THE GODS ARE WANTING (2016)

Dare to be Digital 2016 Protoplay experimental entry. Platform: PC Engine: Unity Role: Programmer / Designer Development: Hobby (2016) [Short]

Description:

As an experiment in design, me and my team-mate Dziek decided to create two unique halves to a game and then combine them.  I was experimenting with programmatic animation at the time, and had this odd little ball creature with legs and arms.  Dziek went through several iterations; from farming, to racing, finally creating the helicopters shown above.  We decided that to link the two halves together we would create a build and fight game, wherein his helicopters would build monsters out of the creatures in my prototype.  My work then focused mainly on the combat phase of the game; which was simplified when we decided to make the arms flail and attack by themselves, rather than being player-controlled.  The game was designed for two players sharing a controller on two opposing teams.  In the build phase each player has control of their own build helicopter; whereas in the fight phase the players control half of the monsters’ movement.

The whole game was created purely for the Dare to be Digital Protoplay Indie festival of 2016.

• Fighting phase gameplay & scene
• Body movement & controls
• Keyframe animation system and animation data
• God name generation; procedurally generated names based on attached limbs
• Demoing the game at Dare to be Digital Protoplay 2016