VEZ: Okay, we're booked for the <i>Float the Vote Festival</i> at Erosion.
FERN: Erosion? Is that the cave club? I'd love to ROCK a cave! (laughs)
FERN: Erosion? Is that the cave club? I'd love to rock a cave! (laughs)
MICAH: I hate to endorse any pun, but yeah. The acoustics are perfect.
FERN: And it's on the water so the whales can come to the show!
SKYLER: That'd be the "Float" part of the Festival.
SKYLER: Pretty sure that's the "Float" part of the Festival.
VEZ: Voting rights for whales would be a significant step toward global equality.
VEZ: Anyway, voting rights for whales is a step toward global equality.
MICAH: And whales make better choices than humans do. They should get to vote.
MICAH: And whales will make better choices than humans do. They should get to vote.
SKYLER: They will. No one is trying to stop it. So our song will be a sure hit!
SKYLER: They will. No one is trying to stop it. So... our song will be a sure hit!
Vez bristles...
+ (SLIDE)... but says nothing and lets Skyler's comment slide.
+ ... and decides to put Skyler in her place.
VEZ: Nothing's a sure thing, Skyler.
+ VEZ: Nothing's a sure thing, Skyler.
SKYLER: You're the band's black cloud now?
VEZ: I'm not being negative. Just a friendly reminder that you can't phone this in.
VEZ: Every song matters, even if the cause has broad support.
VEZ: Every song matters, even if the issue has support.
SKYLER: I NEVER phone it in! I'm 100% ON STAGE all the time!
VEZ: I didn't mean your stage presence, I meant writing the song.
FERN: (whispers to Micah) Does Skyler not know what "phone in" means?
MICAH: (whispers back) Nope.
VEZ: Oh please, Skyler, you still think your presence is enough? You haven't changed a bit. //This but write it better.
FERN: Please don't fight! //??
+ FERN: We'll be stars!
MICAH: Oh, Fern, there's no "we" with Skyler.
SKYLER: ...tells Micah she's changed...
VEZ: ...wants to see proof... is genuinely hoping Skyler has changed, hence agreeing to have Skyler in the band.
SKYLER CHOICE? Respond with grace? Or bitterly?
-
#PlaySFX: Akai_attention
AKAI: SONGWRITING! LET'S DO IT!
AKAI: (sighs) What I mean is...
AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need more time for your parts, of course.
AKAI: While you all were chitchatting, I created two complete percussion tracks.
FERN: Wow, Akai! That's amazing! //but smarter
AKAI: Now come up with your parts. You'll need more time, of course.
+ [Let's make music!] //Make this a choice block b/w how dif characters can say this. OR Action lines of how the player sees the band settling in?
-> CREATE_SONG
= CREATE_SONG
#UI: practice/band_playing
#PlayMusic:
//not sure how we'll start playing the music stems in this scene. Individually play default stems? Or a group default noodle? i.e. The song stems wouldn't play until players have clicked on a character and selected a stem. It'll just be the default noodle until then.
//not sure how we'll play the music in this scene. Individually play default stems? Or randomized?
//Click on a character or click the FINISH button.
// i think this is going to need some tweaking from the dev, but I assume this is the part that we'd need to go and reprogram anyways to make it work in single player only. Also I think this + the end jam commands need some audio / ux smoothing so it actually sounds like a band starting and stopping a jam .
+ [DRUMS]
-> STEMS_DRUMS
@ -80,6 +95,8 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
#PlayMusic: drums_whalesong_whaleish
AKAI: {&If Whales made the rules, I think they'd like these drums best.|I hope the whale vote changes things.}
-> STEMS_DRUMS
// also I just realized in the current version of the game, Akai is not a clickable character who has ideas or thoughts about each stem, so we may have to design a different UX for choose the drums, the band would choose and Akai would have no say, also I am not sure if he should be a clickable character with interior dialogue.
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_BASS
+ [NEXT CHARACTER]
@ -98,7 +115,7 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
+ [PLAY STEM B] #Mood=
~ guitar_whalesong = "Whaleish"
#PlayMusic: guitar_whalesong_whaleish
SKYLER: {&A whaley riff says I care about the message more than myself.|This riff isn't as exciting as the solo.|Whaley riff over solo will prove to Vez I've changed.}
SKYLER: {&A whaley riff says I care about the message more than myself.|I want Vez to see I've changed.|This riff isn't as exciting as the solo.}
-> STEMS_GUITAR
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_DRUMS
@ -113,12 +130,12 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
+ [PLAY STEM A]
~ vocals_whalesong = "Human"
#PlayMusic: vocals_whalesong_human
VEZ: {Hmm... what rhymes with ecolocation?|Whales understand human language, so these lyrics work for everybody.|The message is what's important no matter what language it's in.|"Say it don't spray it" - seriously!|Stick to lyrics everyone understands.}
VEZ: {&Whales understand human language, so these lyrics work.|The message is important no matter what language it's in.|Stick to lyrics everyone understands.|"Say it don't spray it" - seriously!}
-> STEMS_VOCALS
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ vocals_whalesong = "Whaleish"
#PlayMusic: vocals_whalesong_whaleish
VEZ: {Maybe I should sing in Whaleish.|The whales will love this, IF I can sing it right.|I haven't spoken Whaleish in years.|Ugh, my Whaleish probably sounds like Seal by now.|Did I get that intonation right?}
VEZ: {&The whales will love this, IF I can sing it right.|Did I get that intonation right?|I haven't spoken Whaleish in years.|Ugh, my Whaleish probably sounds like Seal by now.}
-> STEMS_VOCALS
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_GUITAR
@ -134,7 +151,7 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
+ [PLAY STEM A]
~ keys_whalesong = "Human"
#PlayMusic: keys_whalesong_human
FERN: {&Will our cetacean siblings like these simple chords?|This can be a backup if the band thinks synthesized whale sounds are too much.}
FERN: {&Will our cetacean siblings like these simple chords?|Maybe whaley harmonics are better.|This can be a backup if the band thinks my synthesized whale sounds are too much.}
-> STEMS_KEYS
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ keys_whalesong = "Whaleish"
@ -191,69 +208,52 @@ AKAI: I've already created two complete percussion tracks. You humans will need
#AddChar: Akai, Pose: instrument_holding
{ vocals_whalesong == "Whaleish":
FERN: Vez! Are you singing WHALEISH?!
VEZ: Yes, though I'm a bit rusty.
FERN: It sounds AMAZING!!!
FERN recognizes that Vez is singing in Whaleish and is super impressed!
- else:
MICAH: Not bad, everyone.
SKYLER: {SLIDE:Like I said, surefire hit!|Yeah. Nobody phoned it in.}
FERN: It's good, but... Vez? Did you sing a different part that sounded super whaley?
VEZ: Yeah, I was playing around with some Whaleish lyrics.
FERN: You speak WHALEISH?! That's SO COOL!
Everyone thinks it sounds pretty good, especially Skyler, but Fern timidly mentions that they heard Vez singing in Whaleish, and thinks Whaleish should be in the lyrics. The whales would love it!
}
SKYLER: It's risky. Most people can't understand Whaleish.
SKYLER: Woah. That feels like a big risk for our first song.
SKYLER: Most people can't understand Whaleish.
AKAI: MAKE THEM LEARN!
FERN... but they should learn! The Whales shouldn’t have to assimilate to vote.
MICAH: Truth. It's way past time humans stop forcing others to assimilate as a condition of inclusion.
AKAI knows his vote doesn't count, but he advocates for Whaleish anyway, b/c humans shouldn’t always force other beings to assimilate.
VEZ: I agree with you, but this song's message is more for humans than whales.
VEZ That may be true, but inclusion requires speaking a common language, and the Whales already understand our human language.
SKYLER: Yeah. And Whaleish might confuse people.
MICAH hates to agree with Skyler, but he is concerned that humans making the decisions can use the Whaleish lyrics as an excuse to not understand the message.
MICAH: Or give them an excuse to not understand the message.
VEZ: I only put <i>some</i> of the lyrics in Whaleish. People can still get the message.
FERN: Sing it in Whaleish! It'll make a big SPLASH! Haha!
BASSIST: But Whales don't need to hear this message. Humans do.
BASSIST: Humans don't even listen to human voices. They'll tune out Whaleish completely.
MICAH: Easy on the puns, kid. I almost laughed.
VEZ can go either way; they're reluctant to sing Whaleish on stage in front of 100s of people, but knows they should do it for the whales.
SKYLER argues for NO Whaleish because people might think it's a gimmick.
SINGER: You don't think I can do it?
SKYLER: Hey, if anyone can do it, it's you. But people might call it a gimmick.
/// KEYS advocates for Whaleish lyrics - they'd make a SPLASH! - not sure if you meant to have this duplication
FERN: Sing it in Whale! That would make such a SPLASH! Haha!
MICAH: I hope that's the last pun we get from Fern. I almost laughed. #THOUGHT
VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
-> SONG_DONE_L0
Should we change the song?
=== SONG_DONE_L0 ===
#UI: practice/song_created
//The Bandocracy UX Storyboard shows the characters' moods towards each song stance, but because the song isn't set in stone yet, I decided not to put these in as variables. Plus, the variables are cumulative over the course of the game. Instead, I propose using Hashtags to display how the characters feel for each version. UI also had a little dialogue bubble beside each, so I put that in too.
{vocals_whalesong == "Whaleish":
AKAI: KEEP IT! #Mood+
SKYLER: Change it. #Mood-
VEZ: I don't know... #Mood=
FERN: Love it! #Mood+
MICAH: Doesn't matter. #Mood=
- else:
AKAI: TRASH IT! #Mood-
SKYLER: Keep it. #Mood+
VEZ: I don't know... #Mood=
FERN: Boo. #Mood-
MICAH: Doesn't matter. #Mood=
}
+ {not EDIT_WHALESONG}[EDIT SONG]
+ [EDIT SONG]
-> EDIT_WHALESONG
+ [HEAD TO SHOW]
VEZ: Alright, we've got our first song!
SINGER: Well, that's a wrap on practice. This weekend, {band_name}'s first song will debut at <i>Float the Vote!</i>
-> PERFORM_WHALESONG
=== EDIT_WHALESONG ===
@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
+ [BASSIST]
-> STEMS_BASS
+ [FINISH]
-> SONG_DONE_L0
-> PRACTICE_DONE
= STEMS_DRUMS
#UI: practice/drums_playing
@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
#PlayMusic: drums_whalesong_human
AKAI: It'll be a "shore party" no matter what.
-> STEMS_DRUMS
+ [PLAY STEM B] #Mood+
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ drums_whalesong = "Whaleish"
#PlayMusic: drums_whalesong_whaleish
AKAI: Underwater percussion for the whales!
@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
= STEMS_GUITAR
#UI: practice/guitar_playing
+ [PLAY STEM A] #Mood+
+ [PLAY STEM A]
~ guitar_whalesong = "Human"
SKYLER: Rocking guitar solo for ME!
-> STEMS_GUITAR
@ -318,11 +318,11 @@ VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
+ [PLAY STEM A]
~ vocals_whalesong = "Human"
VEZ: A clear message for all!
VEZ: {&Nobody will criticize my pronounciation of these lyrics.|A clear message for all!}
-> STEMS_VOCALS
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ vocals_whalesong = "Whaleish"
VEZ: Acculturation not assimilation!
VEZ:
-> STEMS_VOCALS
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_GUITAR
@ -335,13 +335,13 @@ VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
= STEMS_KEYS
#UI: practice/keys_playing
+ [PLAY STEM A] #Mood-
+ [PLAY STEM A]
~ keys_whalesong = "Human"
FERN: This sounds good no matter what lyrics Vez chooses.
FERN:
-> STEMS_KEYS
+ [PLAY STEM B] #Mood+
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ keys_whalesong = "Whaleish"
FERN: Whaley harmonics to go with Whaleish lyrics.
FERN:
-> STEMS_KEYS
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_VOCALS
@ -355,11 +355,11 @@ VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
+ [PLAY STEM A]
~ bass_whalesong = "Human"
MICAH: Keep it simple. For the people.
MICAH:
-> STEMS_BASS
+ [PLAY STEM B]
~ bass_whalesong = "Whaleish"
MICAH: Make it deep. For the whales.
MICAH:
-> STEMS_BASS
+ [PREVIOUS CHARACTER]
-> STEMS_KEYS
@ -368,3 +368,9 @@ VEZ: So, are we changing the song? Or going with what we've got?
+ [EXIT]
-> EDIT_WHALESONG
= PRACTICE_DONE
#Environment: PracticeSpace
Couple lines saying we've got the song, practice is over, see y'all at the event.
@ -33,11 +33,19 @@ OH! Can the opening video be rewatchable from somewhere? Maybe in the playlist?
VEZ: Wow. That's the best first jam session I've ever heard.
// Mir: Suggestion here Vez says: "Bandocracy, An oldie but a goodie." Could be considered subtle shade at the past relationship with Skyler as well as the song. Also tags the idea that the name of the game is the title of the song that started it all.
+ SKYLER: You're welcome!
//Mir: SKYLE: Are you talking about me or the song?
// VEZ: Can it be both??
// cut the head shake
VEZ just shakes their head. They've heard that one before.
+ FERN: Me too!
//mir suggest FERN: Wow. That's the best first jam session I've played!
// put the complimentary semi naive voice in the person who it fits best!
VEZ: Isn't this your very first band?
@ -50,7 +58,7 @@ MICAH: I haven't played that song since I was in school.
FERN: You were in school when it came out? What was it like?
MICAH: Woah, woah. "Bandocracy" is fifty years old. I meant I learned it in music class.
//mir i think in my headcanon bandocracy is 150 years old because it started the whole movement. It would have the same status as le marseillaise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise
FERN: Oh, right! Sorry.
MICAH: All good. I'll probably forget about this anyway. Because old. SO old.
@ -96,7 +104,7 @@ MICAH: Your star already fell, Skyler.
FERN: What's he-- OH! <i>Skyler and the Politicats</i>, my favourite band!
FERN: I mean, until everyone found out you were posers.
SKYLER: I may have fallen, but at least I'm not <i>burnt out</i> like Micah!
SKYLER: I may have fallen, but at least I'm not a <i>burn out</i> like Micah!
VEZ: Can we NOT break up the band before we even pick a name?
@ -160,7 +168,7 @@ AKAI: Sorry. My "energetic drummer" personality program can be a bit loud.
#PlaySFX: Akai_angry
//like one of R2D2's angry squawks? Something to indicate his emotion. Could be useful.
AKAI: Know that I hate it more than you will.
/// HA HA HA
FERN: You don't like your own personality?
AKAI: It isn't my personality. It's the one a human dev decided I should have.
@ -201,7 +209,7 @@ MICAH: Oh, no. We don't have a manager, do we?
VEZ: No, we manage together. We play what we want, where we want.
VEZ: Well... where we can. And what, ideally, reflects a local zeitgeist--
// i am not sure people will know what a zeitgeist is. Maybe either a joke to explain, or an easier word.
- (SONGS) //I made these labels instead of stitches because they can all appear at once, rather than one after the other.
+ [BANDOCRACY ANTHEM] //I had the idea that we could put this here, so the band's Playlist app isn't blank. Plus players could listen to this song too.
+ [BANDOCRACY ANTHEM] //I had the idea that we could put this here, so the band's Playlist app isn't blank. Plus players could listen to this song too.Also this could replay the opening video if we wanted it to.
The Poli-sci Punks' hit song "Bandocracy" inspired a whole new way of running the world!
++ [CLICK DIFFERENT SONG]
-> SONGS
@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
{
- L0_song == "???":
Before writing your first song, you must book your first show!
Skyler and the Politicats learned this the hard way when they performed "Robotic Reincarntion" at the <i>Vertical Veggies Festival</i>. The crowd pelted them with tomatoes until they fled the stage!
Mismatched messages are NOT how musician-politicians gain fans and influence.
Skyler and the Politicats learned this the hard way when they performed "Robotic Reincarnation" at the <i>Vertical Veggies Festival</i>. The crowd pelted them with tomatoes until they fled the stage!
Mismatched messages are NOT how musicians gain fans and influence.
// bigger design chat that we should have today, if we make this the stakes that mismatched messages & venues lose fans and clout than we have to give them the office to pick the wrong venue for the song. We can discuss this, and I know it adds to your workload, but I think it will improve the design enormously.
// I think we should just leave the word politicians out of the game. just musicians because in this version of the world politicians haven't existed in over 100 years.
- L0_song == "Whale Song":
Poster of Show
Details of Show - location (Erosion) and cause ("Float the Vote")
FUTURELINUX\mir