I made Sci Fi Vampire Survivors – Game Design Lessons

3 day Game Jam recap from Ludum Dare 51 in October 2022 with the theme “Every 10 seconds”. This video details the creation of a Vampire Survivors and Ikaruga sci fi mash-up game where you change colors every 10 seconds. This video includes some art and music discussion, game design rationale, and some general game development footage.

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
03:05 Music Considerations
04:28 Easy creation of the Icosahedron and Tetrahedron is Blender
05:02 Full screen bloom effect
05:32 Enemy spawning
06:58 Designing Upgrades
10:00 Making missiles look cool with Bezier Curves and trails
11:05 Color blind considerations
12:38 Improving the early game experience

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Play HTML5 Celestial Survivors here: http://www.wyattcheng.com/games/CelestialSurvivors/
Check out another game jam recap – a Music Rhythm Runner: https://youtu.be/6c-41ghE5yI
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In my day job I serve as Game Director at Blizzard Entertainment. This channel is an independent endeavor and not related to my employer in any way. The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

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