University of Michigan

EECS 494: Computer Game Design and Development

Final Projects

John Laird

December 2007

These games were created for University of Michigan, EECS 494: Computer Game Design and Development in Fall 2007 and run on Windows PCs. We had over 250 people come and play them at our end of the year showcase.

Many of the games require 3D hardware acceleration and will not run on older PCs. Some even require the newest graphics cards, and a few require Xbox controllers.

You can download .zip files of the games by clicking on the game names below. Once downloaded, you must unzip each program and follow the installation instructions.

Most users will need to also download an update to DirectX. This is necessary for all of the games and can be downloaded from Microsoft here.

The games are listed in alphabetic order.

The Top games in showcase

1. Dodge this – Split screen Dodge Ball for Two Players
2. Paint Wars – A single or multi-player (with Wiimotes) that is loads of fun.
3. Fields of Chaos – 3D first-person shooter
4. Syzygy – A beautiful 2D space game with lots of well-designed levels.

“Single Player” indicates that the game can be played with only one player.

“Multi (one CPU)” indicates that the game can be played with more than one player at one PC.

“Multi (network)” indicates that the game can be played with more than one player over a LAN or the Internet.

“Xbox C” indicates a game that requires an Xbox controller

Game (download)	Single Player	Multi (one CPU)	Multi (network)	Xbox C
Bagz	Yes	Yes	No	No
BeatBall	No	Yes	No	No
DanceDanceGenerations	Yes	Yes	No	No
Dodge This	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Fields of Chaos	Yes	No	Yes	No
Flag Wars	No	No	Yes	Yes
Hammer Herder	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nume	No	No	Yes	No
Paint Wars	Yes	Yes	No	No
Plitzkrieg	No	Yes	No	No
Recess	No	No	Yes	No
Shopping Kart	No	No	Yes	No
Syzygy	Yes	No	No	No