Trouble in Flubville

kung pao cows

User Researcher and Designer

“Stranded on an alien planet, you and the local inhabitants must find a way to get off the planet! Use Flubs to solve puzzles and get Manny home!“


Roles

User Researcher

  • Ran extensive playtests throughout the game’s development, testing gameplay, look and feel, mechanics, story, and user experience.

  • Recorded player’s facial expressions and hand placement on the keyboard while playing to collect subconscious feedback.

  • Compiled player meta data into actionable feedback for the design team.

Level Designer

  • Revised and iterated upon the game’s levels based on feedback from playtests

  • Helped arrange the overall order of the levels in game

  • Designed the overall layout of some of the levels

Audio Producer

  • Mixed the audio levels of music, sound effects, and UI feedback

  • Implemented volunteer audio assets into the engine

  • Created additional assets as necessary


Production Details

Project Duration: September 2017 - April 2018

Engine: Custom C++ engine

Platform: PC

Team Size: 13


Team Kung Pao Cows

Laurel Pratt - Design Lead / Game Director

Helen Avancena - General Artist

Jonah Campbell-Shinault - Gameplay Programmer

Blake Smith - Volunteer Composer

Gal Klapfer - Producer / Programmer

Junyung Bae - Animator

Dylan Ross - Graphics Programmer

Carmel Kho - Art Lead

Victoria Ridenour - Character Animator

Brandon Yuan - Tools Programmer

Sean Rochford - Technical Director

Kai McDonald - User Researcher / Designer

Pierce Cram - Volunteer Sound Designer