The Dreaming

Devlog

• Postmortem
  November 09, 2024 by Jacob Chan#Postmortem

  How does this game reflect you as a game designer? The Dreaming reflects my passion for creating immersive and intuitive experiences through level design and cinematics. Starting off with the game lev... Continue reading
• Final Build
  November 02, 2024 by Jacob Chan

  Iterating from Beta Build From the beta build the feedback revolves around difficulty scaling and lack of direction. Starting with the lack of direction and confusing, particularly areas 2 and 3, play... Continue reading

  
• Intuitive Exploration: Level Design and Cinematic Sequences
  October 28, 2024 by Jacob Chan#Design Process

  Hello all! In this post I am sharing my design process in creating intuitive exploration with level design and cinematic sequences for my game: The Dreaming. Images and videos from The Dreaming is sho... Continue reading
• Beta Build
  October 22, 2024 by Jacob Chan#Beta

  Iteration from Art Build Feedback Three specific issues rose from playtesting the art build of the game, which includes: placement of decoration, unknown object usage, and lack of narrative. These thr... Continue reading

  
• Name Change
  October 15, 2024 by Jacob Chan

  Changed the project name from Dead Doors to The Dreaming due to narrative and atmospheric changes. Not a horror game as planned out in the beginning... Continue reading
• Art Build
  October 09, 2024 by Jacob Chan#Art Build

  Iterating from Prototype Feedback One main problem during playtesting and given from written feedback was the difficulty of the platforms. As the purpose of the prototype was to test out different pla... Continue reading

  
• Small Movement Update
  October 03, 2024 by Jacob Chan#Movement

  (Unpublished Art Build) SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN FUTURE VERSIONS Increases Movement Speed: 450 cm/s -> 725 cm/s Jump Z Velocity (Jump Height): 420 cm/s -> 600 cm/s Air Control: 0.05 -> 1 Gravity Scale: 1... Continue reading
• Prototype Development
  September 24, 2024 by Jacob Chan#Prototype

  From Concept to Prototype One of the main feedback received from the concept stage was to keep the core mechanic of jumping alive throughout the whole game. The concept provided an introductory area w... Continue reading