Cosmic Catering began as an idea to take a classic style of game, arcade-y pizza/person delivery game(kinda like Crazy Taxi) and have the player utilize vertical movement as well. I began initially picturing something kinda like the taxi scene in the Fifth Element, but after considering the scope that a large and vertical city would bring, I decided to go with a low poly aesthetic in space. Rather than regular spaceships, I felt that it'd feel more interesting and unique if the theme of the cars and the environment was low poly retro, 80s-esque. I was making these decisions while prototyping and iterating on the gameplay. 

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One of my main reasons for pursuing this game idea was because it significantly lowered animation scope. Limiting gameplay to vehicles lowers key animation to essentially zero, saving a lot of effort on my part and allowing me to focus on making the gameplay fun.

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My Goal:

Create engaging gameplay with low scope, focusing on movement. I also hoped to make a game with many small decisions for the player in order to make managing tasks difficult due to high cognitive load.