Vanishing Point

a puzzle platformer inside a 2006 family computer

 

Project Stats

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Project Stats ❖

  • responsibilities

    creative direction, project management, narrative design, voice casting and direction, writing

  • team

    12 people. two level designers, three artists, one narrative designer, one writer, two programmers, one composer, two voice actors.

  • timeline

    two years and counting, during which time our team has grown from three people to twelve

 

the game

Vanishing Point’s perspective-bending 3D puzzles take place within a simulated computer. Explore the machine with the help of the virtual assistant Echo. Restore corrupted files to uncover the story of Eloise and her father.

 

the process

  • Project schedule screenshot

    project schedule

    Wrote a 10-page project schedule covering key milestones and deadlines.

  • screenshot of Brent VO test

    scripts

    Wrote VA auditions and voice dialogue scripts in Final Draft.

  • Presentation title slide

    presentations

    Designed presentation slides that communicate game aesthetic to peers.

  • Screenshot of story bible

    story bible

    Wrote 5-page story bible detailing characters, settings, and style.

  • Screenshot of Scrivener project

    scrivener

    Organized VO lines, Echo dialogue, plot, and narrative content with Scrivener.

  • team notion

    Set up Notion for task tracking, bug tracking, and concept work.

  • Image of a game interaction storyboard

    storyboards

    used storyboards to prototype game flow and interactions

  • Three images of story beat notecards.

    story development

    used notecards as a physical prototyping tool for plot development.

collaborators

  • Andrew Divittorio - creative direction, programming, systems design

    Drew Caines - art & animation

    Gabi Días - environmental & 3d art

    Justin Vo - level design

    Max Seavey - tech artist

    Santiago Fernández - level design

    Sawyer Smith - writing & sfx

    Gabe Grow - programming

    Siena Sockel - 2d art

    Donovan Robinson - composer

  • Jeff Atwood - voice of brent and echo

    McKenzie Atwood - voice of eloise