Time Frame:
4 months
My Role:
Technical Designer
Team Size:
8
The Project:
MISFIT MOTHS was one of 6 finalists in Abertay’s prestigious DARE Academy Competition. We had the opportunity to develop our project with support from industry professionals and showcased our game at EGX – London in October 2024.
Abertay TV YouTube: Interview with Charles Django Cornell
ChemPunch at EGX, London ExCeL 2024
COMPETITION DETAILS & SPONSOR VIDEOS BELOW
The Game:
ChemPunch is a first-person, single-player wave defence action game. It has you routing chemicals around your arms to determine your rewards for brutally exterminating a deadly hoard of ‘moth-corrupted’ humans that are flooding into your chempunk home.am finalists to exhibit at EGX – London in 2024.
| Engine: Unreal Engine 5 | Status: In Development | Genre: Action | Platform(s): Windows | Controls: Controller |
Development Review
(to be added – work in progress)
Credits:
Charles Django Cornell
Producer & Level Design
Charlotte Allen
Audio & Game Design
Keelan Harvey
Technical Design
Michael Ennis
Programmer (Gameplay Programmer)
Teodor Shopov
Programmer (AI Programmer)
Giuseppe ‘Tony’ Tonon
Technical Artist (Tech Artist & Texturer)
Kieran Murray
Prop & Environment Artist
Lewis Craddock
Character Artist & Animator
DARE!
Dare Academy is an annual Games Design competition open to Abertay University students in teams of up to 8.
From the many applicants, only six teams are selected to receive industry mentoring, support and advice to aid them in creating an Industry Standard game prototype.
The mentoring takes place over a month during the summer term break. Students continue developing the game leading up to their presentation at the annual EGX in London. From the six finalists, one overall winner is selected.
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The Winning Team
Of the six finalists, overall winners were Triple 7 Studios with their game ‘Left Upon Read’, a clever blend of contemporary internet humour and dark fantasy.
Players step into the role of knight, battling a horde of aquatic monsters and answering a stream of urgent, incoming text messages whilst on a mission to rescue a princess.
A well deserved win! “Left Upon Read” is a fantastic game from a wonderful team! It’s been a privilege to watch the game progress from the very first pitch back in February.
