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Up and Atom

Up and Atom. A puzzle game. Team Information. Team : GameBreaker. Studio : Touchdown. Comparable Products. Puzzle Bobble - Arcade. Pop - Wii. Perfection – Board Game. Objectives. Provisional: Combos: Make combos to keep your time up and score big points. End Game:

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Up and Atom

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  1. Up and Atom A puzzle game

  2. Team Information Team : GameBreaker Studio : Touchdown

  3. Comparable Products Puzzle Bobble - Arcade Pop - Wii Perfection – Board Game

  4. Objectives Provisional: • Combos:Make combos to keep your time up and score big points. End Game: • Survival: Run out of time

  5. Features • Special Atoms:When used in a combo they can affect the play area in different ways.

  6. Challenges • Time: As time ticks down it affects the play area by shaking and rotating. • Rotation:A rotating game board is ready to break up any potential combos. • Solids: Solids can’t be used in combos, potentially blocking off sections of the board.

  7. Gameplay • Bonds: Connects atoms together to form molecules. Connect 3 or more together to complete a chain. • Specials: When a special is used in a combo, it will transform the molecule into a “special attack” for extra points. • Mode-Specific: • Survival: Race against the clock

  8. Walkthrough

  9. Walkthrough

  10. Testing Methods • Observation: Players don’t always remember everything they thought. • Questions: Data we can objectively compare. • Interview: Players have thoughts beyond what we’re going to think ask them directly.

  11. Testing – Fellow Students(average ratings)

  12. Testing – Fellow Students(Interview/Observation) • Players didn’t like the controls • Players wished they could “back up” from selections • Players Wanted to know when rotations would happen • Players needed significant help to learn the game

  13. 1st Testing Cycle Changes • Instruction Screen • Got rid of middle mouse button • Moved game timer to center • Changed center timer to show time till next rotation • Added collision ring

  14. Testing – Outside Students(average ratings)

  15. Testing – Outside Students(People who read Instructions)!!!

  16. 2nd Testing Cycle Changes • Improved Instructions • Undo Button • Colored Collision Ring 3rd Testing Cycle Changes • Graphical timers • Streamlined Instructions • Particle effects

  17. Lessons Learned • Instructions are important! • Controls are important! • Time Management is important!

  18. Question and Answer

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