Game Demo Studio @Design Factory 14 – 17 Enjoy the Game Demo Studio full of demos made in Aalto University! These demos are situated in two halls ( “Engine Room” and “Studio”) Engine Room, 1st Floor: Directional Audio Coding ( DirAC) Come see the state-of-the-art technology demos in spatial audio synthesis and reproduction. This is the audio technology of the future in games. We can manipulate sound in different ways and reproduce it optimally – be it loudspeakers or headphones. We have consistently impressed audio professionals. Juhani Paasonen, Tapani Pihlajamäki, and Olli Santala from Aalto University Department of Acoustics and Signal Processing (that’s in Aalto ELEC) Studio –hall, 1st floor: Astronaut Down Astronaut Down is a musical adventure game that tells the story of the inevitable from the eyes of a solitary space worker. The fusion of audio-driven design and graphic storytelling makes Astronaut Down a play field at the fringes of games, music and comics. Team: Can Uzer Game design, production, audio design Vesa Paakkanen Programming Taro Morimoto Programming Tove Brantberg Art Antti Ruonola Art Luca Imbriani Art Ira Luhtanen Art Murat Sarlılacı Music 1 The Epic Battle of the Dada Masters - video game The EBDM is a party game where 2-4 players fight it out with surreal weapons in bizarre world where anything can and will happen. It pushes the classic arena fighter genre further by adding artillery game mechanics, physics and an unhealthy dose of insanity. The game is still at demo stage so your feedback is most welcome! Team: Lead Designer: Riku Erkkilä Programming: Jussi Perämäki and Christian Cardin Sound and Music: Gabriela Juganaru Graphics Design: Noora: Andrei Rodriguez and Samir Hassaine Level Juju Full-body Experiences in Virtual Reality with RUIS Toolkit Come experience your body in a virtual world, by trying our virtual reality demo that uses Oculus Rift and Kinect 2. Virtual reality is an exciting topic as it fundamentally changes the way we interact with games. We have researched virtual reality technology since 2007, and now we have created a software toolkit for Unity3D that allows easy development of games with full-body tracking, which is essential for holodeck-like experiences. http://ruisystem.net/ Tuukka Takala (Doctoral candidate) and Heikki Heiskanen from Aalto University School of Science, Department of Computer Science. “Old Gods” -Project “Old Gods” is a first person action-adventure game set in an alternative, more dark and fantastic take on 19th Century Europe. In the game you play as Victoria Grimsworth – the last descendant of a family of British occult scholars and researchers, as she travels around Europe and solves various supernatural phenomena and treats. “Old Gods” is not a horror game, but draws a lot of it’s inspiration from horror fiction, folklore and classical ghost stories. The game focuses on exploring the world using your various supernatural powers and casting powerful rituals to deal with different Undead and demonic enemies. Another big focus of the game is the concept of “brittle empowerment” – Playing as Victoria the players are constantly facing forces and energies beyond human comprehension and even using your own powers drains you energy and can even drive Victoria insane. This demo is still work in progress and focuses on the exploration and adventuring aspects of Old Gods. The first part of Old Gods is currently being developed for a late summer release and we are looking forward to hearing your suggestion and feedback. 2 Team: Aleksander Nikulin – Project lead, Programing, Game and Level Design Can Uzer – Sound Design and Integration Andrei Diaz – Character 3D Modelling and Animation Matteo Martinelli - Concept Art, Additional 3D Models Jade Nash – Music and Composition Shadow Bug Shadow Bug is an action-adventure game for mobile that introduces a new revolutionary mechanic of movement. Never before has it been so easy to explore a vivid game world of beautiful and twisted landscapes. All this with the use of just one finger! Shadow Bug is still far from complete, but it has already received recognition in the form of Avek's concept funding and by winning Beatcon's pitching competition. We aspire to make a high-quality game and are eager to hear your suggestions and feedback for improving it. Take on the role of Shadow Bug and stop the evil factory that is corrupting your forest home. Encounter unforgettable creatures and discover that a real adventure is possible, even on mobile! Shadow Bug is a part of Game Project course in Aalto University Media Lab. Team: Veli Laamanen Kim Valori Juha Ylimäki STOP THE DREAM – Videogame Stop the Dream is a physics-based first person 3d action/puzzle game. It tells astory of an arcade game addict Alex, who falls into a coma after vicious gaming rampage. Game paints a psychedelic picture of Alex’s subjective experience of the coma, where he struggles with demons of his earlier life and addiction. Game mechanics rely heavily on physics engine which intends to create a unique and fresh gameplay experience. The playable demo is in mid stage of its development. We dearly welcome you to participate in this workin-process by testing and giving insight to our team. Stop the Dream is a part of Game Project course in Aalto University Media Lab. Team: Jijo Jackson (Lead programmer) Elias Jääskinen (Lead designer, original concept) Juuso Partikainen (Composer, Lead graphic artist) Joonas Pernilä (Sound designer) Gautam Vishwanath (Narrative & level designer) 3