Press Start: Structure of Game Production I & II

In Structure of Game Production (SGP), you are assigned a group to create a game in two month. During this time you are to make any and all editors that might be needed and meet deadlines set by the assistant producer, before core code even starts. I created the tile editor for our game.

To View the Tile Editor click HERE.

Tile Editor

Code Snippet of Rendering placement

Code Snippet of XML

With every project, teams will have the rollercoaster of ups and downs.

So what went wrong? At the start of month 1, we had 4 people on the team (including myself) and 5 people on the other team. At the end of month 1 we dropped to two people. We had lost a team mate due to grades and another dropped for personal reasons. Before we started sprint 2 “the crunch”, we were down to two people, to finish the game. Wisely the instructor decided this wasn’t going to end well. So my team mate and I merged onto the other team. I didn’t get to see my original game completed, however I was able to jump right in on the other team and really help out the game. So much in fact I ended up getting the “Course Directors” award.

With the extra team mates, we were really able to polish the game. I think it came out rather well.

The name of the game is “Blast”. You are solider trying to defend your town from the invading solider force (think of red dawn). The enemy spawns from a helicopter. Once the helicopter lands, it will spawn many different soldiers. Each solider has a chance to drop either money, which can be spent at the shop, ammo for your current gun, or a different gun. What makes this game interesting is you can hire help. But hired help has a price. They consume food, and resources. You will need to have a food depot and resource depot to keep your current hired help alive. These depots can be bought from the shop. You can also buy upgrades to your weapons and armor in the shop.

To View the Game Blast Click HERE.