Marc Dijkhuizen
(Technical) Game Designer
Embark on an unplanned expedition as Ethan, a sailor on a quest to find his lost twin Thomas. Navigate the Alaskan archipelago, survive the harsh weather, and unravel the mystery of Iris d'Enfer.
Game Overview
Project info
The Archipelago Promise is a FREE Survival Game made by students from Breda University in their 3rd year.
Roles and Responsibilities
Roles
Technical Game Designer:
- Design & Prototype ideas
- Make iterations on designs
- Playtest features
- Bugfixing
Feature Team Lead of the Sailboat:
- Lead team during meetings on weekly goals
- Make sure all disciplines are working towards the same deadline goals
- Present our progress in clear presentations and reports to rest of team and stakeholders
Responsibilities
- Concepted the core gameplay idea around the sailing aspect we were tasked with making according to the game brief we were given.
- I lead the feature team who made the entire sailboat,
which is a vehicle that behaves according to
wave-patterns and velocity based on the wind-system
hitting the sails.
- I also prototyped and researched other mechanics for the game outside the boat, like the compass system.
- Made a VFX system for the wind, this would make it clearer for the player which way the winds were flowing, this was needed for the sailing system I made.
- During pre-production I made a Design Tool.
This reduced the overtime of restarting the game, testing and write down findings.
1st version of the Design tool
Final version of the Design tool
VFX windlines that move in the direction of the wind direction
