A game for a 35 year old canadian men.

For the group's prototype 2 assignment I decided to create a demolition game with a wrecking ball.

After some research I found that the average age of gamers are around the mid-thirties and the most common game genre is common games that are easy to pick up and play. It makes sense because there are several types of gamers; Casual gamers, Mid-core gamers, hardcore gamers, pro gamers, etc. Research shows that the older gamers (30ish+) tend to be the more of the casual gamers.

Our prototype is called “Building Smasher” and I made it very simple yet challenging. I tried to make it a casual, simple yet challenging and appealing to the average 35 year old Canadian guy. The player only uses the arrow keys to move the wrecking ball crane. It can take a while to master the maneuvering of the wrecking ball because of the rope/chain.

Destruction is proven to be a guy’s thing so that’s why I chose to do the wrecking ball.

The player wins and progresses to the next level when they demolish the building to a curtain height before the time runs out. What makes the further levels harder is the reduced time and increased building size. The player’s control over the wrecking ball is the key to success in this game.