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3D games
2nd year, GGC 2023

Dusk of the Gods

On this journey, you take on the role of a brave magician who embarks on a near-impossible adventure. Your mission: to save the colossal nature spirits from the brink of extinction. To do so, you must find, climb, and capture these majestic creatures and release them back into the wild. As you travel through the serene nature surrounding you, you will uncover the mystery behind why these once-gentle giants have turned hostile and unlock new powers along the way.

Team:

Clara Lüty – Producer/PM,
Danylo Sych – Character Artist/Artist,
Erika Lönn – UI Artist,
Markus Kajimalwendo – Artist,
Lizhou Ding- Environment Artist,
Marcus Hägg – Level Designer,
Dani Waked – Programmer,
Aayush Sarcar – Programmer

2023/05/23 - Tue2026/04/26 - Sun - Comments Off
Arcade games
1st year, GGC 2023

Coral Cleanup

Coral Cleanup is a game where you as a new recruit are taking on your first mission to help clean the ocean of plastic, starting with the coral reefs. You will travel in a small autopiloted submarine so you can focus on finding the plastic. The submarine is fitted with a periscope so you can look around, and a joystick so you can aim and grab the plastic. If you can’t find the plastic our helpful sonar will aid you. You compete against your fellow recruits, can you beat them? Come enjoy the shoals and help the environment through this fun arcade.

Team:

Birk Vanrillaer – Product Owner
Martin Blomberg Sköld – Scrum master
Oscar Spjuth – Lead Programmer
Charlotte Nelsson – Co Graphics Lead
Teodor Ragnemalm – Co Graphics Lead
Simon Gustavson Törnvall – Sound Lead

2023/05/23 - Tue2026/04/26 - Sun - Comments Off
3D games
1st year master, GGC 2023

Amaze

AMAZE is an exciting, upsetting, puzzle-filled, enjoyable, and captivating video game where you take on the role of an archaeology student who is tasked with finding the ancient Benin wall again and selecting an artefact for analysis in your lab. However, interestingly, things have changed and the walls have been re-engineered, making it challenging to navigate the maze. You must use your skills and knowledge to complete your mission, or if you fail, you may learn something.

The game is a digital third person, desktop game, developed in unreal engine, the map is a maze with dynamic feature, embedded puzzles and clues to navigate the map, it unfolds the mission of an archaeologist trying to pick up an artefact in an ancient wall but would she the fulfil her mission?

Amaze at the Gotland Game Conference 2023 show floor

Team:

Oluwafemi Adewunmi – Project Manager, UI Design Artist,
Sahashransu Gouda – Programmer,
Zhechao Song – Level Designer
Yuheng Liang – Game Tester / Designer

2023/05/22 - Mon2026/04/26 - Sun - Comments Off
Arcade games
1st year, GGC 2023

Hum to Heal

The world is facing more and more challenges: conflicts, tragedies, environmental crisis…At this moment, let’s take this game as an opportunity to connect with others and tell each other that “you are not alone”.

The game is designed as a multiple-player cooperating music game aiming to evoke player’s emotional feeling of connection, soothing and healing. By reaching out to others (with your hands/ our special game device), you will get a chance to activate the mysterious ancient magic and generate the music and humming that can heal the world!

Team:

Yanjia Jin – Product owner/Artist
Shekib Jon Sharar – Producer
Omar Abbas – Build responsible
Lingxiu Li – Lead programmer
Yichen Tian – Programmer
Javier Marugán Valeiras – Artist