Labyrinth
A hunt to collect gems within the despair of the Labyrinth, and where every step is known!
This is inspired by the Greek myth Theseus & the Minotaur. The player has to collect gems and get the highest score before being caught by the Minotaur. Yet the labyrinth is hard to navigate and easy to get lost.
Project background
Labyrinth was created as my first personal project in the Unity Learn Junior Programmer Pathway course. I wanted to create a survival game using my interest of history and mythology. Also I liked the idea of there to be a puzzle element of navigating an unknown area. A darkened maze would be perfect. The idea of collecting gems whilst being unseemly tracked by the enemy sounded exciting.
Following the completion of version 1 I decided to continue and add new features outside of the course. The aim was to improve the user experience following feedback from friends as well as a visual accessibility feature.
Game Projects
Labyrinth v2
New features
New main menu, settings, and pause mode with buttons created in Blender.
Text font changeable setting across game with aim to improve visual accessibility.
Player and enemy speed has been developed with a random spawn system that gives a narrative text alert of enemy entrance.
More gem spawning positions and variation of colours
A guidance indicator system to help player locate gems within the maze (providing a rough location).
High score system.
Interchangeable camera viewpoint
Key learnings from this project
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I developed my skills in research and troubleshoot for solution when working within Unity and learning C# coding.
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What is considered to be the gaming experience to the developer maybe different to the player.