However, despite the thorough planning, I've probably worked on it for over 12 hours from yesterday (Sunday) and have finished my first version. It is a 'complete' version as all the frames are present and the narrative is featured in full; however I would like to add some audio at some point and perhaps some more images and animation.
So, basically the idea is based on a football season, with you as the main character, as you are a football manager. You are the manager of a club which is bottom of the league when you take over and you are forced to make various decisions which will make or break your season. There are various outcomes, with winning the league being the ultimate aim of the story. Another satisfying outcome is automatic promotion, whilst it is best to avoid certain pathways as these see you get sacked or see your team relegated. The other outcome is mediocrity; which is - well - neither good nor bad.
The football club I have based this narrative on is Hereford United; for two reasons. Firstly, because I support them and secondly, because in their official photographer, I have a willing source for photographs to use. In terms of appearance, I designed each of the frames in Adobe Photoshop first, before transferring the appropriate images into Adobe Flash. I did this to ensure a piece that doesn't just rely on a solid narrative but also on aesthetics that will satisfy and interest the user.
I will postpone the uploading of my piece until it is fully complete and I am 100% satisfied with the outcome. Here are a couple of screen shots of the first two frames;
