User:Mpark92/sandbox
| Designers | Michael Park |
|---|---|
| Publication | October 16, 2016 |
| Genres | Third-person shooter Strategy game Racing game |
| Languages | English |
| Players | 1 |
| Playing time | 5-20 minutes per game |
| Website | Alpha_v0.01 |
Maze Shooter
Maze shooter is a science fiction third-person shooter(TPS) game developed by a university student named Michael Park. It is powered by Unreal Engine 4 from Epic Games to give the high quality. The game was announced during Hack Western 3, which it describes that the game is made within 36 hours. The game takes place in a distant future where violence becomes a new trend in the entertainment business. In the game, randomly selected individuals are sent to a maze with deadly traps waiting for them.
The game's main core style and design is based on the film The Maze Runner (film), which is based on James Dashner's The Maze Runner. The game similarly follows the first movie's set up, where in the beginning the main lead character shows up in the middle of the maze and tries to escape it. During the process of the escape, the lead character finds new troubles such as machines programmed to exterminate any living organism.
Game play
Third-person shooter (TPS)
Maze Shooter is a game mixed of "third-person shooter" and "racing game" genre. The objective of the game is to either eliminate all the threat in the maze or escape in a limited time. One of its main objective is to kill or destroy any obstacles that are on the way.
Synopsis
Setting
Maze Shooter sets in a science fiction universe created by Michael Park.
Plot
In the year 2095, the human society demands more stronger and shocking entertainment to lead a new trend.
Development
Unreal Engine 4
Unreal Engine 4 is a game engine developed by Epic Games.[1] It has its reputation known for high quality graphic game engine for AAA+ titles. Its core programming language is C++ and its internally develop script language called Blueprint, which is developed to reduce the development difficulty for new learners.
Blueprint
Blueprint is a visual scripting system developed by Epic Games, used on Unreal Engine 4. It is a complete gameplay scripting system based on the concept of node-based interface for developers to work within the Unreal Editor.[2] Because of Blueprint's simple interface, a lot of major components of Maze Shooter was made using Blueprint, which it shorten the development time by significantly to meet the submission deadline.
C++
C++ (See-Plus-Plus), is a programming language used on Unreal Engine 4, which is also used on developing Maze Shooter. However, because of the time limit from the hackathon, C++ was only used on minor components of the game.
Hack Western
Hack Western is a hackathon organized by the team of students from the University of Western Ontario, located in London, Ontario, Canada.[3] It is a free event with enormous prizes. Students can participate the competition either individually or groups up to 4 members. It is a 36 hour of non-stop event.
Hack Western 3
Maze Shooter was developed during Hack Western 3 on October 16, 2016. The event was held in the University Community Centre (UCC) building at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The event began on Friday October 14, 2016, and lasted until Sunday October 16, 2016. More than 500 student across the province of Ontario, Canada, have participated.[4]
Hackathon
Hackathon is portmanteau of words Hack and Marathon, where hack is used to express the word coding than cyber crime. The term hackathon is used by computer programmers as a programming event, where designers, programmers, marketers and more are either competing in groups or individually to work on a software project within given time.
The main objective of a hackathon is to make a usable and unique software. There is no limit on topic selection. However, to be considered as a prize contestant, the project topic has to meet the topic requirement such as game, Internet of Things (IoT), AI, Blockchain and etc.
Depends on the organizer/university, the prize pool varies from as big as internship/job offer and Playstation 4[5], to as small as $25 gift card.
References
- ^ "About Unreal Engine". Epic Games. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "Epic Game's Blueprint". Epic Games. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Hack Western 3". Devpost. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ "Hack Western 3". Hack Western. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Hack the North (Waterloo ON)". Devpost. Retrieved 2018-03-16.