Dorm Room Derby Design Document

Overview

• Track Name: Dorm Room Derby

• Cup 1-2
• Difficulty: Intermediate
• “Dorm Room Derby” showcases the average college double dorm, with each side representing a different type of roommate: one who is clean and tidy and one who is messy and unorganized.
• Link to One-Pager

Initial Plan

The initial concept for “Dorm Room Derby” is fairly similar to the end result. Although plenty of changes were made to each section including the layout, obstacles, and scenery, the bare bones aspects remained consistent throughout development. Due to the short nature of this project, priority was placed heavily on how fun the track is rather than how polished it is. Each section has been iterated tons of times based on player feedback so regardless of if a ramp is in the exact right spot or a skip isn’t perfectly balanced, they are all unique and enjoyable. Due to a lot of this project being about researching and learning the design process of an arcade-style racing game, a little more time spent from the track’s current state could drastically improve the quality of it.

Future Work

For the future of “Dorm Room Derby,” time should be spent on making it look and feel better. The base concept and scene is there but there's still much that can be done. A great example of an area that could be immediately worked on is modelling specific obstacles. The notebook skip was changed so often that although it’s fun, it was made by slapping a bunch of scaled cubes and ramps together. The art team did an amazing job making the assets for this project but more time needs to be taken on applying them to the track. The wood texture is great but it was added to this skip and plenty of other parts of the level without the time to make it look right.