The document outlines various mechanics of a video game, including 'spirit form,' 'self cloning,' 'level rotation,' 'environment rotation,' and 'perspective,' each providing unique gameplay challenges. Players navigate through physical and spirit worlds, create clones at a life cost, rotate levels to solve puzzles, and manipulate the environment and camera perspective to access new areas. The game is designed for Xbox 360, PS3, and Steam, and focuses on single-player experiences.

1. Spirit Form
There is life after death.
Created By: John Kester

2. Mechanic Info
• Platform: Xbox360, PS3, Steam
• Number of Players: 1, single player
• Controls: Keyboard, 12 button controller
• Perspective: 2D

3. Summary of the Mechanic
• If the player dies they are taken to a parallel world where
there will be different challenges. Some tasks can only be
accomplished in either the physical or the spirit world as they
can only be seen or interacted with in a certain form. For
example there may be an object that can resurrect the player
to the physical world but can only be seen and interacted with
in the spirit world.
• This mechanic is unique because: This is unique because if the
player dies they don’t lose a life and restart at a checkpoint
but instead the game keeps going and the player faces a
different set of challenges.

4. Mechanic#1: SpiritForm
The player’s progress forward is blocked. The enemy above shoots and kills the player.

5. Mechanic#1: SpiritForm
As the player dies they are given a spirit form. Although they cannot affect the physical world directly
they can still see everything that is happening. The player can now walk through the thin barrier that was
once blocking their path and see an object that did not appear in the physical world.

6. Mechanic#1: SpiritForm
The player can interact with this object that only appears in the spirit world.

7. Mechanic#1: SpiritForm
The player is returned to the physical world and can continue forward in their objective. The
object seen in the spirit world once again disappears.

8. Self Cloning
When one character just isn’t enough.

9. Mechanic Info
• Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Steam
• Number of Players: 1, Single Player
• Controls: Keyboard, 12 button controller
• Perspective: 2D

10. Summary of the Mechanic
• The player can create different clones of their character for
different uses to accomplish their objective. However the
clones come at a cost to the player’s life.
• This mechanic is unique because: Each clone that is created
takes a small part of the player’s life. It is up to the player to
decide if the risk of creating a clone is worth the cost of having
a smaller amount of life. The life taken from the player will be
used as the clone’s life.

11. Mechanic#2: SelfCloning
The player reaches a section where it is required to simultaneously push down on two
pressure plates.

12. Mechanic#2: SelfCloning
Player moves to the desired spot of where to create clone. The created clone takes part of
the player’s life.

13. Mechanic#2: SelfCloning
The puzzle can now be completed with both the clone and the player standing on the
pressure plates.

14. Level Rotation
The floor is now the ceiling.

15. Mechanic Info
• Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Steam
• Number of Players: 1, single player
• Controls: Keyboard, 12 button controller
• Perspective: 2D

16. Summary of the Mechanic
• The player can use the controls to rotate the entire level
clockwise or counter clockwise. Doing so will open up new
areas and strategies for the player to explore to reach their
goal.
• This mechanic is unique because: The player can rotate the
level at anytime. The player, enemies, and objects in the
environment will still be effected by gravity and by doing so
will allow the player to find different ways to complete the
level.

17. Mechanic#3: LevelRotation
The player is stuck with a box blocking their path forward.

18. Mechanic#3: LevelRotation
The player decides to rotate the level clockwise. Gravity forces both the box and the player
off the platform.

19. Mechanic#3: LevelRotation
The player is no longer blocked and can continue forward in the level.

20. Environment
Rotation
This would work better facing this way.

21. Mechanic Info
• Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Steam
• Number of Players: 1, single player
• Controls: Keyboard and mouse, 12 button controller
• Perspective: 3D

22. Summary of the Mechanic
• The player can find certain objects within the environment
that can be rotated in different directions to create barriers or
to gain access to different areas of the level.
• This mechanic is unique because: The player will have to be
very mindful of their surroundings. The environment becomes
a bigger factor of gameplay instead of simply being visual
pieces found in other games.

23. Mechanic#4: EnvironmentRotation
The player sees a gap that they must eventually cross. There is an object floating in the
middle of the gap that the player highlights.

24. Mechanic#4: EnvironmentRotation
The player decides to first rotate the object horizontally.

25. Mechanic#4: EnvironmentRotation
The player then decides to rotate the environment vertically and creates a bridge. The
player can now cross the gap to continue.

26. Perspective
This looks completely different from this angle.

27. Mechanic Info
• Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Steam
• Number of Players: 1
• Controls: Keyboard and mouse, 12 button controller
• Perspective: 2.5D

28. Summary of the Mechanic
• The player will rotates the camera horizontally around the
area the player is currently occupying in a 360 degree view. As
the player rotates the camera parts of the environment may
line up differently creating alternate pathways for the player
to explore
• This mechanic is unique because: The player isn’t limited to
one perspective the entire game. The game is third person but
instead of the camera rotating around the player the camera is
rotating around the level. Pieces of the environment that are
physically far away can appear very close at a certain angle
and the player always interacts with the level from the
camera’s perspective.

29. Mechanic#5: Perspective
The player sees an object on top of a platform but cannot currently reach it.

30. Mechanic#5: Perspective
The player rotates the camera around the area. The two platforms although physically far
apart appear to be moving closer together.

31. Mechanic#5: Perspective
The two platforms now appear to be right next to one another. The player interacts with the
level through the camera’s perspective and can now reach the object.