Thomas Liu

"1 is a multiplayer 2D platform shooter that was created for one of many game jams hosted by the first-year Introduction to Game Design course. The intention behind the game is to create a virtual version of the prisoner’s dilemma. As a result, +1 focuses on the trust between two players created in a brutal, cooperative environment. Players assume the role of two robots trapped in a cave. They must work together to navigate tricky jumps and fight enemies to get to escape. Caution must be exercised when shooting as one wrong shot can knock your partner into a pit. At the end of +1, players’ trust in each other is put to the test as they are forced to fight each other. However, if they both cooperate, they can defeat the true final boss and escape the cave together. As a video game, +1 highlights the curriculum and material learned during the first-year Introduction to Game Design course as well as raise awareness for OCADU’s Game & Play minor. "