SMU Guildhall Graduate Catalog 2021 — Cohort 29 2021 | Page 116

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Crystal Call

Dash , blast and wall run through the caves in this speedrunner
Crystal Call is an addicting first-person parkour speedrunner with score chaser and first person shooter elements .
In Crystal Call , players speedrun levels several times , mastering each space to the best of their ability . The game features fast-paced and fluid first-person movement mechanics built to create a high intensity and satisfying experience .
This project gave team members a realworld experience of developing a PC game for public release . Through its development , the team built a complex and satisfying player movement system , developed camera effects and environment interaction , and followed strong interdisciplinary pipelines and communication in order to find and deliver on the needs of the product .
Crystal Call was developed over the course of about 20 weeks as a part of SMU Guildhall ’ s Team Game Production curriculum . It represents about 3,000 hours of combined work and the culmination of two years spent in game development .
The game was released for download on Steam in early 2021 .
Play it here : https :// bit . ly / 3rZl4cb
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