NATIONAL VIDEO GAME ARCADE SHOWCASE

Space Block (My First Game)

Development

Back in College I made the first project that I really considered to be a working game. Space Block was created by myself and another student, under the name of 'SideDownUp Games'. Although made for my course project, it actually gained notice in the College. Now looking back at the game there are many things I would do to change and make things better but it was displayed at the NVA in Nottingham multiple times, and am still very proud of this work. The game was built in a 2.5D format and in the Unreal Engine with blueprints. 

Presentation

Because the game received such high marks, we were chosen to display it at NVA in Nottingham. This was a great opportunity as this was my first time showcasing my work to other people outside of my group. Most people were supportive of the development and enjoyed playing the game and we took the criticisms on board and developed bug fixes and updates for a couple months after the year had been over.

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Continued Use

The game has been held in such high esteem for a BTec project that it is still being used as an example for current Confetti students to show what is achievable in their Final Major Project.

The Future

I am currently using the assets to build a better, cleaner version in the most up to date version of Unreal Engine 4 as the original was built in a much older version.

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New version now complete https://hurmanculous.itch.io/space-block