This is a personal project that I’ve been working on. The story is about the first dog in space, Laika . In real life, she was stuck up there, unable to return home. In this game, Laika is sucked into a wormhole, and must travel across different planets to make her way back home to Earth, where her favorite toys and treats are.
First, I needed to have a way for Laika to move around the circular planet. After researching 2D physics and playing around with a bunch of different options, I decided on this system of gravity. I’m still tweaking the movement, but I’m more or less satisfied with how it feels right now. I’ve had to put this project aside for the time being due to other class work, but I hope to pick it up again in the Summer of 2018, or maybe sooner.
Also, this idea came from an friend of mine who is an artist. I hope to have a basic prototype to show off soon so I can ask her if she would be interested in doing the art for the game.
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