Zachary Toh
Level & UX Designer
Raft
GAME SUMMARY
Raft is a 2D endless runner where the player can enjoy the game with his buddy to experience the poetic journey down the river stream.
Journey through a moment in life.
Raft has a life meaning behind its creation. In life, we get to meet someone and we separate from them after a particular moment in life and we sometimes do meet or do not meet them again. In life many of our friends, spouse and pets are like this. We get together and we separate when some of us are busy in life or work.
Award
1st Place
Engine
Unity Engine
Team
4
Platform
PC
Keyboard /Controller
Duration
20 Hours
2 -3 Nov 2018
Roles
Designer / Artist / Driver / Video Editor
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Discuss user-centric ideas with the team to come out with a great experience for the player to enjoy the game.
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Define the art style, selecting a softer color palette for the game.
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Creating User interface, obstacles and character art assets using Adobe Photoshop.
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Create a short trailer for the game.
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Driving the team to nearby dim sum place to have supper for motivation.
Group discussion
Q: Should we add waiting time when players combine together.
A: No, we should not as the players will be focusing on the collectibles and obstacles coming their way.
Q: Should we add collectibles in the game?
A: Yeah, we should add collectibles to the game as it serves as a short-term goal for the players. It also serves as a guide when the players are playing.
Q: Should there be a waiting time for the players to split up.
A: Yes, there should be a very short waiting time for the player to split up as staying together has the benefits of having "extra health". This is also to confirm that the player wants to split up. However, the waiting time could not be too long as it might disrupt the players when making meaningful decisions when splitting up.
Q: What are the benefits for the players to stick together?
A: The players may overcome some obstacles even if they have hit them directly.
Q: How can we balance between players sticking together and separate them apart.
A: The level design, obstacle design, and collectibles placement allows them to come together or making a meaningful decision to separate to gain more points.
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