AWIC Building Bridges
AWIC Building Bridges, is a captivating turn-based game that thrusts you into the pivotal role of a visionary project manager tasked with construction of a new green bridge for the vibrant city of Brisbane. Strategically assemble and manage your team from your diverse and talented pool of employees, to help you turn obstacles into opportunities and transforming your construction project into an epic adventure.
Summary Of Work
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Design Lead & Co-Programmer on the project
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Designed and prototyped core mechanics and the in game team member data management system
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Developed the UI system using an observer pattern, enabling it to dynamically adapt to hired workers and their individual stats, and update automatically as data changed
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Programmed modeled and implemented the progression loop scene, where players recruit staff and manage their team, while my co-programmer focused on the battle scene
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Managed build creation and integration, ensuring smooth collaboration and compatibility between team members’ contributions
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Collaborated with the artist to add juice and enhance player feedback within the limited development time
Development Outcomes
The project was developed in collaboration with Awesome Women in Construction (AWIC). The game highlights a variety of construction roles for young women and showcases the different pathways the characters took to reach their current careers.
The project was an overall success, with our work being well received by the client. Our team’s project was also selected as one of the few from our cohort to be featured on the QUT Games Showcase page: https://www.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate/information-technology-and-games/student-games-showcase
Personally, it was my first attempt at programming a dynamic UI using an event- and callback-driven programming pattern, and the experience gave me a new appreciation for the utilization of C# delegates.