A gung-ho police sketch artist and a war-weary girl are among the characters who will visit the University of Central Florida on June 30 as part of an on-campus video game playtest by UCF graduate students. Four student teams from UCF\u2019s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA) will be seeking public input on their latest in-progress video games.<\/p>\n
The playtest will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, June 30 in Room 218 of the Student Union. UCF\u2019s main campus is located at 4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816. The students will be on UCF\u2019s concourse recruiting players the day of the playtest.<\/p>\n
These games serve as the students master\u2019s thesis for the FIEA program, which was ranked the #1 graduate video game development program this year by the Princeton Review. The public will have a chance to play the games, meet the developers and shape the games with their feedback. The games will be finished on Aug. 5.<\/p>\n
The games being tested are \u201cThe Channeler,\u201d \u201cChild No More,\u201d \u201cLey Lines,\u201d and \u201cSketch Artist.\u201d \u201cThe Channeler\u201d uses the Tobii EyeX eye tracker, which allows the player use their eyes as the game controller to solve crimes committed by spirits. \u201cChild No More\u201d is a story-driven adventure game about a girl fleeing war-torn Europe with her animal companions. In \u201cLey Lines\u201d you solve puzzles in a ruined temple using powers like altering gravity, slowing time and shifting space. In \u201cSketch Artist\u201d you play the role of a police sketch artist trying to create accurate drawings of outlandish suspects who are accused of often humorous crimes.<\/p>\n