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Investigating The Viability Of A Shared Skill System Between Enemies And Players, Andrea Ng
Investigating The Viability Of A Shared Skill System Between Enemies And Players, Andrea Ng
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Over time, Japanese light novels and media inspired by it have been heavily influenced by RPGs in implementing skill systems, with one common trope arising from this being the ability to copy or steal others’ skills. However, there aren’t many games that implement this familiar trope despite how it takes advantage of an integral system to RPGs. Rather than treating enemies as simply obstacles, having to copy skills from enemies turns them into a resource. This project aims to implement the skill copy mechanic while also minimizing player-side specific handling so that skills are interchangeable between both players and enemies.
Mozgus, Damian Cerda, Madison Lopez
Mozgus, Damian Cerda, Madison Lopez
Computer Science and Software Engineering
The indie game market is flooded with genre experiments, yet few successfully combine fast-paced action with meaningful strategic decision-making. Our project aims to fill this gap by creating a game that fuses top-down action combat with resource-management tycoon mechanics. We found that in many games, the management phases lack mechanical stakes. Our goal was to intertwine these systems so that choices made in one phase meaningfully impact the other.
Project Blaze: Rhythmic Shape Creation Roguelike, Austin Edwin Tepe
Project Blaze: Rhythmic Shape Creation Roguelike, Austin Edwin Tepe
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Create circles with player movement to build a pivot meter, to then expend the pivot meter to enter slow mode. In slow mode, the player can make polygon shapes that destroy monsters.
Sam's Story, Anna Michelle Reid, Jennifer Vazquez
Sam's Story, Anna Michelle Reid, Jennifer Vazquez
Computer Science and Software Engineering
We are exploring presenting mental health topics in video games through the eyes of an axolotl named Sam. Sam goes about his day to day life facing many difficult challenges regarding their mental health. This is an educational game to inform about different mental health symptoms and what they may look like.
Procedural Level Generation For A 2d Platformer, Brian Michael Egana
Procedural Level Generation For A 2d Platformer, Brian Michael Egana
Computer Science and Software Engineering
Procedural Content Generation (PCG), as defined in the book “Procedural Content Generation in Games”, is “the algorithmic creation of game content with limited or indirect user input”. Whether it creates the levels by itself, or together with game designers, PCG is a method used to reduce the cost of designing games, and to produce an endless amount of game content. One of the main challenges that come with PCG is the desire to use PCG algorithms to create entire levels that are feasible, unique, and fun. This is especially challenging for games of progression within the 2D platformer genre; insufficient …
How Representation Of Game Information Affects Player Performance, Matthew Paul Bryan
How Representation Of Game Information Affects Player Performance, Matthew Paul Bryan
Computer Science and Software Engineering
The goal of this small experiment was to see if it could be determined whether or not user interface design and the way information is portrayed in a game can affect a player’s performance in that game. During this study, 26 anonymous participants selected one design of a timer from three different categories to be used in a simple, objective-based game. 10 different participants were then run through three levels of that game, with each level corresponding to a different version of timer. The amount of objectives completed were recorded, as well as their thoughts on which version they preferred …