Space RefugEase

DRAGONBORNS GAME JAM TWO: SPACE REFUGEASE

Group Members: CHONG, Dianne | LAPAN, Jessamyn Kristi | LU, Dennis Lu | MAGSANO, Niño Matthew

Summary of the Game

• The game features an astronaut looking for his family  who were abducted into space.
• The goal of this game is the help the player go through three different levels, each with increasing difficulty, to look for his missing family members. 
• The family members are scattered throughout the three levels. Level is completed once all family members present in the level is found.
• Level controls: Arrow keys to move, Space key to jump, Space 2x to double jump.
• The game is a platformer game that features different obstacles that the player needs to overcome to complete it
• There would be moving platforms, dark scenes with animated lights as guide, lava floors, and more.
• Completing the game means the player successfully reunites with his family.
• Home. What is home? Ever since his family had been abducted to space, his home felt empty. He started to question what he used to call home. His two story mansion felt empty and cold. After many months of putting together working space gear, he suited up and left for space to reunite with his family. But, when he tracked them to this giant space station, he realized that the abductors placed traps everywhere to deter their rescuers.
• It is now up to you to help him navigate through different levels of traps and find his family. Help him find his family. Help him go home.

Relevance to theme

• To see the relevance to the theme, we first look at the background of the game
• The theme is “What home means to you”
• The whole objective of the game is to find the family members of the character and reunite them so they can go home together
• For the main character of the game, home is where his family is.
• In this game, his home was destroyed, and the player will be helping the character rebuild his home.

Game Core Features

• Advanced Lighting Concepts
  
• Animation System 
• Physically-Based Shading