Duopoly
Play as a ball and a square on a string, working your way through a variety of enemy types and top-down levels.
Download link (requires controller and DirectX installation)
Game Maker Studio 1.4, 7 weeks, solo project
The fundamental building blocks of experience design are Challenge (tension) and Accomplishment (excitement). This 2D game brings those opposing forces together and makes every new obstacle fun to beat with peaks and valleys of engagement and difficulty. Once the player overcomes the initial challenge of controlling two characters simultaneously, they can experiment with different interactions and find the best path forward through a minefield of flying bullets and enemies.