Deadly Dressed

Context

During my studies at Gamagora, in order to expand my portfolio and those of my classmates, I decided to organize Gamagora Game Jam #2 for the volunteers. Independant of the school courses , this jam gave students their first experience with game development and game jams, as I realized that many of them had no prior experience of this kind.

So, over three days during the All Saints’ Day break, participants had to create a game based on a given theme. The chosen theme was “Death,” fitting with the Halloween season.

Although separate from the school courses, some instructors, wishing to support the initiative, came to observe everyone’s progress.

How to play ?

Just like in a classic dress-up game, the player has to dress the character. Except this time, the characters are corpses. Clients wishing to honor the memory of their loved ones “place an order” to give their loved one’s corpse one last makeover.

The player has several tools at their disposal to apply makeup, dress, and generally enhance the corpse. Whether by taping on missing limbs, adding various types of clothing, or simply applying makeup, the corpse must resemble the client’s request as closely as possible.

Role

In addition to organizing the event based on advice from the organizers of the first edition, I helped develop the game mechanics and rules.

I also worked on the game’s narrative, creating the backstories and profiles for each client and corpse, and I contributed to the sound design to ensure high-quality sound effects.