You are an art thief who learnt by chance that there is a glove with the power to create time rifts. Breaking into the museum, you unknowingly caused a catastrophe that has transported you to a parallel universe. You need to go back in time to fix your wrongs and place things back to what they used to be...
And that sums up the plot of VOID, a first-person puzzle game where players switch between parallel worlds to overcome obstacles. Created by team Minus5, a group of students that recently graduated from the DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore, the game prototype won the "Excellence in Technology" award and the "Best Student Game" in the Independent Games Festival (IGF) China.
Forming the team Minus5 are six students – Zoel Gan, Ravindran Mark, Tan Chee Ming, Chan Sin Huan, Leau Tat Sin and Zou Xinru, who attended the WSQ DigiPen-Ubisoft Campus programme. A collaborative effort between DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore, Ubisoft Singapore, and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), it is a 10-month course comprising both academic and production phases. Graduates are provided with the necessary knowledge and industry production experience that they need to join the competitive video game industry.
A total of 6 games were developed through 3 cohorts and here are the other five. Do give them a try!
Terra
You are Terra, who goes on a quest to find the Geochine shards with the help of your missing father's notes and gain power over the land.
It is a physics puzzle platformer that allows the player to use their abilities to control both their character and the world at the same time to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles to allow their character to carry on.
Nix
Players can take on the unrelenting AI opponents or go head-to-head in networked multiplayer deathmatch.
The turret mounted atop your junkyard chariot of doom can deliver rapid machine gun fire, explosive rocket flak of several flavors, grenades, and proximity mines-- choose your weapon and take aim.
Racing doesn't take place on conventional tracks in Nix; getting to the next checkpoint is the goal, but how you get there is up to you.
Turn up the volume and dim the lights for a frenetic experience in the Nix world!
Spirit Stone
A long forgotten enemy, the Shades, have returned to corrupt and destroy the world.
As a Protector, you are bestowed with the power to control the spirit energy of the land in order to save Eraya from destruction.
Summon powerful allies and fight against swarms of enemies to protect the Spirit Stone and save the world!
Conflux
Unleash stylish combos with a variety of both melee and ranged attacks. Dive through dynamic environments and face fearsome bosses!
Freeze, push, pull, or smash your foes in a strategic dance of death, and top your score by chaining cool combos!
Foxglove Copperfield: Robot Hunter
Play as Foxglove Copperfield, engineer extraordinaire, as she builds complex Rube Goldberg traps to save London from robots.
Chain traps; launch, punt, electrify automatons; solve mind-bending puzzles of mechanical brilliance. Save London!
[Download Foxglove Copperfield: Robot Hunter]
The program tracks are aligned to the Creative Industries Workforce Skills Qualifications (CI WSQ) framework and students in the program will take classes full-time at DigiPen's Singapore campus, with 50-60 hours per week in class and producing work.
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For more information on the WSQ DigiPen-Ubisoft Campus Programme, please click here.
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