Cultural Dance Game | cynthiamenos

A Game Jam Project

Cultural Dance Game (CDG)

Overview

Release Date: August 18th, 2023

Project Length: 4.5 days

Team size: 5

Platform: Quest 2

Role/ responsibilities: Project Director, Gameplay Implementation

Engine/tools: Synth Riders Beatmap Editor

Description

Cultural Dance Game (CDG) is a VR rhythm-based dance experience (think ‘Beat Saber’) with a cultural twist. This was a game jam project and was completed over the course of 4.5 days, followed by a demo day.

The goals of this project were to make it accessible to developers from non-technical backgrounds while also attempting to adhere to the mobility guidelines included in the project pitch.

Summary of Contributions

Project Management: Organized daily team scrum meetings during which work priorities were established and check-ins made to reprioritize project needs. Utilized Trello as a method of organizing tasks and Jira as a primary mode of team communication.

Game Design: Concepted the initial game pitch for this project and led the overall project directory. Created a pitch document outlining project ideas and accessibility goals. Found music for both levels and created the gameplay tracks for the Flamenco level.

Playtesting: Led the playtesting efforts by gathering feedback from studio members. Based on feedback, adjusted the frequency and height of tracks during gameplay.