{"id":294,"date":"2022-09-18T12:35:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T04:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/?p=294"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T01:20:40","slug":"machine-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/18\/machine-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Y3KjvxPYTe8Lp1Z1h6HCL8DiYaPsfD1U39n22Ipn9xr9LFmeNHuzuTKZoDpS18Pnq9ORlhqG-8il9CZp3KaEEkQbTqwaPlS7b1XF5xUJGgRhuAXV5jDMPIXaGWJhn_zBTD-1Vo0y2Sn5uoMG20ENuag\" width=\"624\" height=\"311\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Machine Heart<\/em><\/strong> is a 2.5D Sci-fi Puzzle-Adventure Game that features two parallel storylines. In each storyline, players explore the environment, gather clues, and use the information found to solve puzzles and avoid dangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Game features two parallel timelines and two protagonists. Both timelines are centered around a distinct gameplay: Cross-Timeline Puzzle Challenge. Players can switch between timelines freely in order to solve interconnected puzzles and piece together narrative elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Game Designer \u00b7 Level Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Designed in-game level maps, determined enemy quantities and game difficulty, and crafted the player experience while forecasting completion times.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Developed a comprehensive level design document to enhance the framework and templates, facilitating effective communication across various development teams.<\/li><li>&nbsp;Collaborated with engineers and the usability team to iterate level design, enhancing the player&#8217;s immersive experience and tension.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>USC Games Advanced Games Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Machine-Heart-Final-Trailer.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Weixin-Image_20231106165820-1024x593.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-439\" width=\"871\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Weixin-Image_20231106165820-1024x593.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Weixin-Image_20231106165820-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Weixin-Image_20231106165820-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Weixin-Image_20231106165820-1536x890.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Weixin-Image_20231106165820-2048x1187.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_059265fc6ac048f1b2eb982bf829bede7734a37a-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" width=\"872\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_059265fc6ac048f1b2eb982bf829bede7734a37a-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_059265fc6ac048f1b2eb982bf829bede7734a37a-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_059265fc6ac048f1b2eb982bf829bede7734a37a-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_059265fc6ac048f1b2eb982bf829bede7734a37a-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_059265fc6ac048f1b2eb982bf829bede7734a37a-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_23b6b95a0bac1991b4ce907af9a8d785af62b099-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-442\" width=\"871\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_23b6b95a0bac1991b4ce907af9a8d785af62b099-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_23b6b95a0bac1991b4ce907af9a8d785af62b099-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_23b6b95a0bac1991b4ce907af9a8d785af62b099-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_23b6b95a0bac1991b4ce907af9a8d785af62b099-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ss_23b6b95a0bac1991b4ce907af9a8d785af62b099-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Machine Heart is a 2.5D Sci-fi Puzzle-Adventure Game that features two parallel storylines. In each storyline, players explore the environment, gather clues, and use the information found to solve puzzles and avoid dangers. Key Features The Game features two parallel timelines and two protagonists. Both timelines are centered around a distinct gameplay: Cross-Timeline Puzzle Challenge. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/18\/machine-heart\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Machine Heart<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"modified_by":"HaoyunZhang","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":443,"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294\/revisions\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haoyunzhang.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}