Wouldn't it be nice to enter into the great expansive library of Hogwarts and dive into the lore? To read a re-creation of some of the most popular books mentioned in the universe, to see and understand what names of what characters and structures are equivalent to the Harry Potter Universe? What about a way to actually read some of the best creative pieces written by the students in our classes - both to provide entertainment, connection to each other as a living breathing community, AND to understand what it would take to get that coveted O+ that can seem just out of reach for so many?
This would be a fairly simply thing to add and implement into the game, and a project that I would be more than happy to spearhead and take initiative in completing, and would give a whole new meaning and purpose to the structure that as of now is more or less just for visual appeal of having all the elements of the castle.
The library would be broken into sections. Either our amazing developer team could code some chests to look like bookshelves, or we could just strategically place chests in the already existing bookshelf structures with item frames or signs that indicate what kind of reading material is in which locations so that users would be able to access the reading material. It would be setup similar to other chests I've seen (such as the minecart chest in Gringotts) in game where if they click to remove the item from the chest - it creates a copy of the book in their inventory to avoid people checking out a book and it never making it back in, counteracting the work that would go into creating them.
First, I'll start by outlining the different sections and subsections of the proposed library:
CHARACTERS OF POTTERWORLD
- Professors
- Spirits & Ghouls
- Famous Witches & Wizards
- Unspeakables
POTTERWORLD LOCATIONS
- ALL SAME CATEGORIES AS TRAVEL SYSTEM (London, Hogwarts, Ireland, etc.)
BEST IN CLASS
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
REMOTE STUDIES
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
NOTABLE CLASSICS
ORIGINAL WORKS
Next, I'll outline what the purpose of these categories would be and the types of reading material/content that would be in them to inhabit the shelves.
CHARACTERS OF POTTERWORLD
Each category would be a book in a chest; "Professors," "Spirits & Ghouls," etc.
- Professors
- This book would detail out who the professors in the universe are! This would be all the names of the professors we know for each class, and what their name is in the Potterworld universe, but would also include our own professors that teach the various available classes to give recognition and to identify them as the teachers of those classes. For example, everyone knows Snape as the Potions master who always coveted Defense Against the Dark Arts and that's part of how he is identified as a professor. We could include little short one to two sentence "bios" for the professors as well.
- Spirits & Ghouls
- This book would detail out the spirits and ghouls of the Harry Potter Universe. A small one to two sentence descriptor for who they are and what they are known for as well as the Potterworld names as is the case with all the categories.
- Famous Witches & Wizards
- This book would detail out the famous witches and wizards of the Harry Potter Universe. A small one to two sentence descriptor for who they are and what they are known for as well as the Potterworld names as is the case with all the categories.
- Unspeakables
- This book would detail out the most evil and vile unspeakable characters of the Harry Potter Universe. A small one to two sentence descriptor for who they are and what they are known for as well as the Potterworld names as is the case with all the categories.
POTTERWORLD LOCATIONS
- ALL SAME CATEGORIES AS TRAVEL SYSTEM (London, Hogwarts, Ireland, etc.)
- The books for these locations would simply be an encyclopedia almost of what the real Harry Potter names equate to in the Potterworld universe. It could be one chest/shelf with each "category" being a book titled "London," "Hogwarts," etc. that details not only what the names equate to but also makes a quick reference when trying to figure out what locations are in what areas
BEST IN CLASS
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
- In the category of that class, for example "History of Magic," "Magical Architecture," etc. we would have a collection of the best pieces from each class that our awesome professors put on for us. This gives a purpose to making it the best it possibly can be, knowing you could have your work featured in a public space where others can read it and learn how to improve their own writing - as this would ONLY be the best of the best O+ for that class that would be put into the library.
REMOTE STUDIES
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
- This is a new concept idea for those unable to adhere to the calendar schedule to make it to the classes that happen throughout the month. Each class would have its own box category, and inside of those boxes would be the prompts/lesson plan notes from our professors. You would be able to read through the notes and fulfill the prompts, sending it in through the mail, and would be able to earn a small number of AC in a remote class style situation. To incentivize making it to the classes still, you can make the maximum AC something like 5AC for an O+ or maybe 10AC - but this opens the door for more people to be involved in the class system and to rank and level up their characters when they are unable to make the classes available.
NOTABLE CLASSICS
- There could be categories here if needed, but the main gist is that this would be a section for books noted in the Harry Potter Universe like "A History of Magic" and things along those lines.
ORIGINAL WORKS
- There could be categories here if needed, but the main gist is that this would be the section for originals created by our Potterworld Community! This could be from professors, experiencing graduates, or even just something creative from a brand new 1st year! This gives a chance to make the world feel like an active living wizarding community and how people are interacting with the game post graduation as they make their careers as Aurors, Pheonix, Dark Followers, etc. in the ministry and beyond.
I don't have the ability to get into the game and take the screenshots to make some render examples, but when I get off work I will do that and add photo examples of the concept below. Please let me know what you guys think, up-vote to get this implemented if you like it, and thank you for your time and consideration in this concept proposal.
Thanks,
Zadanthalion aka @MichaelBIsbell
http://michaelbisbell.com/
This would be a fairly simply thing to add and implement into the game, and a project that I would be more than happy to spearhead and take initiative in completing, and would give a whole new meaning and purpose to the structure that as of now is more or less just for visual appeal of having all the elements of the castle.
The library would be broken into sections. Either our amazing developer team could code some chests to look like bookshelves, or we could just strategically place chests in the already existing bookshelf structures with item frames or signs that indicate what kind of reading material is in which locations so that users would be able to access the reading material. It would be setup similar to other chests I've seen (such as the minecart chest in Gringotts) in game where if they click to remove the item from the chest - it creates a copy of the book in their inventory to avoid people checking out a book and it never making it back in, counteracting the work that would go into creating them.
First, I'll start by outlining the different sections and subsections of the proposed library:
CHARACTERS OF POTTERWORLD
- Professors
- Spirits & Ghouls
- Famous Witches & Wizards
- Unspeakables
POTTERWORLD LOCATIONS
- ALL SAME CATEGORIES AS TRAVEL SYSTEM (London, Hogwarts, Ireland, etc.)
BEST IN CLASS
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
REMOTE STUDIES
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
NOTABLE CLASSICS
ORIGINAL WORKS
Next, I'll outline what the purpose of these categories would be and the types of reading material/content that would be in them to inhabit the shelves.
CHARACTERS OF POTTERWORLD
Each category would be a book in a chest; "Professors," "Spirits & Ghouls," etc.
- Professors
- This book would detail out who the professors in the universe are! This would be all the names of the professors we know for each class, and what their name is in the Potterworld universe, but would also include our own professors that teach the various available classes to give recognition and to identify them as the teachers of those classes. For example, everyone knows Snape as the Potions master who always coveted Defense Against the Dark Arts and that's part of how he is identified as a professor. We could include little short one to two sentence "bios" for the professors as well.
- Spirits & Ghouls
- This book would detail out the spirits and ghouls of the Harry Potter Universe. A small one to two sentence descriptor for who they are and what they are known for as well as the Potterworld names as is the case with all the categories.
- Famous Witches & Wizards
- This book would detail out the famous witches and wizards of the Harry Potter Universe. A small one to two sentence descriptor for who they are and what they are known for as well as the Potterworld names as is the case with all the categories.
- Unspeakables
- This book would detail out the most evil and vile unspeakable characters of the Harry Potter Universe. A small one to two sentence descriptor for who they are and what they are known for as well as the Potterworld names as is the case with all the categories.
POTTERWORLD LOCATIONS
- ALL SAME CATEGORIES AS TRAVEL SYSTEM (London, Hogwarts, Ireland, etc.)
- The books for these locations would simply be an encyclopedia almost of what the real Harry Potter names equate to in the Potterworld universe. It could be one chest/shelf with each "category" being a book titled "London," "Hogwarts," etc. that details not only what the names equate to but also makes a quick reference when trying to figure out what locations are in what areas
BEST IN CLASS
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
- In the category of that class, for example "History of Magic," "Magical Architecture," etc. we would have a collection of the best pieces from each class that our awesome professors put on for us. This gives a purpose to making it the best it possibly can be, knowing you could have your work featured in a public space where others can read it and learn how to improve their own writing - as this would ONLY be the best of the best O+ for that class that would be put into the library.
REMOTE STUDIES
- Classes that require a creative writing prompt, each would be its own category.
- This is a new concept idea for those unable to adhere to the calendar schedule to make it to the classes that happen throughout the month. Each class would have its own box category, and inside of those boxes would be the prompts/lesson plan notes from our professors. You would be able to read through the notes and fulfill the prompts, sending it in through the mail, and would be able to earn a small number of AC in a remote class style situation. To incentivize making it to the classes still, you can make the maximum AC something like 5AC for an O+ or maybe 10AC - but this opens the door for more people to be involved in the class system and to rank and level up their characters when they are unable to make the classes available.
NOTABLE CLASSICS
- There could be categories here if needed, but the main gist is that this would be a section for books noted in the Harry Potter Universe like "A History of Magic" and things along those lines.
ORIGINAL WORKS
- There could be categories here if needed, but the main gist is that this would be the section for originals created by our Potterworld Community! This could be from professors, experiencing graduates, or even just something creative from a brand new 1st year! This gives a chance to make the world feel like an active living wizarding community and how people are interacting with the game post graduation as they make their careers as Aurors, Pheonix, Dark Followers, etc. in the ministry and beyond.
I don't have the ability to get into the game and take the screenshots to make some render examples, but when I get off work I will do that and add photo examples of the concept below. Please let me know what you guys think, up-vote to get this implemented if you like it, and thank you for your time and consideration in this concept proposal.
Thanks,
Zadanthalion aka @MichaelBIsbell
http://michaelbisbell.com/
