URCAD is still rolling....
Come see how UMBC engineering students developed a new video game!
URCAD.umbc.edu
April 18-24, online
Project Snowman: A Snow Rolling Adventure Game
Presenters:Evan McRae, Jacob Pickholtz, Noah Reardon, Shane Taylor
Mentor: Marc Olano (Computer Science and Electrical Engineering)
Abstract:
A game where the player takes the role of a snowman’s head and rolls around various levels in search of the rest of its body. Like a rolling snowball, the snowman’s head grows in size as it rolls on snowy ground and eventually can become big enough to destroy obstacles in the environment. Players must navigate their surroundings and reach the snowman body at the end in enough time to complete each level, earning extra points along the way for the amount of destruction they cause. This game was developed using the Unity game engine and required a collaborative effort to learn the coding techniques that allow the player character to move, grow larger, and interact with the game world. Development also required the ability to design a functioning user interface, knowledge of 3D modeling tools to build game objects and environment pieces, and the creation of a system to implement smooth-transitioning background music into the game, which itself was composed specifically for the project.