Inspirations Office Space –Main inspiration for group name and theme –TPS report –Swingline...

Inspirations

• Office Space– Main inspiration for group

name and theme– TPS report– Swingline stapler

• Software engineering• Cubical life• Rat in a maze• Dilbert

Other inspirations

• 5 Minutes to Kill (Yourself)• The Matrix• Robot Chicken

– One sketch will a similar theme

Theme

• The real strategy for climbing the corporate ladder.

• Work your way up from the basement to the executive floor.

Theme

• Eliminate all of your competition on the floor for your chance to progress.

• Once you are alone you must face your boss for your promotion.

Characters

• Characters are based off real people, but not real stats.

• Characters differ in stats

• There are pros and cons to each

Programming secretary

• Strength: 7• Stamina: 5• Intelligence: 3

Backup programmer• Strength: 5• Stamina: 5• Intelligence: 5

Chief programmer

• Strength: 3• Stamina: 5• Intelligence: 7

Game mechanics

• Isometric– Wanted to keep a true isometric view

• Similar to Diablo

– Movement and boundary checking stems from this idea

Game mechanics

– Tile based movement• Hero moves to clicked on tile• Boundary checking is done per tile

– Map layout using spreadsheets• Makes creating maps quick and flexible

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