De-Pict Dunkeld

Platform: Android, PC             Genre: Educational, Applied Games

Description

De-Pict Dunkeld is a game in which the player explores the picturesque town of Dunkeld through a series of dioramas that depict 1300 years of Scottish history. The player can travel between these different eras, explore and compare the locations as they change over time, & interact with multiple different points of interest in the environment. The experience is designed so that the player can learn historical facts about Dunkeld through gameplay interactions, as each mini-game and point of interest is themed around a different historical fact or finding. For instance, a mirror mould that was found during the Dunkeld hillfort excavation can be reassembled, which then provides the player with a fact about Pictish metalworking in Dunkeld.

De-Pict Dunkeld focuses on providing a fun interactable experience that aims to make learning about Dunkeld’s past as rewarding as possible for the player.

Key Features

• Interact with the environment and discover the history of the land.
• Play through multiple minigames where you discover more about King Seat Hillfort.
• Solve the puzzles and complete the diorama and learn everything there is to know about the King Seat Hillfort!

Team

Client: Dunkeld Community Archives, Ruth Brown

Project Coordinator: Dr. Andrew Reid

Programmer/Tech Designer: Luke Allen

Designer/Level Designer: Rían Hamill

3D Artist/Environment Artist: Keiran Holtom

Producer/Designer/VFX: Connor Pegg

3D Artist/Character Artist: Oli Thom

Credits:

Soundly Lab

1. https://freesound.org/people/BurghRecords/sounds/506838/
2. https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/521361/
   

Testers

First year Abertay University Students