Dinosaur DriveBy

Challenged with creating a computer game on a very condensed schedule, I worked on the entire timeline of Dinosaur Driveby, taking this game from original ideation to final product.

At the start of the design process, we took a ground up approach by isolating six main components of a video game, further condensing until we arrived a complete game. During development, I provided animated character and weapon assets, matte paintings, audio work, and provided quality assurance to help find bugs and errors. Unfortunately, the game was not fully realized due to the timing and scheduling limitations of the coding team.

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Game Design Process

We began by outlining the six core components of what goes into a video game, then condensed into three and then two sections, eventually arriving at the completed game.

We started by focusing on the "Core" portion of the game, isolating game genre and level navigation.

Our Core portion completed, we moved next to the "Fun" component, hoping to round out the mechanics of the game.

When brainstorming for the Fun portion, we began by asking ourselves some pretty hard questions: What goals does the player hope to achieve when playing a game, and why do they care about achieving them? What makes things fun?

By completing the Fun and Core portions, we had enough to make something playable, but with no sense of identity yet.

Process on the "Art" portion of the game, which is driven primarily by the plot and character design (in relation to initial player appeal.)

Having completed all of our core elements, we had a solid framework to begin production.