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The Hounds of Zaroff
Team Info
• Impenetrable Scuttlebutt
• Adam Files [email protected]
• Ryan Jones [email protected]
• Joseph Malta [email protected]
• Luke Pederson [email protected]
• Bionic Starfish
Game Info
• The Hounds of Zaroff• A 2D platformer based
on the classic short story The Most Dangerous Game
• You are constantly being chased by Zaroff as he hunts you
• Story• Rainsford wrecks his
yacht on an island.• He meets Zaroff a
Russian hunter.• Zaroff hunts people• Zaroff hunts Rainsford• Rainsford must escape
Comparable Products
• Pitfall 2D platformer in the jungle
Comparable Products(contd.)
• Mario- no weapons, checkpoints, platformer stuff.
Comparable Products(contd.)
• Crash Bandicoot- Has chase sequences with a restrictive camera.
Objectives
• Provisional– Collect Trap pieces– Use traps to hinder Zaroff– Hide from Zaroff– Reach Checkpoints
• End Game Conditions– Win- Get to the end of a level– Lose- Get caught by an adversary
Features
• Set traps• Stealth• A constant chase
Challenges
• Elude Zaroff before it is too late• Navigate a treacherous environment in
search of advantages over your foe.
Walkthrough
• Run to the right• Jump through an obstacle filled environ• Zaroff is behind you!• Run faster, collect the trap pieces• Set a trap• Put some distance between you and Zaroff• Go through the checkpoint• Repeat until end of level
Testing Methodology
• Observation• Questionnaires• Summaries• Thinking Aloud
Test Findings
• Interface needed to be more graphical• Players were losing track of Zaroff while upon
a high platform• Game was too hard
Fixes
• Changed the interface from text to icons and status bars
• Made Zaroff larger• Added more Trap Pieces and Stealth Areas
Prototype
• Gentlemen BEHOLD!!
Q&A
• Any Questions?