Research on Stunts and Maps

As I am getting closer to the deadline of creating the racing car game assignment , I was asked to do some research on stunts, stunt designs, theme and the story. Something that inspired me throughout my research were as follows:

Stunt#1 Loop: This stunt was super awesome when I first saw it. And it inspired me to add a loop as a stunt in my level. But thinking and observing more into it, I thought why name make it a bit more difficult, there i modified the hoop a bit. In this stunt, I have thought why not have 4 lanes for the cars to enter, however, as they speed up, the lanes start to merge and the loop end with two lanes on the top and opens back up towards the end of the mouth back to 4 lanes, Hiving the player an excitement as well as use strategies on how to win or over come the opponents.

Inspiration: Double loop Inspiration

Stunt #2: Back Flip: This stunt requires speed, timing and precision. I was inspired by watching hot wheels movie where the red team mentions back flip and after researching it, i thought that would be an awesome stunt to have.

Inspirations: Back flip - Hotwheels

Back Flip reference - 2

Landmarks: I am planning to use actual landmarks that are located in dubai, so that the player doesn't get lost on track. Most commons are:

Burj Khalifa - tallest building in the world

Emirates Tower

Etisalat Tower 1

Feels: I was thinking about how I wanted my atmosphere to feel and As i thought more on it I realized that may be I can have sandstorms storm in the level some of the following images are what inspired me:

After researching on these images i thought that it would be better if the the sandstorm took place after the first lap. Where the players familiarize themselves with the track and then have a challenge to of depth of field.

Design ideas:

Playing with different designs my initial design as seen below, was simply based on different levels I had played on Asphalt 8 and few other games. Based on my observation I made my racing track a bit challenging. As you can see the track curves in certain areas but will not affect the players speed.

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