Hyperspeed Fragfest – A Procedural Racing First Person Shooter

Dimitri Lymbourides

Hyperspeed Fragfest – A Procedural Racing First Person Shooter

Which game mechanics make the genres «Racing» and «First Person Shooter» fun to play, and how can these two be combined and converted to design rules for a new game genre?

Game Design

Racing First Person Shooter is the result of combining two well-known existing game genres: First Person Shooters (FPS) and Racing Games. Popular Racing and FPS games were analysed to determine how players are motivated, and to decide which rules and elements of each genre could be implemented and merged into the new genre. To allow game designers to create their own variation of a Racing First Person Shooter, design rules which summarize the acquired knowledge were defined for the Racing First Person Shooter genre.
In order to test the new genre, a multiplayer-capable prototype called Hyperspeed Fragfest was developed, following the newly created design rules. By means of setting up regular multiplayer games with a predefined test group and taking their feedback into consideration, the prototype was continuously fine-tuned in order to create balanced, competitive and motivating game mechanics. To ensure that the game provides long-term playability, all levels in Hyperspeed Fragfest are procedurally generated so that the players will be presented with a unique level each time they play.

Mentoring:
René Bauer, Dr. Mela Kocher

Contact:
http://www.hyperspeed-fragfest.com