Shutdown

About

"Shutdown" is a twin-stick shooter game with three exciting levels where your mission is to defuse a bomb. As you fight against waves of enemies, your goal is to clear obstacles and find the bomb before time runs out.

During the project, I served as the SCRUM master for six weeks out of the eight. Our team included two developers (myself and Nils Hanssens) and three skilled artists: Stijn Bakker, Louisa Burfitt, and Tim Slappendel. Together, we collaborated to create this fun and engaging game.

Project Info

• Role: Game Programmer
• Team Size: 5
• Project Duration: 8 Weeks
• Engine: Unity C#
• Completion Date: 30th of June 2023

During development, I saw adding procedural animations as both an enjoyable addition to the game and a personal challenge. It seemed like a fun feature to incorporate, and I also viewed it as an opportunity to push my skills and explore new techniques in animation. The most challenging part was refining the leg movement animation, which required a lot of time for careful adjustments and fine-tuning. Because of these challenges, we decided to prioritize fine-tuning other features due to time constraints.

                
    private IEnumerator MoveLeg(int index, Vector3 targetPoint)
    {
        legsGrounded[index] = false;

        Vector3 startPos = currentLegLocations[index];
        float t = 0f;

        while (t < 1f)
        {
            // Calculate the vertical offset based on time and step height
            float yOffset = Mathf.Sin(t * Mathf.PI) * stepHeight;

            // Interpolate horizontally towards the target position
            t += Time.deltaTime / stepSpeed;
            legs[index].position = Vector3.Lerp(startPos, targetPoint, t);

            // Apply the vertical offset
            legs[index].position += Vector3.up * yOffset;

            yield return null;
        }
        legs[index].position = targetPoint;
        currentLegLocations[index] = legs[index].position;
        legsGrounded[index] = true;
    }