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The Hounds of Zaroff

Team Info

• Impenetrable Scuttlebutt

• Adam Files jerrypants@gmail.com

• Ryan Jones squeadge@fullsail.com

• Joseph Malta ikpl59@yahoo.com

• Luke Pederson zilchius@gmail.com

• 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?