High Concept

• 2D, top-down castle defense
• Orcs are trying to destroy the castle
• Player can attack with sword or firebolt
• Walls must be destroyed before castle takes damage
• Orange pits are where orcs spawn
• Player can destroy pits by attacking them
• After enough points, player can initiate bomb barrage

Responsibilities

• Created the base actor class, generic enough for most object types to use default functionality
• Designed and established the animation system to allow for animated two-dimensional sprites.
• Incorporated the PugiXML library and used it to load definitions from .XML files into game objects and their respected animations
• Maintained the world class, which was responsible for all in-game objects
• Wrote various utility classes for programmer assistance in debugging and error handling
• Implemented the core engine skeleton and state management system

What I Learned

• Evolved my teamwork and communication skills by working with three other programmers
• Realized the power of data-driven design for game objects
• Understood the importance of a clean, universal coding style and well-documented source
• Discovered how much of a difference it can make to draw debug geometry to the screen, such as collision boxes and line-of-sight