Services: Game Design
TOOLS: Microsoft Visio, Torque, Jira
Period: 2008
Platforms: Nintendo DS
STUDIO: GAMBIT (MIT Game Lab in Massachusetts, USA)
Details: Oozerts is a self-contained math-based puzzle game designed for the Nintendo DS that extends the universe of Labyrinth. Apart from being a great gaming experience, Oozerts also conveys the conceptual logic of fractions, a math concept only briefly addressed in the original Flash-based Lure of the Labyrinth PC game. Developed especially for middle-school pre-algebra students, Oozerts is a highly enjoyable and interactive experience for everyone, regardless of their age.
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES
I was the sole game designer for Oozerts, as part of an internship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This was a game research project for MIT Education Arcade.
I designed and implemented the game research by facilitating, developing and producing game design documents, concept and content.
I worked closely with a small team of MIT students as well as other design students from accredited Singapore-based art colleges and universities. The game was fully developed in a short span of 8 weeks.
Oozerts, Tastipet Inc's bestselling candy bar, is low on supply and they need help! In order to fulfill their shipment orders, you have been hired as an intern at the Candy Reclamation Plant. Your job is to dispense every monster's favorite candy bar into awesome-looking candy wrappers. Your supervisor, Scoop McGoop, wants you to fill each candy mold with precisely the correct amount of Oozerts. Can you survive the mechanical mayhem of the plant and produce enough Oozerts to please Scoop McGoop?
The Team
Product Owners Scot Osterweil, Lan Xuan Le
Producer/Scrummaster Gareth Tan Zi-Gui
Game Designer Rachel Marie Wong
Programmers Kenny Peng, Rizky Medzseva, Sharat Bhat
Graphic Artists Malcolm Qwah, Sue-Anne Tan Tze En
QA Lead Yuanyuan Pao
Audio Designer Pradashini Subramaniam
Additional Audio Erik Sahlström, Guo Yuan
Voice Actors Geoffrey Long, Matthew Weise
Recognitions
GAMBIT Oozerts
