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Building Virtual Worlds (1st-Year Course)

1306 (RPIS) – Cat-Go

Cat-Go is a multiplayer game in which one person who cannot see is led by their guide cat to reach the end of a busy street! One player walks on a DDR pad blindfolded, while the other player is attached via leash & belt as the guide cat. Using only their body movement and a button to meow, the guide cat must inform their partner when and which direction to step, avoiding obstacles and gaining fish treats along the way to the pet store goal.

TEAM: Junru Yang (Producer/Programmer), Malaya Heflin (Programmer), Grace Rodriguez (Artist), Joy Lim (Artist), Boreas Yang (Sound)

TECH: DDR Pad, Blindfold.

1306 (RPIS) – EyeSpy

You are either a spy or an HQ operative trying to save the world. As the Spy, you’ve been captured by the evil Dr. Boom but you must tell HQ the passwords you gathered before your capture. However, you cannot speak the words out loud or else Dr. Boom would hear you! Defuse the bomb by drawing the code words on the wall with your high-tech laser glasses. HQ is watching their glasses’ feed to decipher the message before time runs out.

TEAM: Melanie Danver (Producer/Artist), Helen Yang (Producer/Artist), Samantha Lai (Sound), Jimmy Jian (Programmer), Derek Wong (Programmer)

TECH: Eye-tracker, Keyboard

1306 (RPIS) – Hospital Rush

Work with your partner to race through a hospital and get your patient to the last available emergency room before your opponents!

TEAM: Courtney Singleton (Producer/Sound), Jack Peng (Game Designer/Programmer), Jing Chung (Programmer), Jiwon Park (3D Artist/UI Designer), Max Zhang (3D Artist)

TECH: Custom Controller, Standard Controller

1306 (RPIS) – Jam Witch

There are 3 teams of 2 witches. The teams compete to cover the cake with their team’s color by passing jam balls between teammates.

TEAM: Cynthia Li (Producer/Sound), Candice Zhang (Artist), Harley Xu (Artist), Ethan Zhu (Programmer), Vector Liu (Programmer)

TECH: X-Box Controller

1306 (RPIS) – Keep Your Head Up

In the co-op puzzle game, 2 players must work together to guide a snowman through the map. Player 1 uses a 3D rudder to rotate the entire surface, making the snowman body roll along gravity. At the same time, Player 2 steps on the 3D rudder to balance the snowman’s head to keep it from falling off. Don’t forget to keep your head up!

TEAM: Esme Han (Producer/Artist), James Huang (Programmer), Oliver Zhu (Programmer), Felix Choi (Artist), Cynthia (Sound)

TECH: 3D Rudder (feet)

1306 (RPIS) – Run Piggy Run

[First Penguin Award Winner] An immersive, fast-paced escape experience that combines physical and digital gameplay. One guest controls the pig using pedals to dodge obstacles while chasing four bandits, who throw balls at buttons on a wall to create more obstacles in the pig’s path through teamwork and timing.

TEAM: Fay Li (Producer/Sound), Victor Jhou (Producer/Artist), Esme Han (Artist), Yuchen Xue (Programmer), Terry Lim (Programmer)

TECH: Wall-Mounted Button Panels, Foot Pedals, Squishy Stress Balls

Experience Design (Elective Course)

Experience Design allows students to explore the area from ideation, design process, execution, playtesting, refinement, and finally evaluation.

1410 (Cave) – Legend of the Subterranean Castle

Guests steer a paddleboat through a flooded ancient castle, where they must expel evil spirits with the power of music.

TEAM: Matthew Saenz, Jia Wang, Caifeng Hong

TECH: Motion Platform, CAVE, Buttons, Pedals

1410 (Tomb) – The Imprisoned Deity

Guests explore an ancient tomb and solve puzzles.

TEAM: Matthew Saenz, Jia Wang, Caifeng Hong

TECH: Phidgets, DMX Lighting

Project Teams (2nd-Year Project)

1422 – Burrata

Burrata Virtual Production is a 12-week discovery project aimed at exploring and evaluating various virtual production technologies to establish a practical pipeline for CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center (ETC).