Lora Nikolova

Twisted Train Carnage - Video Game

As a part of an introduction to game design course, my group consisting of two other students (Amaarah Norris and Igor Okonskii) and I decided to make a 2D quest game set on a train. In this single-player game, you play as a train conductor who must check to see if everyone is on-board. As this was a laborious process, we divided the labor from the very beginning. I did a bit of coding, but my main focus was creating the art for the game (sprites, background, main menu, etc.). We were inspired by games such as Pokemon, Melon Journey, and Undertale when deciding to approach in a 2D pixel style.

“Designing the game art was very exciting. It was really neat to see how everything ended up fitting together. Although I was putting together the final art, everyone contributed one way or another: through sketches, sending photo references, or giving feedback.”