Kyle Chen

This project was part of my mobile development course. The objective of the assignment was to create a game using assets we had been given from the previous project, which was a counting game meant to teach math using chocolate pieces. My team decided to use the assets to create a dating simulator/puzzle game, using the helpful chocolate shop owner, Jason, as the titular love interest.

The puzzle portion of the game consists of sliding blocks that can be clicked and dragged. The goal is to move the chocolate piece into the green area. Creating this was more difficult than I had expected, as every sliding block puzzle tutorial I found was the kind that is made up of 9-25 pieces with one missing, swapping the empty spaces to solve the puzzle. This is different from the moving blocks we wanted, so I figured out how to make their mechanics myself.

My capstone project is a multiplayer splitscreen cooking game. The two players are intended to collaborate completing different recipes and fighting off rat enemies that would hinder their progress. This project has the largest team I've ever worked with, so it has been a learning experience in a collaborate environment, levying my teammates' strengths and weaknesses against my own.

My role on the team is the designer. I am the decision maker when it comes to mechanics and game processes in the project. My primary goal is to advocate for the players of the game, keeping in mind their user experience and fun. I have to ensure that each part of the game works with everything else and creates a positive playing experience.

Although I am the designer, I have not shied away from engineering work, which I am grateful for because it is my preferred role. I've contributed to the sink mechanics, player highlight, rat healthbars, trash can, item respawning, and more. My favorite part about contributing to the codebase is that I can tell what's going on when I look at it.