UVU Gaming & Animation: Skylantis: June 2012

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Skylantis came out of a Game Design course and has been carried forward into an advanced class by five students: Michael Chugg, Cameron Hughes, Corey Pullman, Andrew Winkler, and Joe Albrethsen.

A quick overview of the game follows:

Title: Skylantis
Genre: Action / Adventure
Description: Gizmo is a robot explorer who travels through the skies of Skylantis, an industrialized world (once a thriving place, but now in ruins) made up of floating

islands. He must build his map, find equipment, and fight mechanized enemies to win the grand prize: a legendary golden cog.
Purpose: The game’s purpose, for the player, is to enjoy the experience of exploring Skylantis as the robot hero Gizmo.

Skylantis is full of thought provoking challenges, puzzles, and battles. Players will also be rewarded as they uncover secrets and find power ups.

As students our purpose for making Skylantis is to fulfill school assignments - but more importantly, to build portfolios and actually release a playable game.

Platform: Windows and Mac
Intended Audience: Ages 5 - 17
Rating: E

We are using this blog to supplement our posts to the ACME Animation site.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Rock Bot Concept

The Rock Bot is nothing more than a thief. He will not have any attacks other than sneaking on you and snatch your cogs and running off the nearest edge to get away with your hard earned cash. You can damage him enough to knock off his rock shell and be rewarded with extra cash.