Chickensaur – a new Jurassic creature created from a conversation in Major Studio 1. I drew the first version on the wall, but didn’t like the way it was mutant together. I did a few more sketches after the class. A mini-game of this creature ran for its life in doomsday is inevitable.
How to play:
Right gear shift or key 0-9: change to control different parts/function on Chickensaur
=====0: Energy: Waggle the steering wheel (or alternating ‘z’ and ‘x’ key on keyboard) to generate energy.
=====1: Sonic bolt: Use the steering wheel to tilt the head and honk (‘h’ key) to shoot a sonic bolt. Be mindful that each shot costs certain amount of energy.
=====2: Plasma shield: Press star button (‘s’ key) to shield Chickensaur with plasma, great protection against flaming meteor.
=====3: Show up after evolving to stage 2, Chickensaur gains the ability to fly. Steering wheel controls the heading; honk button flaps the wings; and star button spits fire
I used this slice-game as a demo to introduce the week long design-under-limitation excerise with the Adventure Explorer game controller a couple weeks later. Students used the game controller as an Universe creator, a virtual reality navigator, a sound only storytelling machine, and a shot gun – yes, a shot gun!
Pictures from the presentation day on Tumblr
Gabriel Gianordoli, Jamie Hong and Lucy Matchett’s Road Rage Controller: