Laura Alford

For our third and final level, the point of view will shift so that the player appears to be laying down on their back on the table, looking down at the front of their torso, as if preparing to be operated on. There will be no instructions for this level, just a tray with a […]

Feedback from playtesting: Generally people seemed to like level 2, despite it being much shorter. Most people had the reaction we wanted from the bugs, creeped out and put off but also finding it kind of fun, and found the flies slightly bothersome (but not a distraction). People seemed to be able to follow the

We are now moving on to developing level 2, and have storyboarded the level as a whole to help us decide what assets we will need so we can start working on them asap. Our plan for this level is that it is the point when things start getting weirder and fleshier, bringing in an

Now that the bug removal segment is complete, I can look at adding some flies to our level using particle systems. We figured that this would be the easiest way to do this, as we can create several “swarm” effects, both a small bursting directional one and a general full-screen one, without needing to worry

We have now had our first experience sharing our game with the public, and have summarised the observations and feedback from the day of playtesting. We’re planning to take a bit of time to make some final improvements to level 1 now, before we then use it as a starting point for creating our second

Adding Doll Blink Animation We wanted to end the level with something small but creepy that will hopefully surprise our players. We believe that once the final task is complete and no other prompts appear on screen, the player is bound to eventually check the tag for confirmation that they have completed all the tasks.

Cleaning the Face For this part, we want the player to first use the cloth to wipe the doll’s face clean, and then, much like with the eye glue task, they will need to go to the cabinet to collect the paint and return to the doll to apply it. For cleaning the face, we

For the game’s main menu, we are planning on having a 3D sign made up of multiple parts (one which will have the name of the game, maybe an address or date, and one part which will function as the “play” button), made to resemble old shop signs that hang above high street shops. In

After inserting the new eyes the player will need to move back to the cabinet to collect the eye glue, and then, like before, once the object is in their inventory and they hover over the doll the icon for the object will appear. Applying the eye glue, to keep things simple, will involve having

The next few tasks of level 1 will require the player to first collect something from the cabinet, then return to the workbench to use these items and the doll and progress to the next part of the task. At the moment, there are 3 things the player will need to get from the cabinet;