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Infection: Midpoint. Presented by RPS Studios. Design. Infection: a game with intent to educate the player on the war that happens within the body every day in order to keep us healthy The idea for an RTS game fit our goal Educate but be FUN. Concept Drawings.
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Infection: Midpoint Presented by RPS Studios
Design • Infection: a game with intent to educate the player on the war that happens within the body every day in order to keep us healthy • The idea for an RTS game fit our goal • Educate but be FUN
Concept Drawings • Designing units that were real, original and intriguing • A long meeting was conducted for various designs • How many units should be available for each side? What should they be?
From Concept to Model • The models for the final units are now made. • One of the units for the bacteria was finalized for production • The reality of the unit balanced with the need to make it an interesting unit will ultimately determine the end product
Building an RTS Engine • Things unique to RTS design • Gameplay elements that exist in an RTS that don't exist in other games • Stuff every RTS MUST have
Engine Features • Features we chose to implement • Features that we did not implement • Why we made certain tradeoffs • Relative difficulty of certain implementations
Engine Inspirations • Inspirations behind game play aspects • Starcraft for UI+controls • C&C for large unit diversity and comical nature of the game • Engine concerns for the final project
Moving a unit • Path finding: Needed system for intelligent movement • Choice was between optimal or easier “dumber” unit movement • Needed to be flexible
Implementation • Decided Dijkstra’s algorithm for movement • Created for expansion with implementation of the UI • Future revision includes handling collision when moving
Selection and Sound • Attempted to use collisions • Then tried using math • Challenge: Making it work with 2d cursors • Sound is an important part of the final experience. We hope to utilized that well
Future Plans? • Animation of the map itself is an ambition (based on user’s performance in game) • Keep it Fun and Real
RPS Studios • RPS Presentation by: • Keshan Harris • Ivan Morozov • Jason Pastewski • Varun Kaushal • Thank You. Are there any Questions?