the project |
our process | my role
WOMP! - The second most exciting thing you can do on a sofa
In my last semester a team of five of us pitched a video game project to the school. After we got the green light it didn't take us
long to get in the groove of things.
Dave Marhal,
WOMP! is a social multiplayer video game rated E for everyone with a strong focus on collaboration.
In order for us to reach non-gamers
and gamers alike, we decided to keep the controls simple, WOMP! is played with only one button.
Players are challenged to work together to control a customizable flying
contraption, called the Wobblegong, through a whimsical environment. Each player controls only one side and has to figure out not only how
to work effectively with the rest of the team, but also how to handle awkward tools such as an umbrella, a plunger or only one wing. It is
like in life where you
never seem to have the proper tools.
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Our process
From left to right:
Dave Marhal, myself, Salvia Dhall
, Bryan Clarke, and Bryant Jones
We didn't spend too much time brainstorming, we knew we had to be quick if we wanted to meet our first milestone, the Gamma 4 game
competition that was only four weeks away. We didn't win, but we had a pretty fun first level finished by the end of January.
A fantastic team and constant
playtesting sessions were key for our early success.
I am using the word success hesitantly here, but based on the feedback we have received
people really seem to like our game.
To prove my point that our game is really for everyone, below are pictures of some of our game tester.
The two daughters, age 7 and 10, of one of our classmates.
And here a group of politicians and business men.
Among them Ian Black, MLA of Port Moody-Coquitlam, and Tony Clement,
MP of Parry Sound-Muskoka.
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My Role
On a team of five, everybody is expected to wear multiple hats. My main function were Communications and Marketing. But since our
game required tons of art assets, I assisted our Art Director, Salvia with her huge work load.
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