Flatten Pinguin
1st Place Public Award
PITCH
The theme of the Perpignan Game Jam 2022 was : "Parallel worlds"
You play as a Penguin who has the ability to flatten himself from 3 dimensions to 2 dimensions. You will use this power to valiantly explore ancient Aztec ruins in search of the Doggly Hot God.
This game was made in 48 hours by 5 people during the Perpignan Game Jam 2022.
Process
The motivation that pushed me to do this Game Jam was to meet new people and challenge myself.
During this 48 hours project I was in charge of the Game & Level Design, the lighting and the integration.
At first we looked for main mechanics that fit the theme of the Game Jam:
Parallel worlds between 3D world and 2D world:
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3D : the player can move and push objects.
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2D : the player can flatten himself to be able to move under obstacles, move against walls in order to cross a ravine or reach an inaccessible place.
Research in Level Design
On a notebook, layout sketchs to quickly explain the main mechanics while immersing the player in an Aztec temple (fallen columns, ravines filled with poison that the player will have to cross like in Indiana Jones)
Then, I went on Unity and used ProBuilder to create a blockout with our ideas, then after several iterations we had a first draft of our level.
During the integration of the character controller I had to enlarge the rooms and corridors of the game to allow the camera to follow the player without being hindered by the walls
