As the game has become quite advanced and detailed, I have added a help button and explanation of what's going on for every screen. I think it makes a real difference, without cluttering up the screen or affecting performance. We have also added a character of lady gaga to the help screens and many other parts of the game to emphasize her role in the academy and root the project in the criteria of the brief.
Character design was originally going to be handled by Matt with help from a friend to develop a style and his drawing skills. However they had let us down and left one of the most important parts of the project empty and so John stepped in to create a Lady Gaga char. I then added a cartoony outline in flash and altered the alpha levels to match the game's visual style, while keeping it slightly more detailed so she stands out. We also redeveloped the customisable character for the same reasons.
John has also been busy creating detailed environments for many areas of the game such as the arcade and classrooms which massively improve the visual range of the game and I think make it feel much bigger.
Calum has converted the music to MP3 so Matt can use it with the banner media player and has started on a new track.
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