Digital Prophets Andrew Hansen Brent Chua Brandon Mantzey Kent Gambill Drew Banyai

Ad Gladium Fighting game based on Roman gladiatorial combat Two gladiators pitted in mortal combat Fight to the death!

Fighting game based on Roman gladiatorial combat

Two gladiators pitted in mortal combat

Fight to the death!

Brandon Mantzey QA Lead Lua Scripting Sound System Input Keyboard, Joypad, Mouse, 360 Controller Key Bindings System Message System Combo System

Lua Scripting

Sound System

Input

Keyboard, Joypad, Mouse, 360 Controller

Key Bindings System

Message System

Combo System

Sound System FMOD Cross-platform Features 3D Sounds Volume/Frequency interpolation Crowd excitement Player adrenaline

FMOD

Cross-platform

Features

3D Sounds

Volume/Frequency interpolation

Crowd excitement

Player adrenaline

Brent Chua Tech Lead Camera System Camera Behaviors Artificial Intelligence Action Manager Shader Manager

Camera System

Camera Behaviors

Artificial Intelligence

Action Manager

Shader Manager

AI - Action Manager

Drew Banyai Project Lead Menu Systems HUD Systems Texture Manager System Integration GANTT Chart Main Game Loop

Menu Systems

HUD Systems

Texture Manager

System Integration

GANTT Chart

Main Game Loop

Main Game Loop Utilizes a new system of state layers.

Utilizes a new system of state layers.

Kent Gambill Design Lead Documentation Assisted w/ Scheduling Render Engine DirectX, HLSL Animation System Skinned-Mesh Combat System Animation Side

Documentation

Assisted w/ Scheduling

Render Engine

DirectX, HLSL

Animation System

Skinned-Mesh

Combat System

Animation Side

Combat System “ Regular Way” Bounding Volume Hierarchy “ Our Way” Distance & Angle Calculations

“ Regular Way”

Bounding Volume Hierarchy

“ Our Way”

Distance & Angle Calculations

Regular Way

Our Way Animation-Based Animation Frames Angles & Distance Dark Math Magic Dot Product

Animation-Based

Animation Frames

Angles & Distance

Dark Math Magic

Dot Product

Hit Frames Cancel Hit Parry Combo OUCH!

Andrew Hansen Asset Lead Asset Pipeline Effect Manager Quad Effects Particle Effects

Asset Pipeline

Effect Manager

Quad Effects

Particle Effects

Particles

What We Learned Shaders have limitations. Work together – communicate. Time management. Similar hardware, different results. Take a break!!

Shaders have limitations.

Work together – communicate.

Time management.

Similar hardware, different results.

Take a break!!

Things We Overcame Game Pre-Production Design/Documentation Meeting Areas Hardware Issues Summer Break

Game Pre-Production

Design/Documentation

Meeting Areas

Hardware Issues

Summer Break

Lets Play The Game!!!