Drifters

Overview:

What if I were to tell you that everything you know is wrong?

What if I were to tell you that man is not the dominant species on the planet? Or the most highly evolved? Or that we are not masters of our own destiny?

For thousands of years, creatures have lived among us; wolves in sheep's clothing. They have jumped from host to human host, leaving their mark. Creators and killers, law makers and breakers, they are called Drifters; and they are the true shapers of human history.

And their time is nearing an end.

With the reappearance of their Sovereign, the mysterious being who gave them life, these creatures of the ether are now compelled to revisit her throne. Housed in the newly opened Brunswick History Museum, they will encounter artifacts, touchstones from across their long lives, aptly categorized as 'devices of death.'

A battle is about to be waged, and the fate of their race hangs in the balance. Using all they've learned of man during their lives, each Drifter will blend in with the museum crowd and stalk the others until they can deliver the final blow.

Producers:

Steve Durst, Johnathan Wolverton, Tucker George, Andres Cantor, Bobby Ciullo, Mathias Haugner, Dan Fischbach, Anthony DiMento, Anthony Alvarez, Carl D. Killian III, Michael Macleod, Lisa Melegari

Artists:

Eric F. Montanari, Thiago Gomes, Alex Zelenin, Trey Sharp, Chris Spence, Pamela Vargas, Katie Wollam, Christian Orlando Mendoza, Kait Peplow

Programmers:

Mike Prestia, Darrell Christmas, Ignacio Garcia, Steve Machalek, Ian McKay, Matthew Watkins, Josh Star

Sultans of Scratch

Overview:

Sultans of Scratch is the next evolution of rhythm party games, bringing hip-hop culture and a competitive environment to the genre. Sultans of Scratch allows players to take on the role of a DJ and dancer, as two crews face off to see who can put on the hottest performance. Unlike other rhythm games, Sultans’ combo based gameplay allows players to choose which dance moves and scratches to use during their sets, instead of giving them discrete directions. Furthermore, the visual style presents the game in a fully 3d environment, creating an exciting performance for spectators as well.

Sultans of Scratch features fully mocapped animation of professional dancers, a custom built turntable peripheral made in collaboration with the UCF engineering department, and hot beats created by hip-hop producer Fresh Prodeuce. The game itself was created from the ground up in Gamebryo by 23 master’s students at FIEA.

Check out the team and the game at www.SultansOfScratch.com!

Producers:

Tom Galdi, Brian Desanti, Reid Bond, Ryan Fernandez, David Blosser, Andres Cantor, Travis Hawk, Justin Schram

Artists:

Rob Raissi, Donald Branch, Carlos Garcia, James Marcus, James Melsha, Lauren Schenzel, Nate White, Neal Sukkert, Kenneth Greenblatt, Kait Peplow

Programmers:

Victor Estorino, Erin Anderson, John Erickson, Ryan Morse, Dan Scholten

BizarreCraft

Overview:

Picture this. In a post-apocalyptic world, you are the leader of one of two surviving factions. The ideologies of the other faction are an offense to yours and vice-versa. Do you:

A: Try to negotiate a truce so you can discuss your differences like civilized people?

B: March forth to battle your foe in an honorable, face-to-face clash?

C: Sneak around the back and launch sheep at them?

If you chose C, you’re ready for BizarreCraft. Outwit, outmaneuver, and outprank your enemy in a screwball strategy game unlike any other. Command patchwork creatures like the Sharkion and the Monkey-Doodle-Doo, or march forth with jury-rigged steam machines like the Blow Kart and the Paindulum. Prepare for fast-paced, hilarious fun in the most bizarre brawl of them all.

BizarreCraft was developed by 16 students of FIEA’s fourth graduating class. They incorporated Emergent’s Gamebryo engine and created their own fully-deterministic networking system. To find out more about BizarreCraft and to play the game, go to the BizarreCraft website.

Producers:

Jeffrey Champ, Corey Teblum, B.J. Badger, Jason Fox, Jeremy Lavin, Jon Vaughn

Artists:

Max Acree, Ingrid Aguero, Sarah DeBaar, Scott Giacomin, Stephen Baker

Programmers:

Billy Bramer, Chris Abelmann, Chris Gulliver, Paul Watkins, Sean McVey

Zephyr - Tides of War

Overview:

Zephyr: Tides of War is a third-person aerial combat game that places the player in the role of the Captain. As the Captain, you command your crew completely through issuing voice commands. Your crew will respond accordingly and also relay important information about the state of the mission, including status reports about the ship's health, incoming enemies, and celebrating downing an opponent.

To find out more about Zephyr and to play the game, go to the Zephyr website.

Producers:

Victor Lugo, Mark McGee, Charles Babb, Dave Burleson, Carl Dungca, Jeffrey Werner

Artists:

Olayimika Alade, Emerald Abrahim, Reggie Hope, Leela Siragusa

Programmers:

Jason Mann, Billy Bell, Corey Felver, Chase Ruppert, Rafael Sabino

Master Plan

Overview:

Ever wanted to be the villain? Embrace your dark side and form your own Master Plan!

Destroy and loot the city of New Detroit before the hero of the game can stop you. Customize your doomsday machine destroy the city before the cops, tanks and Captain Justice can stop you.

Master Plan is a 3D action game developed by 34 students in the program and has features never seen before in a student-produced game. Students developed all the tools and pipelines from scratch, including a world editor, vehicle editor with tutorial, and fully destructible city environment.

To read a full postmortem on the making of Master Plan that appeared in Gamasutra, go here.

Producers:

Dan Bracewell, Jon Yuhas, Adam Fenderson, Barrett Lovorn, Chris Mack, Elliot Epstein, Jeff Scott, Jennifer Chung, Joe Tanksley, Ken Pariser, Kurt Knudsen, Trey Morabito

Artists:

Tony Maligno, Chris Hapner, Christine Morten, Eric Imperiale, Isaac Oster, Jerome Terrell, John Kanaan, Maurice Go, Shaun McNeely, Sky King, Steve Pierce

Programmers:

Rogier van Etten, Brandon Miller, Chris Keyser, Greg Fields, Jeremy Conkin, Jesse Arnold, Mike Dixon, Nathan Forget, Omar Moussawel, Pete Rose, Scott Webster

Opera Slinger

Overview:

Opera Slinger is a wacky platforming and singing game developed by 10 FIEA students. Using a unique pitch detection system, Opera Slinger engages the player in a series of sing-offs against the destructive diva Aria in a ruined opera hall.

The game was named one of the 10 best student games by organizers of the Independent Games Festival. The 2007 Student Showcase Finalists were picked from more than 100 entries submitted by students from around the world. To see all the Independent Games Festival winners, go to www.igf.com. To find out more about Opera Slinger and to play the game, go to www.operaslinger.com.

To read a full postmortem on the making of Opera Slinger that appeared in Gamasutra, go here.

Producers:

Matthew Laurence, Krystel Guiloff, Devon Sullivan and Ryan Willis

Artists:

James Moore and Ed Tiger

Programmers:

Jennie Gritton, Paul Dutka, Giovanni Acosta and Gabriel Montagne

Danger Zone

Overview:

Danger Zone is a eight-player game that teaches you how to put out multiple fires on a Navy ship. The game's purpose is to teach Navy fire-fighting procedures and was developed with five FIEA students and two employees from Lockheed Martin.

Producers:

Brendan McLeod, Greg Heddlesten

Artists:

Chip Lundell, Joel Wilson

Programmers:

Kip Carr, Chris Camilleri, Daniel Watkins

The Blob

Overview:

The Blob was created by 12 FIEA students over two semesters. The four producers, five artists and three programmers went through every aspect of game development, from preproduction through gold master to produce this original game of a squishy hero and his race to free the Nibblers.

To read a full postmortem on the making of the Blob that appeared in Gamasutra, go here.

Producers:

Carlos Barbosa, Rich Grula, Matt Read, Jeff Riggall

Artists:

Jon Albertson, Colleen Cleveland, Brandon Plagemann, Chris Smith, Dave Verble

Programmers:

Timothy Metzler, Robert Simon, Adam Volker-Yoblick