Speed Zone - Digital Dash
Overview
Digital Dash is a gesture-based sports game located exclusively in an NFL stadium. The player runs in place to control a virtual football player and score a touchdown as quickly as they can.
Release ........ January, 2024
Studio .......... bully! entertainment
My role ........ Contract Game Designer
Platform ....... PC (on-site in Lumen Field)
Engine .......... Unreal Engine 5
Team size ..... 30
My Responsibilities
Wrote & maintained design documentation
Designed core gameplay & customization system
Produced asset lists
Supported accessibility
Design Notes
My main goal with Digital Dash was to make the player feel lightning fast. In effort to hyperbolize the player character's speed, I helped establish the electricity-themed assets (such as VFX and sound effects) and cinematic camera angles we featured. This was part of designing a rapid build-up of speed and intensity in the gameplay that's both responsive and exciting.
It was also important to offer accessibility to players who are unable to run, so I helped design alternative gestures that our motion-tracking cameras could register, such as flapping arms.