sustain

West Suffolk College

Y2 Level 3 Games Design

Team Chai - Oliver Wood, Damien Page and Matthew Holt

New Anglia Jam - Sustainability

W, A, S and D - Move

Left Click - Shoot

In the not-so-distant future, scientists have discovered a new way of fusion reaction, one that can draw loads more energy from less resources, however it needs a specific atmosphere in order for it to draw that much needed energy.

This is where you come in, you’ve been sent to a power plant located on Mars, where piles of corpses and a virus have been supplied to you. Your task is to manage an artificial ecosystem for the plant by releasing the virus and allowing the dead to rise.

They’ll generate the needed carbon dioxide, but you can’t let them create too much carbon or else you’ll die from a lack of oxygen, this is where you’ll have your trusty Rail Gun to dispatch the unwanted pests.

It links to the theme of sustainability down to it’s fundamental themes and gameplay, based on Google Dictionary’s definition of sustainability “the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level”, the game requires the player to make a balancing act to maintain and sustain high award values while avoiding the extremes of both sides. We also attempted to make ludonarrative harmony with both its gameplay and visuals, and having to manage something that could potentially kill you if you're not careful can create a lot of stress and anxiety. We decided that a horror theme would be best to accompany the gameplay since horror games are designed to make the player feel alert, and encourage them to manage systems in order to survive and succeed in their goals.