Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
Overview
A small game created so I could put my knowledge of networking to the test. It is a Hybrid Client -Server model with one instance of the application acting as the server and also running a local client and any others just acting as clients connected to the server. Each client has a player character and it's job is top take any inputs received and send them to the server in a input package which consists of a vector and an ID. The majority of processing then happens in the server and the current state of the game is sent back to the clients which update accordingly.
By using differing hardware and using Clumsy, a third party networking tool, to simulate different network conditions I was able to get a good feel on how the application worked and how to improve it. What follows is a short summary on how the application behaves.
Due to the usage of prediction and interpolation gameplay was possible until latency hit 500ms. Some jittering is visible when there is a high amount of duplicated or dropped packets however as the application uses a TCP connection. Due to this any out of order packets do not have an effect. Some loss of sync can happen due to how SFML handles window focus but nothing major. Overall, a user will need an average or above broadband connection to use this application in an error free manner but if that exists it should work quite reliably.
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Engine/Framework:
Unity 3D
Coding & Scripting Languages:
C#
Target Platform:
Windows PC, WebGL
Development Time:
26 hours
Completed On:
2018
Team Size:
6
Role:
Lead Programmer
Tools Used:
Unity3D, Visual Studio 2017
Source Control:
Sourcetree & Bitbucket
Overview
This game was created in the Abertay Serious Game Jam in the January 2018. It was sponsored by the University of St Andrews as they needed games that could make chemistry fun for High school students by going through real experiments.
As chemistry experiments tend to be quite segmented into different stages we decided that a game consisting of different minigames would work well - each minigame being one stage of the process. Additionally, we decided to port the title as a WebGL application making it accessible devices that either a school would have or the students themselves could bring.
For the above, we were one of the three winning teams with further development of the application being a possibility after consideration by St Andrews.
Finally, the team of students that worked together to make this banded together to create Cation Games, a rough and ready group that would tackle serious game jams with the intent of creating as polished a project as possible within strict time limits.
Teaser Trailer
Detailed Information
Level Design & Building
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Created a "rough" version of the minigames so the designer could test and iterate.
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Work with FX artist to place and trigger FX such as sludge, smoke, electrical sparks, explosions, fire, etc.
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Work with sound designer to trigger SFX at the right time & place.
Scripting
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Implemented Tutorial system - explanations of each level popping up at the start.
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Created Pause Menu.
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Implemented the main menu and ending scenes.
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Created the following mini games: one, seven & eight.
User Interface & Animations
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Work closely with UI artist in order to place the UI elements in-engine.
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Created UI Animations and set them to trigger accordingly.
Audio
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Work with audio artist to trigger appropriate audio tracks at each level.
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Work with sound designer to trigger SFX at the right time & place.
