GravityWorks

Platform:

Windows & Mac

Tools Used:

Unity, Perforce,

Visual Studio - C#

Duration:

5 Months

09/2017 - 02/2018

Team Size:

Role:

Project Lead, Producer, Game Designer, Developer, Lead QA

Overview

GravityWorks: All Builds
GravityWorks: Development Journal

Team: myself, Joseph Aranda, Kayci Lyons, Michael Smith, and Darby Wall

Game Controls: In each builds’ Build Notes document or in-game menu "Controls"

This project tasked our team with creating a game based off select student pitches. Our team was fortunate enough, that out of the six pitches selected (out of 30+), four of them came from us – ultimately we decided to go with GravityWorks (which is the game pitch I created) and we began work. We’re still in the middle of development for this project, so use the two links above to keep an eye on it: the ‘All Builds‘ link will take you to a Google Drive folder where you can see all of the builds we’ve made thus far with a companion document called Build Notes which will help you get acquainted with the controls and give you a heads up of any known bugs; and, the ‘Development Journal‘ will detail the the process we took to get where we are (and highlight my individual contributions to the project).

NOTE: All video & screenshots reflect the work of the entire team (art, FX, SFX, code, design, etc).

Dev & Gameplay Pictures

Detailed Info

Project Lead / Producer

Lead / Encourage the entire team to complete their assigned tasks in a timely fashion
Ensure team is working collaboratively so that all assets created work in concert with each other
Liaised between different departments (Audio & Art)
Produce quality builds on a weekly basis
Recorded gameplay footage across all builds and gathered team members interview responses to compile into a Postmortem Analysis video.
Edited Postmortem Analysis video.

Game Designer

Worked with team to design unique and fun puzzles within the mechanics and framework of GravityWorks
Build numerous levels / segments / setups in Unity
Adjust existing level geometry to improve player flow based on feedback provided by QA notes
Work with team to create, place, and trigger FX for greater player feedback
Implemented final art work across several levels.

Developer

Custom scripted of End Piece system
Custom scripted Pressure Plates & Doors
Custom scripted Ice Blockades
Custom scripted Inverted Gravity volumes
Custom scripted Death / Damage volumes
Custom scripted Level Loader system
Custom scripted Message System
Custom scripted Background Music Manager
Countless misc. scripting tasks such as tutorial level guides, base character movement, additions, revisions, & removals of existing scripts for bug fixes, etc.

Lead QA

Created a centralized list for recording found bugs
Created a playtesting form for outside playtesters to express their opinions to the team
Facilitated several play test sessions that included both experienced and new gamers
Play tested game myself extensively per iteration and recorded found bugs on proper form
Reviewed outside playtesters feedback and relayed their opinions to the team
Incorporated applicable feedback to improve game