Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Litter Box: Version 2.0

Link to Game Below.
 I started creating a digital game called Litter Box during my spring 2014 semester at San Jose State University (SJSU). The game is about a cat that is lost in the dream world. Everyone knows that cats sleep for most of their day and that's pretty much all they do. I decided that I could make a game about what goes on in the cat's mind while they are sleeping to make their life seem a lot more exciting. I mean after the recent hero cat video went viral I thought it would be appropriate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6GQR3Ym5M8. 

     Litter Box lets the player go through each dream world avoiding the enemy by collecting food scraps and playing with yarn balls. After eight levels, the cat completes the game and wins. They have nine cat lives to beat the game. After each death, the player restarts the level with the same amount of treats they previously acquired during the mission.

     Future updates include adding a level indicator to let the player know which level they are on and adding one additional level so there are nine levels. I would love to eventually create the Litter Box phone app and also get the game put on an arcade machine at the SJSU game development club. I would also like to add a timer that would award the player for finishing each level in a certain amount of time by unlocking a secret level where they would be able to earn some lost lives back. I will continue to develop the game until it is a fully functional game that can be run on many different platforms including Android, IOS, Windows, and the other popular platforms that can be enjoyed by everyone that has access to an electronic device.