one of my tutors about the next assignment, he said that the Unit 4 & Unit 7 would have a combined assignment. He said the assignment would be to look at the history of a game and the use Unreal Engine 5 to create a game with similar features. The game has to have interactive features like buttons to press or and object to interact with.

I started to come up with ideas. I want to look at the 3rd generation of Pokémon, most likely Pokémon Emerald. as I played Pokémon Ruby and then Pokémon Emerald when I was a child and they were firm favourites. I want to create a game where you befriend creatures to assist you in your adventure.

To this end I used a skills development lesson to practice Blender and create a potential capture device. I created most of the model from a single icosphere that I used the extrude and bevel tools. I then changed the material of individual faces to create a cool looking design for the capture tool.

For the primary research I want to see if I can dig out my old GameBoy Advance to play Pokémon Emerald and remind myself of the features. If I fail to find my old GameBoy or if it is not in working order I will either purchase a restored one or emulate the game.

For secondary research I will research other features that are available in Unreal Engine 5 that can be added to my game to enhance it. I will also do research on retro game music creation as creating original music will set my game apart.