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Test tasks for “Game designer/ Narrative Designer” position
1.
List the names of HOPA games you have recently played and what you think each game did that was
unique and made it successful.
2.
Play “Dark Parables: Red Riding Hood Sisters” and answer the following questions, using no more than 3
sentences per question:
How does the first 5 minutes of the game engage the player?
What are the major story-driven gameplay points during the Golden Hour?
Describe the major story-driven gameplay points as a game design formula.
3.
Play “Dark Dimensions: City of Fog” and list it’s the 3 weakest qualities and how you would address them
using no more than 2 sentences per point.
4.
Create a possible story-driven quest chain (5-6 interactions), using the location sketch below as a visual of
game location.
5.
Draw* a storyboard using paint or any other basic software, to explain the Intro video to imaginary
animator.
The plot of the intro:
The main character is running through the woods and sees a magic portal, she is trying to enter it but an
evil horse appears and blocks her path.
*No artist skills expected, use simple drawing, references from google or even figures from the tool panel
in your software.
6.
Come up with a simple HOPA game idea with an interesting twist and structure it the following way:
(Note: each part should be written as simply and clearly as possible, no more than 1-2 sentences per.)
Time period, setting:
Backstory:
Setup:
Dramatic question:
Short summary:
Plot points:
How the golden hour ends:
What’s happening during the rest of the game:
How the game ends: