What needs to be done

Sure, I should of talked to Natalia before all this and I was wrong to avoid it thinking I knew what I was doing. Now that's over with, it's time to get back into action. But now I need to figure out what I need to do. And not only that, but to have some good stuff to show and demo by the end of this semester.

Maybe instead of the child choosing where it is, I chose it for them, based on increased fright.

The beginnings... change them up a bit. Still keep the Scary movie and storm, but take out the news and add in a friend's tale.

Scary movie will most probably be the least of the three in terms of scariness. Not because of itself but mainly because the others have more reasons to be frightening. Storms are a common fright amongst children and even adults. Storms can also cause things to look not like they normally would in the dark. A friend's tale could be even worse. Children believe wholeheartedly in the things that they are told. It's natural. Most children do not develop disbelief until an earlier age. So to hear a story from another child, could most likely cause the imagination to go wild per say. They would come home and find themselves alert and afraid.

So lets go with an initial three stages of fright level.

As far as the "middle" part of the story. Initially it might start off with under the bed or closet.... or maybe just sounds. Second level would be feeling more of the presence. Seeing shapes made out of the lightning from the storm. Then the last one would include the bed, the closet, and mirrors.

In the end, the change would be the gradual ... fix... to the problem. The parent could denounce the story. They could frighten away the "monsters". Defeat the monster itself.

Either way, I'm going to stay with a "room" as the main scene while changing the character to a dragon possibly. The question is, how do I keep the Imaginary Friend stuff in all of this? I'm sure it'll be simple at some point.


What else is there to do...
Develop the new system... or finalize it.
Model characters
animate the story
learn to animate in maya
record voices