Fallacy Studio Collection

A collection of games made for various game jams from 2022-2024.

Stock Up Clock Out (2024)

Exploration Log 13-Escam-F (2023)

Fury of the Weald (2022)

Gambler's Fall-acy (2022)

Overview

Fallacy Studio was formed by a group of friends from UCSC in the summer of 2022. We've gotten back together around once per year to do game jams together. These are the games we've created so far!

Stock Up Clock Out

The theme for the jam was "Calm Before the Storm", so we went with a retail setting with a worker stocking shelves before a rush.

Technical Sound Design

For the more realistic feel, I used mainly foley and realistic sounds despite the game's pixel art aesthetic. 

My main focus was making the implementation feel smooth and without repetition, and in doing so I learned how to use raycasts and Unity layers to detect floor type and play different footstep sounds accordingly. 

Similar to Exploration Log, I also used animation events for sound effects that benefited from them like footsteps.

I also implemented the adaptive music, which was composed by my good friend Enrico. It has three distinct sections: Quiet (for menus and setup), Fast (for the escape sequence), and Win. I used quick crossfades in the transition timelines for a smoother transition between sections, since the transitions were not quantized.

Systems Programming

I designed and prototyped many of the core systems, such as:

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Exploration Log: 13-Escam-F

The theme of the jam was "Digging Deeper", so we made a game about exploring deep into an alien planet and discovering its secrets.

Sound Design

I wanted the sound effects to transition from something familiar at the start of the game, to something weird and alien as you approached the end. The game starts with typical synthesized sound effects to match the pixel art aesthetic, and slowly transitions into more realistic, meaty foley as you approach the fleshy core of the planet. I used a parameter labelled "meatiness" that incremented as you progressed to transition the ambience, music, and player footsteps to their more meaty variants. 

I also utilized Unity animation events to align player sound effects with their relevant animations.

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Tilemap Programming

I set up the tilemap system that was used to build the game's levels. 

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Fury of the Weald

The theme of the jam was "You're not alone", so we made a game about a forest guardian protecting its forest from pollution, regaining its solitude.

Sound Design

I challenged myself to use only sounds I recorded in the creation of the sound effects for this game. 

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We ended up winning 1st place in the audio category out of over 1000 entries!

Gambler's Fall-acy

The theme of the jam was "Roll of the Dice", so we made a game about dice based enemies, who drop dice on death that you can use to progress.

Sound Design

Many of the sound effects I created were sourced from foley that I recorded of my various Dungeons & Dragons dice sets. I made higher dice rolls when an enemy dies have a more impactful sound effect so you can tell more easily when you roll high.

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UI Programming

I programmed the functionality of all of the UI elements. The most notable of which was the dice dragging mechanic, wherein you can drag the dice from the top right onto either an ability to charge it or the door to progress through the levels. It was a bit of a challenge, as I decided to work with Unity's UI Document system which is much more limited in its interaction with the camera and mouse.