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Project title
Prototype Z
Project aim
Prototype Z is a social game encouraging in-person teamwork amongst players post lockdown. The aim is to bring friends together to have fun solving a challenge which requires collaboration to win.
Project outline
Prototype Z is a local co-operative 2.5D zombie shooter game where up to four players play at a time. The objective is to turn the power back on and reach the extraction point while facing an ever-growing horde of zombies.
Guns and items can be found around the map to aid players. However, it is only possible to reach the objective with coordinated teamwork!
To achieve our aim, we created a 2.5D zombie survival game with mechanics fine-tuned to encourage cooperation. All active players cooperative within the same zone whilst together in the same physical space vs playing remotely online.
The final version of this project successfully achieved this target, and each member of the team learned a lot about how to design games in a way which encourages cooperation but doesn't restrict players from completing the game alone.
The feedback we received commended us on our collaborative ethos and effective ways of working as team. Collaboration is such an important skill in life and this project demonstrated it in an imaginative and fun way.
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