An exciting real-life alternate reality game where nothing is exactly as it seems. Interrogate suspects, discover hidden rooms, and unlock mysteries as you try to find a potential killer before it's too late! Featuring true-to-life graphics, incredibly intelligent agents, and immense amounts of fun.
This project will examine how game mechanics can be applied to improve education at both the grade school and collegiate levels. Work on this project will primarily consist of research into current attempts to look at games in education and group discussion of new methods. The end result will be a presentation or poster of some sort describing not just how games can be brought into the current education system, but also how game design techniques can be used to engage students more than current pedagogical techniques. This project is definitely more research-focused in nature; however, it's a great opportunity to examine some of the applications of games beyond entertainment.
Entropy is a physics based platform game that challenges you to guide a blob with the ability to convert between various forms of energy to safety. Players must seek out energy sources for sustenance, use their energy conversion ability to get past puzzles, and avoid losing all of their energy to entropy. This project will be development oriented, beginning with design and prototyping. The game places a heavy emphasis on physics based puzzles, so everyone is welcome to contribute ideas and suggestions.