CyberHeist

Alexander Sheehy, Courtney Chan,

Denise Jakupovich

A review of:
Agenda
Nicole Lazzaros 4 Keys 2 Fun
Team HacknHide
Synopsis & Gameplay
Analysis & Evaluation

Nicole Lazzaros:
4 Keys 2 Fun
HARD FUN
EASY FUN
Altered State
PEOPLE FUN
Fiero
Frustration
Relief
Exploration
Role Play
Creativity
Focus
Excitement
Relaxation
Meaningfulness
Amusement
Competition
Cooperation
Developed in 2014 by Team HackNHide
Part of the University of Utahs Entertainment, Art,
and Engineering program (EAE)

The Development Team
Synopsis
Set in the year 2114, the corporate monopolies and the Department of Education
control the population through student debt.
The players goal is to infiltrate the DOE and bring down
this system of oppression once and for all!
Different Roles, Common Goals
Players must work together in order to complete each level
Both roles have different perspective of the level
and a different set of abilities.
The Thief
First-Person, 3D environment
Avoid security drones
Place nodes and recover
passwords for the hacker
The Hacker
Top-down, 2D map of the level
Unlock doors and devices for the thief
Guide the thief towards the goal
Avoid connecting to Tracers
Examples of Co-Op
Only the hacker has a map of the level
Only the thief can read the security passwords
Examples of Co-Op cont.
The Hacker can locate and unlock alarm switches
Only the thief use them
4 Keys 2 Fun Analysis
Fog of War

Need to consider not only your
own options but your partners
as well


HARD FUN
Fiero
Frustration
Relief
Feel like an actual hacker
providing intel for your
teammate (a la Matrix)

4 Keys 2 Fun Analysis
EASY FUN
Exploration
Role Play
Creativity




Both players depend on each
other for success

You can see that your actions are
making a difference for someone
else




4 Keys 2 Fun Analysis
Altered State
Focus
Excitement
Relaxation
Meaningfulness
Teamwork
Trust
Communication between
players



4 Keys 2 Fun Analysis
PEOPLE FUN
Amusement
Competition
Cooperation
Evaluation
A fresh new take on Co-Op gameplay
Attracts both Puzzle and FPS fans