VR Hammer Hand Game

VR Hammer Hand Game

Project Overview: During the week, I worked with James and Caleb in a Game Jam, and we used Unity to design and develop a VR game, which chopped and converted objects to get points and change better weapons, therefore, bringing a sense of joy to the elimination

My Role: XR Designer & Developer

Duration: 1 Week

Project Time: March 2022

Core Gameplay Overview

Score: Points for destroying Objects, the bigger the object, the more points you score. Destroy things faster using more powerful weapons.

I.e. hand can destroy a fruit with one swing but needs ten swings to eliminate a tree. if hands upgrade to hammer > requires only five swings, increasing with tools/objects

Camera: XR Rig, main camera, hands/tools in front

Player: moves in all directions, walk/run, no teleportation, jumping with gravity

Hammer Hand Game Design

Player Experience: Nimble, Agile, Intense

Core Mechanic: Chop & Collect Points

Core Game Loop: within 3 mins, get more points

Art Styles: low poly, light, fun, bright, cartoony

MVP Features

VR Environment Setup: Connecting with Oculus and Unity; Importing hand assets and connecting them to the controller; Importing scene – polygon natural pack.

  1. Chop & Move: Adjust the frequency of hand waving, the direction and speed of movement to prevent motion sickness
  2. Chop Assets: Set assets that can be chopped to appear randomly in the scene
  3. Score Mechanic: Health Bar, Tools Upgrades and Switching from hand, hammer, mallet, sledgehammer and clown hammer