The game
In this part I helped in a group in a couple of days a prototype of their new virtual reality game “Does it stack?”. There I helped programming, the handling and stacking of items with that also a some other physics based AI.
This game jam was done in two days.
What I did during the game jam
- Handling holding items: With this feature I learned how to implement the default tools and found them to be sufficient for the limited time and game.
- Items stacking: making use of the Unity features that increase the surface grip and with that checking the velocity to see if it is standing still enough.
- AI slug that attacks items: this part I failed to complete since the slug ai was meant to go on top of the items you can carry and move. With the given time and experience I could not complete this part for the game jam in a good state. The hurdle that I could not overcome on time was that the slug was not good enough when it moves along the surface of an object and you hold that object in your hand.
What I will do better next time
Next time for a game jam, I will put more effort in estimating what can and can’t be done in a short amount of time.
