The theme provided at Global Game Jam
2020 is a six-letter word: Repair.
Our team thought of the Ship of Theseus - after Theseus returned from Crete, his ship docked at Athene. Whatever was broken got repaired and replaced, and eventually, no part used the original materials. Philosophers wonder if the ship is still the same ship and if it isn’t, since when?
I want the table in this game to maintain its original purpose, the players to do whatever it takes to serve it, and experience all the
chaos and fun that comes with replacing the legs.
The theme provided at Global Game Jam
2020 is a six-letter word: Repair.
Our team thought of the Ship of Theseus - after Theseus returned from Crete, his ship docked at Athene. Whatever was broken got repaired and replaced, and eventually, no part used the original materials. Philosophers wonder if the ship is still the same ship and if it isn’t, since when?
I want the table in this game to maintain its original purpose, the players to do whatever it takes to serve it, and experience all the
chaos and fun that comes with replacing the legs.
Table Of Theseus is a casual puzzle game. The stage of the game is set at a birthday party. An uninvited beaver suddenly shows up and begins nibbling at the leg of the cake table. To save the cake from its horrible fate, the player needs to find replacements for the table legs to keep the table balanced, which leads to a series of chain disasters. The cake ends up intact, but the backyard winds up with a total mess. It is a funny and cutesy style mini-game.
Project Overview
Inspiration
The theme provided at Global Game Jam
2020 is a six-letter word: Repair.
Our team thought of the Ship of Theseus - after Theseus returned from Crete, his ship docked at Athene. Whatever was broken got repaired and replaced, and eventually, no part used the original materials.
Philosophers wonder if the ship is still the same ship and if it isn’t, since when?
I want the table in this game to maintain its original purpose, the players to do whatever it takes to serve it, and experience all the chaos and fun that comes with replacing the legs.
Design Process
 Whiteboard sketch recorded our discussion outcome about the core idea of the game. |  Thought Process and Sketches: I thought of repairing a table, because there must be something on the table that will fall to pieces when the table doesn’t work. So I chose a cream cake that will have a dramatic landing. From that I thought of a scene where a birthday party is being arranged in a yard. |  I was responsible for designing the layout and mechanism; the artist sketched out the basic concept and assets. We handed over the materials to three programmers, who then created the animations. During this period the musician composed the music, the artist further polished the assets, and I was leading the discussions and finalizing the details with my team. Because of the lack of time, we had to make a few compromises but it was mostly done. After the Game Jam, we updated it |
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 Design Process: Created in Unity with my team. |
My Role
1. Provided the initial idea about making a birthday party + Theseus ship game.
2. Sorted out the scattered puzzle ideas and connected them into a complete game process.
3. Wrote game design document
4. Assisted engineers to manage game assets and build scenes in Unity.
5. Drew all frame animations in the game.
6. Gave the presentation on the final show.
All frame animations made by me
I was giving the final presentation
Gameplay Overview
