Level Design

I tried to list all the level ideas we had over the past few weeks, whether we plan to use them or not. You guys can also add a level or change one if I described it wrong. Of course, none of this is finalized, and can be changed at any time.



Number of Levels:

• 3 levels, each with a few stages within.
• None of the levels have NPCs or enemies.
• The pace of the levels is set by the player. However long it takes them to finish the puzzles and tasks.

Level 1: Air Pollution

• Stage 1 / Traffic: The player will have to solve a puzzle by changing traffic lanes to improve traffic flow for automobiles, thus helping lower carbon emissions
• Objects: assortment of automobiles, highways, roads, buildings in background, construction
• Stage 2 / Outside Factory: The player will solve puzzles that help improve the factory, and make it more environmentally safe.
• Objects: factory, factory equipment, gas emission effects, pipes, factory automobiles

Level 2: Water Pollution

• Stage 1 / Oil Leak: A pipe transporting oil from an oil rig out at sea has burst, contaminating an ocean reef. The player must interact with ocean wildlife and objects to help plug up the oil leak.
• Objects: ocean wildlife, water, other oceany things, pipes
• Stage 2 / Oil Rig: The oil rig isn't working properly. The player will have to reconfigure the oil rig's parts to get it working properly again.
• Objects: oil rig workers, pipes, oil rig parts
• Stage 3 / Animal Treatment: Many animals were covered with oil because of the leak, and need to be cleaned. There are specific ways to clean the animals depending on their type: bird, reptile, mammal, etc. Yet, because the animals are covered in so much oil, it's hard to tell what animal is what. The player will have to look for key identifiers or characteristics in the animals to tell which type of animal it is, and give it the proper treatment. The player fails it they guess wrong to many times.
• Objects: different animals, oil, cleaning equipment

Level 3: Waste Disposal

• Stage 1 / Landfill: The landfill's leachate pipes are all messed up. The player has to fix the landfill's leachate system by solving a pipeline puzzle.
• Objects: Waste, pipes, grass, trees, dirt
• Stage 2 / Recycling Center: There are four recycling bins, each labeled with a different material. The materials are plastic, paper, metal, and glass, and each material is represented by the number 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the keyboard. Objects will be shown to the player, and they have a second to press the number that corresponds to the type of material the object is. The player can get only so many wrong before they fail.
• Objects: waste bins, glass objects, metal objects, paper objects, plastic objects, conveyor belt
• Pace: This task is fast paced.