Research and Creative Projects

Feather Feud (Spring 2013)

Feather Feud is a set of party games for casual gamers who are looking to stir up friendly competition. Up to four players can play on the same device. Feather Feud utilizes simple flick and tap mechanics to create an addictive gameplay experience.... read more

Spartan Villa (Fall 2011 - Fall 2012)

In Spartan Villa, your goal is to create the best college house on campus. Design the house, build the rooms, and throw parties and social events, all to attract the best tenants. Be a generous landlord and shower your tenants with high-... read more

Ford Driving Skills for Life Game (Fall 2011 - Fall 2012 )

Driving Skills for Life is a modern web-based three-dimensional game that provides players with real-world skills that will help them become better drivers on the road. The game is based on the live hands-on driving training events conducted by the... read more

The Role of Social Network Sites in Facilitating Collaborative Processes (Fall 2009 - Fall 2012)

Although traditionally conceived of as a purely “social” outlet, social network sites (SNSs) such as Facebook contain a number of social and technical affordances that enable users to engage in both organizing and collaboration. Recently... read more

Austin's Awesome Adventure (Spring 2012)

A four week project for TC 455 Austin’s Awesome Adventure is a comical game about a child who is imagining monsters in a hotel. Throughout the game Austin must fight his fears and survive without wetting his pants in this 2D platformer set in... read more

Clusterduck (Spring 2012)

The groundhog’s shadow is tormenting Ducktown by keeping it in eternal winter. To make things worse your ducklings are missing! You as the mother duck must gather your flock to fight your way into the the groundhogs shadow lair and defeat him... read more

G.E.L. (Spring 2012)

Steer Geldon to the golden goal! G.E.L. is a puzzle game unlike any other. Use a variety of tools to navigate four worlds, dodging obstacles and reach the finish line! read more

Grampage (Spring 2012)

You're staying with your son instead of being locked in the loony bin, but little did he know you had a need... a need for speed! Rampage through the suburbs and city by destroying mailboxes, street signs, and even houses. Complete objectives... read more

Iris (Spring 2012)

When the goddess of spring is killed, someone else must take her place. In her absence, the god of winter has expanded his reach and blanketed the land in an endless winter. As the new goddess, you must retake your land using the power of spring. A... read more

Mistbane (Spring 2012)

You find yourself washed up on a beach with a mysterious gauntlet strapped to your arm. The gauntlet has the power to break through the fog surrounding the island. Explore the different isles and discover the secret behind the mist. read more

QMRA Wiki (Spring 2012)

QMRAwiki is the QMRA community's portal for current quantitative information and knowledge developed for the Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) field. It is an evolving repository for QMRA knowledge and data available to the risk... read more

Scuba Shark (Spring 2012)

Throughout time, Poseidon has claimed the valuables of man as his own and protected them through coral gates. As Al the Albino Hydrophobic Shark, players travel the six seas in search of the lost artifacts of humanity. To get through the gates, Al... read more

Sunshine and Destruction (Spring 2012)

This game is a fast paced, sidescroller that is intended to make players laugh at the ridiculousness of a light/dark feud. As Fenrir, the wolf demigod of destruction, it is the player’s job to bring dastardly chaos and darkness to the... read more

Teddy Knight (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012)

Teddy Knight is an epic mind heist puzzle platformer that follows the journey of a comatose boy and his teddy bear as they battle nightmares in his subconscious to stay alive. The game relies solely on the manipulation of two avatars, the boy's... read more

The Target (Research Prototype) (Spring 2012)

In TC498 our group was tasked to create a Research Prototype Tactical First Person Shooter designed exclusively for the iPad. read more

Spartan Remix (Summer 2011 - Fall 2011)

Spartan Remix is a web-based music construction game that allows players to interactively build, mix, and share their own version of the Michigan State University fight song. The game was developed for the MSU Alumni Association to help build... read more

Grumpy Snowmen (Fall 2011 - Spring 2012)

In the game, rival big ten schools have setup snowforts across MSU campus, populating them with grumpy snowmen. The player controls Sparty in an effort to remove the grumpy snowmen in a whimsical fashion. The game parodies the now... read more

Apocalypse Noel: Silver Shells (Fall 2011)

In Apocalypse Noel you control Santa Claus after his sleigh is shot down by raiders in the North Pole. With the use of the Christmas Spirit (Browning M2 Machine Gun) as well as special cool-down abilities (reindeer charge, sleigh strike and a... read more

GeoDrop (Fall 2011)

GeoDrop is a physics based casual / puzzle game influenced by games like Tetris, Jenga and Boom-Blox. Players use the mouse to control pieces that fall from the sky, placing them carefully to build a sturdy tower. As the water rises from below,... read more

Harmonium (Fall 2011)

Try to escape the gravity of planets in a digital realm, building sequences of notes and beats and establish a harmonic frequency that will push you out of orbit! Harmonium is a fast paced rhythm game designed to put players in control of the beat... read more

Intelligence Quarantine (Fall 2011)

I.Q.: Intelligence Quarantine is a first person puzzle game created by a team of five for TC445. As the player, you're a new contestant on the most popular game show to date that challenges contestants to navigate through obstacle courses in... read more

Lumino (Fall 2011)

Lumino is a third-person action/puzzle game built in the Unity3D game engine for the Michigan State University TC445 course by Nathaniel Abernathy, Carrie Cole, Bryan Novak, Culver Redd, and Rick Rizzo. This game features three separate levels, each... read more

Missing Moon Rocks: A Documentary (Fall 2011)

Of the 270 moon rocks given to the states and nations of the world, more than half went missing. Whether destroyed or lost through carelessness or nefarious acts, at one time 180 moon rocks were unaccounted for. Former NASA special... read more

Nine Lives (Fall 2011)

Tabby's little cat ball world has gone upside-down since Doctor Schroedinger put him inside his crazy pinball machine. Use springs, bumpers, and other tools, to launch Tabby from level to level helping the cat to escape the madness in this read more

Nocturne Sonata (Fall 2011)

In a dark, dreary, and silent village, demons have wreaked havoc and fear from an ominous castle. With the power of a divine fiddle that is rumored to have been won many generations ago by his ancestors, one man, Jenkins, will venture inside the... read more

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