To That Earth

You are a planet student, just learned about Earth and want to visit it, but it is a secret mission.

Simple 3D platformer inspired by Super Mario Galaxy for a game jam. You Live in the Cosmos with many creatures, starts, planets and more. At that universe you play as a Planet Student. Were you learning about Earth and The Secret Missions to visit it. So, you decided to sneak out into the lab to Visit That Earth.

Role

Producer

3D Artist

Designer

Programmer

Duration

17 Hours

Team Size

Solo

Software

Blender

Unreal Engine 4

Substance Painter

Affinity Photo

Platform

PC

Production

A game jam competition to create a game from scratch in 4 days, 3 hours, 49 minutes and the theme was Out Of This Earth.

Challenge:

I took this opportunity to challenge myself to create a simple game.


Solution:

Developed a simple 3D platformer, where the play has to collect 3 keys to open the door and win the game.

Responsibilities

Producer

  • Researched for inspiration.
  • Listed and organized features.
  • Managed stressed.

3D Arist

  • Modeled and textured the main character.
  • Created assets and environment.

Designer

  • Chose the overall art style.
  • Graphic & UI Design.

Programmer

  • Used Blueprint to program the game.

Self-Reflection

  • Managed to achieve the challenge. 
  • Learned how to produce simple idea and avoid feature creep.
  • Managed stress by taking breaks.
  • Finish the game and not to give up.
  • Make it simple and avoid feature creep.
  • Keep stress level low. 
  • Document my process in detail.