Booyo Park
ROLE
Game Designer, QA Analyst
PLATFORM
Mixed Reality
DURATION
8 months
Sponsored by
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Showcased at
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Queens Park
Booyo park is a mixed reality "virtual petting zoo" experience in which players interact with cute, floating blob creatures called Booyos. Players use their real-world hands to reach out and grab, poke, pet, throw, merge and pop Booyos as they roam around the real world untethered and unrestricted.
Design Goals
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Create a fun and engaging mixed reality experience that can be played in any sort of indoor environment.
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Design interactions that encourage freedom of movement and exploration.
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Develop a user interface utilizing hand recognition hardware that is intuitive and natural to use.
Responsibilites
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Conducted extensive research on VR/AR game design as well as UX design
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Contributed and updated a game design document to clearly illustrate intricate mechanics and features
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Developed a comprehensive AI flowchart that organizes player interactions and AI behaviour in easy to read format.
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Performed QA tests and documented testing notes into playtesting reports for later review.