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Web Based Tactical Role Playing Game In Javascript, David Cilva, Paul Doyle, Stephen Hill, Rachel Judish
Web Based Tactical Role Playing Game In Javascript, David Cilva, Paul Doyle, Stephen Hill, Rachel Judish
Computer Science and Software Engineering
The goal of this senior project was to develop a webbased game that emphasized narrative through gameplay within the context of a tactical RPG gameplay style. As the project developed, emphasis shifted from narrative to refining gameplay and making decisions within gameplay meaningful and satisfying. The project elaborates on the standard tactical RPG combat system, incorporating mechanics and ideas from various other games. This was done in order to make the play feel challenging and rewarding as well as to avoid some of the pitfalls that bog down existing games in this genre. Since work was concentrated on building the …
The I: A Client-Based Point-And-Click Puzzle Game, Aldo Lewis
The I: A Client-Based Point-And-Click Puzzle Game, Aldo Lewis
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
Given mobile devices’ weak computational power, game programmers must learn to create games with simple graphics that are engaging and easy to play. Though seldom created for phones and tablets, puzzle games are a perfect fit. In recent years, the genre has gained a following and even won some acclaim. Games like Myst, The Seventh Guest and Portal all engage gamers with challenging puzzles and then reward them with story components upon task fulfillment. Few such games have been created for mobile devices, in part due to the difficulty of developing for devices with different operating systems. Android, WebIOS and …