手機遊戲《巧月的輪迴》創作－民俗元素於遊戲角色設計之應用

近年來，智慧型行動設備迅速的普及與進步，使得行動平台娛樂迅速擴張，為行動遊戲業帶來了前所未有的龐大市場，行動設備使用者成為了最大的遊戲玩家族群，臺灣的歷史雖然不長，但文化仍多元豐富，善加應用就能夠成為良好的創作素材，農曆七月的古稱為巧月，本創作將巧月作為主題衍生故事內容，並以中元節的民俗活動作為主要背景，農曆七月是俗稱的鬼月，往往是避諱討論的主題，因此本創作透過可愛的卡通角色風格呈現內容，使玩家在娛樂的同時能夠接觸到民俗文化，藉由數位化的內容達到傳承文化的目的。本創作將手機遊戲融入民俗元素，並分析角色設計所具備的要素與方法，透過民俗傳說、信仰、故事作為角色設計的發想點，創作一款富有臺灣風情的手機遊戲，本創作將民俗元素應用於角色設計與遊戲內容中，並紀錄角色製作時各環節的流程，提供日後要以類似手法設計、製作遊戲角色的創作參考。

關鍵字

遊戲角色設計；民俗元素；手機遊戲

並列摘要

In recent years, smart mobile devices are spreading and developing rapidly. The expansion of mobile application to entertainment brings unprecedented huge market for mobile games. Mobile devices users will be the largest game player groups. The history of Taiwan is not long, but there is cultural diversity. If we use that correctly, it will be great elements for creations. In the past, Chinese seventh lunar month is called Qiao-Yue or Chinese Ghost Month. The theme of the study is Qiao-Yue. The story based on Hungry Ghost Festival. Chinese Ghost Month is a taboo in Taiwan tradition, therefore we try to apply cute character style to overcome that. Game players could contact elements of folk when they play the game, and thereby they may appreciate cultural inheritance with digital content. The study is a mobile game which contains elements of folk. We employ analytic method for elements of character design. The concept of character design comes from legends, faith, and story. This is a game for smart phones with Taiwan style. The design rationale of the mobile game and the documentation of the development process are described in this thesis. Our study can be used for future reference on character design in similar situation.