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Inside My Creative Mind: Week 10

Doodle to Reality

For this Daily Create I was supposed make a drawing of a cat and the website used ai to turn it into a realistic style. I did a simple drawing of just the cat’s face because I wasn’t sure how a fully body drawing would come out on the website.

Sad Socket

For this Daily Create I was supposed to find a face out of an object. For mine the first one that popped into my head was a socket because as a kid I remember saying how the face always looked so sad and shocked on sockets. I thought it was funny and the perfect example to use.

Behind the Scenes of Noir Games: Weekly Summary

The Plan

After discussing a plan we distributed the work for creating Noir Games. I was put in charge of working on the whole script, creating a radio bumper, and creating a commercial for this week so that we will be prepared to record our dialogue next week. Both of the audio assignments can be found in my post called Noir Games Intermission.

Noir Games was inspired by the old post I made called Mission: Probably Impossible with further detail from my other old post called Noir Games Ideas. We chose to make our characters Runa, Max, Jaxx, and Lenore the participants in the game show while using Dr. Oblivion as the sarcastic game show host.

Advertisement Poster

For the Noir Games radio show I chose to make a poster as the promo which can be found in my post called Don’t Miss this Futuristic Trivia Show!

Daily Creates

Unrelated to Noir Games but the 3 Daily Creates I made this week can be found in the post called Inside My Creative Mind.

Noir Games Intermissions

Noir Games Bumper

Radio Bumper Process

I kept the game show theme and used sound effects that helped set the scene of one. I started with using Audacity with sound edits of trivia background music then added in a countdown ticking as if waiting for an answer. Once answered I added a ding sound to portray that it’s correct then a crowd applauding. Lastly, I recorded my voice saying, “Are you good enough? Are you smart enough? Prove it! Stay tuned into Noir Games and see how many questions you Really know!” to announce the show while game show music played in the background. 

Noir Games Commercial

Commercial Process

I wanted to make a more futuristic commercial so I based it on the idea of advertising robot lovers inspired by my old post called Empire State of Love. I used Audacity to edit in sound effects and background music. I started with sad music with a added heartbeat effect and the sound of glass shattering kind of like a heart breaking along with a girl crying afterwards resembling a break up. Then the music turns upbeat as I used my voice to say, “Are you sick of this same old love? The endless loop of dating and searching only to be disappointed. Well it’s time for a change! Come to Build-a-Bot! Where you can design your own dream soul mate!” Lastly the sound of a kiss was added for the ending to tie it all together.

Inside My Creative Mind: Week 9

St. Patrick’s Day

For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. For me I chose Irish soda bread because I remember in school as a kid we celebrated by eating it after making handmade butter.

Duck or Rabbit?

For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of confusion. One of the most confusing pictures for me are optical illusions so I found a picture of one of the most popular ones. Personally I tend to see a rabbit first and then the duck afterwards.

A Message Under the Sea

For this Daily Create I was supposed to type up a message to someone and for mine I chose to write “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!” I chose this message because it is a reference to a popular cartoon that I am highly sure most people have seen when they were younger and would probably understand.

Inside My Creative Mind: Week 9

St. Patrick’s Day

For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. For me I chose Irish soda bread because I remember in school as a kid we celebrated by eating it after making handmade butter.

Duck or Rabbit?

For this Daily Create I was supposed to show a picture of confusion. One of the most confusing pictures for me are optical illusions so I found a picture of one of the most popular ones. Personally I tend to see a rabbit first and then the duck afterwards.

A Message Under the Sea

For this Daily Create I was supposed to type up a message to someone and for mine I chose to write “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!” I chose this message because it is a reference to a popular cartoon that I am highly sure most people have seen when they were younger and would probably understand.

Don’t Miss This Futuristic Trivia Show!

30 Seconds to Answer Every Question!

Correct Answer: Artificial Intelligence

If you think you got what it takes to win then be sure to listen in on Noir Games and see how many answers you know! Two teams go head to head for a prize of 1 million dollars in this wild high-tech game of ultimate trivia!

Poster Design Process

For my promo poster for Noir Games I used Canva to design it. Since it is supposed to be a futuristic game show I used all neon design options including the texts and the small details like stars, smiles, lightning, and the trophy between the title on top. I wanted to include a slogan for it so I wrote, “Trivia just got an upgrade,” to make it sound more exciting. Also to make it seem more like a realistic promo poster I also added, “New episodes every Friday,” as if it is a real radio show. Lastly, the background is more straightforward with the use of a game show image which instantly explains what the show is about to the audience. I also used Canva to make the trivia example picture above to show the type of questions the participants will be getting.

Don’t Miss This Futuristic Trivia Show!

30 Seconds to Answer Every Question!

Correct Answer: Artificial Intelligence

If you think you got what it takes to win then be sure to listen in on Noir Games and see how many answers you know! Two teams go head to head for a prize of 1 million dollars in this wild high-tech game of ultimate trivia!

Poster Design Process

For my promo poster for Noir Games I used Canva to design it. Since it is supposed to be a futuristic game show I used all neon design options including the texts and the small details like stars, smiles, lightning, and the trophy between the title on top. I wanted to include a slogan for it so I wrote, “Trivia just got an upgrade,” to make it sound more exciting. Also to make it seem more like a realistic promo poster I also added, “New episodes every Friday,” as if it is a real radio show. Lastly, the background is more straightforward with the use of a game show image which instantly explains what the show is about to the audience. I also used Canva to make the trivia example picture above to show the type of questions the participants will be getting.

Inside My Creative Mind: Week 8

Sundaes Rebranded

For this Daily Create I was supposed to rename something after my own name. I chose ice cream sundaes because I love eating ice cream and also because I don’t hear people use the word “ice cream sundae” that much so renaming it would be easy.

Blue Bell

For this Daily Create I was supposed to use a color finder than make a picture that matched the name of the color given. For mine I chose the color “Blue Bell” so I found a picture of a bell online and then colored the picture completely blue.

Pi or Pie

For this Daily Create we needed to find something that celebrated Pi Day so I chose a slice of pie for today since I know a lot of other people also eat pie on Pi day as a joke.

Noir Games Ideas

Synopsis

Noir Games was inspired by my original post called Mission: Probably Impossible.

Runa Starr can take down almost any foe, steal the most guarded treasures, and spy on anyone without leaving a single trace behind, but when her boss sends her on her wildest mission yet she thinks she might’ve finally met her match. She must win a silly game show that requires answering the most bizarre questions. Not only that, but the show is team vs team and her boss unknowingly paired her up with the rebellion member that she absolutely hates working with. Hopefully she can overcome this obstacle and still complete the mission.

In the radio game show Runa is paired up with Jaxx Yohan who she clashes with while trying to answer the questions because they can’t agree on what the correct answer is. Jaxx Yohan was also sent on this mission from their boss at their own agency so a lot is on the line for them as well. On the other team is Max Matrix and an another person who have been supposedly close friends for years so they work well together and are in the lead for most of the game show because they seem to know the answer to every question. If possible, I want the game show to also have a funny host who asks the questions and makes snarky comments. For the ending there will be a big plot twist of Runa and Jaxx Yohan realizing that Max Matrix and their teammate are paid actors for the show where they are basically fed the correct answers secretly by an ear piece so that the producers don’t actually have to pay winners. So then for the final questions they force the host to play fair by everyone answering questions without any secret assistance and may the best person win.

If we can’t get enough members in time for our group then instead of teams it will just be Runa Starr vs Max Matrix, and Jaxx Yohan can be the funny host. So it is the same story but with slight adjustments.

Characters

  • Runa Starr
  • Jaxx Yohan
  • Max Matrix
  • Host (if possible)

Digital Media

Since the game show is all audio we can add in sound effects like an audience cheering, booing, or clapping as a reaction to answering questions. Buzzer and bing noises can be used for correct and wrong answers. We could also add in a game show theme song sound at the beginning to make it seem more like a realistic game show.

Theme

To keep the cyberpunk and tech noir theme we will make the questions asked to our characters in the game show based on the theme. Most likely we will have to ask questions based off of movies and shows, but if we have a different idea that fits the questions’ theme then we will try that.