Team : Leftfield             <http://www.cs.utah.edu/~rchriste/leftfield>

Members

 - Russ Christensen                   <rchriste@cs.utah.edu>

 - Usit Duongsaa                       <duongsaa@cs.utah.edu>

 - Todd Smith                           <tcsmith@cs.utah.edu>

CS4500 : Project Ideas

 

Proposal 1: strategy game “Modern Warfare”

 

            Modern Warfare is a classic strategy game for global domination, similar to Risk™ or Civilizations™.  The player starts withby controlling a number of cities and armies under his control.  He plays by ; developing his the cities, build up armies  and building up armies to conquer other cities.  The goal of the game is global domination.  The game consists of two mode- thes.  In the strategic mode and tactical mode.  In the strategic mode,the player sees the world map and issues high-level commands, such as economic policies and military deployment.   When opposing forces come into contact, the game enters a tactical mode where the player micromanages the tanks, jets and other war machines and tries to win the battle.

            The game will feature high-quality 3D graphics, with emphasis on flashy special effects.  The rules of battle and economy shall be quite simple, similar to board games.  However, these rules shall be extensively play tested to ensure balance and encourage creativity.

 

Software Components:

 

Team member responsibilities: (Please note that we will follow a very rapid development style where tasks that need doing will immediately be done by anyone available who can work on that part, so this is a rough idea of how things will split up)

 

 

Proposal 2: Action-RPG game “Aierra”

 

Aierra is a 3D action role playing game (RPG).  The player controls a group of characters on a quest to save the world from evil forces.  The game is set in a fantasy world, similar to Lord of the Rings™’s Middle Earth.  The player plays the game by controlling the character in combat (sword wielding as well as magic casting), traveling and exploring dangerous places, while training the characters to be more powerful.  The goal of the game is to play through the pre-scripted events, learn the story behind, and defeat the final villain of the game and save the world.  The game shall feature a simple intuitive interface similar to that of Diablo™, but uses a slightly more sophisticated battle system similar to that of Valkyrie Profile™.

The game shall feature low-polygon 3D graphics, but uses excessive amount of flashy visual special effects.  The combat system shall encourage the player to invent and practice new battle combos, and shall be action-intensive.

 

Software Components:

 

Team member responsibilities: