Presents

From the creative minds of• Jordan Charette

– Architecture– menus

• John Kalberer– Graphics– engine technology

• Tim Turner– Artificial Intelligence– game control

Game Synopsis

• Sandbox Game• Comedic style• Few similar games

Chomp is an action-packed open-world shark simulator.

Genre

• Shark Simulator Physics• Satirical Cartoon World• Space Shooter Handling• Sandbox Game Component

Gameplay Highlights

• Explore the World• Be the Antihero• Play the Minigames• Eat the Competition• Enjoy the comedy

Player Motivation

• Eat everything you can• Grow bigger, faster, stronger• Gain new powers

Target Customer

• Non-Casual Gamers

• Socially Risque humor

• “Explorer”

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Marketing

http://www.valvesoftware.com

• 15 Million Potential customers• Online Distribution• Support for small developers

Valve’s Steam

Hooks

• Comedic action• Upbeat• Involving• Eating

Competition• “Jaws Unleashed” for Ps2.

3D game which received poor reviews.

• “Mad Shark”. 2D flash game.

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Backstory Longing to eat the humans on the local beach,

Chomp the shark sees their opportunity in a pair of mechanical legs (for sharks!).

Chomp must swim the oceans, gaining strength and new abilities in their quest to track down and obtain the elusive shark legs.

Game Documentation• Game Memo• Game Treatment

Win/Loss ConditionsWin• Player beats the final bossLoss• Player avatar looses all health

Design Goals• Action-based: Vicarious interface and

game-play.• Visually Interesting: Cartoony visual

vocabulary.• Technology-Driven: Game pushes

design team’s envelope.• Sandbox: Free-play world.

Milestones

1. Main Game Platform & Interfaces2. Interactive Avatar3. Level Manager Complete4. Support systems Complete5. Art Assets Complete6. Miniscripts complete

Resources:

• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/photos/sharks.html

• http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/madshark.jsp

• http://www.jawsthegame.com/gallery.htm

Sound Resourceshttp://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=25819http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=48412http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=32930http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=13698http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=9431http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=9425http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=9088http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=9508http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=34678http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=19773http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=59312http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=3536http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/145397 Matthew Winquisthttp://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/40416 Fanautichttp://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=25077http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=13898http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=20186http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=23643

Additional Materials• Enemy Chart• State Trans. Chart• Level 1 Map• Game Memo• Game Treatment• Game Script• Technical Standards• TOR Chart• Use Cases• UML Diagram

• Risk Management• Risk Evaluation MTX• Bug Report• Play Testing• Team Reports• Individual Reports• Jaws Evaluation

Use Cases• AIControl• Animat• AnimatManager• AnimatProfile• ControlManager• SoundManager• SoundObject