Transfusion

Transfusion is a VR sword-fighting action game about violence. It takes place in a brutal alien world inspired by a fusion of Aztec and Roman cultures. You play as a prisoner who has to earn their freedom by slaying wave after wave of enemies in gladiatorial combat, as well as utilizing the gifts of a bloodthirsty deity. Along the way, you uncover a story that explores themes of violence, identity and sacrifice. The game is meant to challenge you both as a player and as a human!

The project started as a capstone project for the Video Game Development in late 2021 has grown into a hobby project with a team of seven core developers. Currently the game is still in development at this time. The Alpha is downloadable in itch.io and is playable on Windows with SteamVR.

The Team

• Will Carpenter - Director/Project Lead
• Udayan Senapati - Programming Lead
• Meghan Tankersley- Art Lead
• Ethan Smith - Level Designer, Modeler
• Bailey Atwood - Musician, Modeler
• Mitchell Dunning - Modeler, Tech Artist
• Nathan Royall - Character Artist

My Work

For this project, I mainly focused on the enemy features, including their blueprint, animations, AI behavior, coordination with other enemies, and spawning. Additionally, I worked on the dismemberment system, which is my personal favorite feature. I also collaborated on the VR weapon blueprint and designed the combat and power-up systems.

Contributions:

• VR Weapon Class
  • Detecting Slicing and Stabbing Conditions
  • Collision Detection
• Enemy Class
  • Locomotion
  • Animation
  • AI Behavior
  • Attacking
• Dismemberment System
  • Initial Procedural Slicing
  • Joint-based Slicing
• AI System
  • Behavior Tree (Chasing, Strafing, and Attacking)
  • Combat Director
• Game Logic
  • Spawning Enemy Waves
  • Arcade Mode
• Player Ability Design
  • Blood-based abilities and upgrades

Images

Lizard Enemy and Dummy Enemy Model