For Level 4 of MAGD7101 Playful Making I created a Game Prototype called Consistency over the course of 3 weeks. The prompt for this level was 'This is how I feel about it' with the requirements being to 'explore a well-defined topic, rooted in your personal lives or perspectives', 'allow an exploration of different perspectives about that topic' and to 'present disclaimers and content warnings in case of sensitive topics'.

Final Product

Game Summary

Consistency is a 3D collect-a-thon game where the player must repeatedly collect all the collectables in order to progress while dealing with inconsistent challenges that appear. The message behind the game is the importance of consistency for people with Autism.

Due to being a project done by myself I was responsible for doing most of the work however, to help with the workload I made use of third-party assets in the areas of audio, 3d models and making a skybox. My personal highlights of what I produced for this level were the two levels, as well as the enemy AI.

In order to illustrate the message, most of the game is spent in the first level, when caught, they go into a second level type which is harder to stimulate being overwhelmed. The primary method of getting the frustration of inconsistency across to the player is through the changing of in game.

Overall, while I am happy with what I produced for this level, the scope of the project ended up being rather small and might have benefited from a slightly expanded scope. In addition, cleaner UI, higher quality visuals and more clarity on what is happening with the meltdown level would be beneficial.

Level Design and Environment Design

Map 1

Map 2

Character Design

In order to design a creature to represent both Stress and Anxiety, I asked some people this question 'If stress were to manifest into a physical form, what would it look like and If anxiety were to manifest into a physical form, what would it look like?'. From those answers I was able to gather the following points of inspiration being "Shadow/Mist like mass covering the person", "Thick ball of black yarn" and "Like a Dark Shadow".

Due to lacking 3d modelling abilities, I made the creature using a Sphere placed on top of a Cube then coated in particles to help obscure the primitive shapes. The eyes were then added by layering two Planes with one having an emissive boost to give the eyes a glow to help them stand out in the mist. The eyes also track the player independently of where the Creature is looking to give the idea that it is always watching.

Development Footage

This video showcases the first successful test of the Stress and Anxiety Creature's movement AI which featured a Patrol State, a Chase State and a Search State. The idea on how this system would work came from my observations of Phasmophobia's Hunting system.

This video showcases the creation process of the eyes that are used as part of the Stress and Anxiety Creature.

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