inspirations office space –main inspiration for group name and theme –tps report –swingline...
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Inspirations
• Office Space– Main inspiration for group
name and theme– TPS report– Swingline stapler
• Software engineering• Cubical life• Rat in a maze• Dilbert
Other inspirations
• 5 Minutes to Kill (Yourself)• The Matrix• Robot Chicken
– One sketch will a similar theme
Theme
• The real strategy for climbing the corporate ladder.
• Work your way up from the basement to the executive floor.
Theme
• Eliminate all of your competition on the floor for your chance to progress.
• Once you are alone you must face your boss for your promotion.
Characters
• Characters are based off real people, but not real stats.
• Characters differ in stats
• There are pros and cons to each
Programming secretary
• Strength: 7• Stamina: 5• Intelligence: 3
Backup programmer• Strength: 5• Stamina: 5• Intelligence: 5
Chief programmer
• Strength: 3• Stamina: 5• Intelligence: 7
Game mechanics
• Isometric– Wanted to keep a true isometric view
• Similar to Diablo
– Movement and boundary checking stems from this idea
Game mechanics
– Tile based movement• Hero moves to clicked on tile• Boundary checking is done per tile
– Map layout using spreadsheets• Makes creating maps quick and flexible
And now what you’ve been waiting for…