Gerbil Power
About
Gerbil Power is a strategic card game based on collecting resources and building renewable technologies.
The project was part of a 12-day design sprint to create a visual product based on the theme “New Energy”.
The game was a project by Amy Jiao, Joshua Koentjoro, Avila Sanchez, Emily Tjan, Vanessa Nguyen, and myself.
Media
Illustrator, InDesign, Vassal
Audience
Ages 10+
Clients
Vesalius Trust-a-thon
Year
2023
Ideation
When first given the topic of “New Energy,” we began ideating.
We decided to make a game based around new energy technology.
Game Design
One of my main roles on the team was Game Design. We developed the main mechanics and began working on a card list to allow the art team to begin designing cards.
We used a mathematical approach to ensure that cards would have the correct density in the deck.
Prototyping
Due to part of the team being remote, we decided to test the game using an engine called Vassal. We incorporated the game mechanics into the simple engine, so that the entire team could test the game online.
Instructions
As part of the game design team, it was my role to write and format the instruction manual.
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