INTRO

Welcome to our game project for the course Group Projects at DAE Howest.

Our group consists of one developer, Jarno De Cooman, one sound designer, Ken  Redant and 3 artists Camille Leclercq, Jenna Van Wezemael and Ubbe Verheijden. In the coming weeks we will try to create a fun and exciting pillow fighting game.

This is a four player pvp brawler game where every character has a pillow and the last person who is still awake, wins. The environment is a bedroom where 2-4 characters are supposed to sleep. But instead of sleeping, they decided to have a pillow fight. The last player who hasn't fallen asleep and didn't get caught by the parents for being to loud wins the game.

We are currently working on multiple things. First, we are prototyping in different engines to test out the advantages and disadvantages they have for our game and eventually choose which would work the best.  Second, the artist are working on making an artbible to define the visuals of the characters and the environment. 

RESEARCH

Is it more fun with mouse and keyboard or with controller?
We think, it is more fun with a controller because you want to walk around and pick up pillows. With a mouse, you can't feel the emotions and intensity of the game. You are more focused with a mouse and keyboard and the game is a bit focused on annoying other people with a pillow. A controller is in our oppinion less concentrating gaming and more gooffing around. It is also easier to walk around because you can move in each angle you want. Also aiming with a mouse and keyboard is very difficult.

What does the main character look like?
The main characters are focused on small childs.

How can the game still be fun?
Because you can play the game in different ways and with different tactics, it doesn't feel the same every time. It also difference when you play it with other friends and family. 

PLANNING

For the next week, we want to make a prototype in unity so we can compare the 2 engines in all possible ways. We are also going to compare Wwise and Fmod to make a decision which would be a better fit.

For the art, we will make some test characters and test some thumbnails.