Student Projects

Animal Frontiers

Project Video

Team Members

Team Members:

Yang Junyao, Zhang Leyan, Lu Yiming, Kantaphat Leelakunwet

Instructors:

Manuel Charlemagne,Michele Campbell

Project Description

  • Introduction

    Animal Frontiers is a tower defense game. It contains different types of towers in the form of animals and enemies in the form of monsters. As the game progress, players will gain upgrades which will either make their tower better or gain a special skill.

  • Highlight

    This is a classic tower defense game with a twist! Towers are separated into two types: water and land. Water and land towers deal different elemental damages to enemies. Each tower has its unique attack. Strategizing tower placement allows players to advance and explore the story.


  • Mechanics

    The goal of the game is to prevent the enemies from coming to your base. When your life point is reduced to zero, the game will end. Player uses their mouse to place down towers strategically. To some degree, the player is allowed to modify the level itself by changing the tile from water to land or from land to water. These tiles allow the player to build different towers. The player gains gold for defeating enemies which are used for building more towers.

  • Game Concept

    Animal kingdom has been thriving for a long time, but it was not always this way. One bed time story tells of war between the animals and the monsters. The monsters attacked many of the animal villages and the animals had to build towers to defend against the enemies.

  • User Experience

    Building towers to protect the animal kingdom in a strategic and exciting mood.Try out different combinations of towers to find the most powerful combo.

  • Acknowledgement

    Professors: Manuel Charlemagne, Michele Marie Campbell

    Tech TAs: Ding Tingting, Hou Yuewen, Yannis Elia Bolliger, Xue Runze

    Tech Comm TAs: Wu Yueqi, Zhang Jingyan


  • Reference

    Button:

    Close / Back button: 

    https://blackdragon1727.itch.io/pixel-ui-button-icon-platformer

    Pokedex / Help icon: 

    https://raventale.itch.io/daily-doodles-pixelart-asset-pack

    Frame button: 

    https://mounirtohami.itch.io/pixel-art-gui-elements

    Story scene background:

    https://commodorette.itch.io/free-backgrounds,https://commodorette.itch.io/parallax_backgrounds

    Enemies:

    Imp Sprite Sheet.png: 

    https://elthen.itch.io/2d-pixel-art-imp-sprites

    Frog.png, Skeleton.png, Bat.png: 

    https://ansimuz.itch.io/grotto-escape-chibi-monsters

    big_demon_run_anim_f1-f4.png, small_demon_run_anim_f1-f4.png, big_zombie_run_anim_f1-f4.png, small_zombie_run_anim_f1-f4.png:

    https://0x72.itch.io/dungeontileset-ii

    Background:

    https://commodorette.itch.io/free-backgrounds

    https://commodorette.itch.io/parallax_backgrounds Accessed on 23rd July 2022


    Background Music:

    irreducible-111374.mp3: https://pixabay.com/zh/music/-irreducible-111374/

    https://pixabay.com/zh/music/-winning-elevation-111355/

    https://pixabay.com/zh/music/-dark-action-horror-trailer-112213/


    Font:

    https://www.fontspace.com/pixeloid-font-f69232

    https://www.fontspace.com/pixel-digivolve-font-f22012


    Software:

    Adobe Premiere Pro 2019

    Aseprite

    Adobe Photoshop CC 2019