Asymmetric Hardware Co-op — splitting locomotion and manipulation between two players
Designed an intentionally challenging cooperative loop that forces communication by splitting locomotion and manipulation between two players using completely different hardware.
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Designing an intentionally challenging cooperative loop that forces communication by splitting locomotion and manipulation between two players.
Intentional Friction for Social Interaction: Distributed the cognitive load by assigning the foot controller (movement) to Player A and the hand trackers (object manipulation) to Player B. This required them to constantly communicate to navigate and survive.
Rapid Balancing: Iterated daily on movement speed and interaction bounding boxes based on playtests to ensure the "frustration" translated into fun, engaging social cooperation rather than an unplayable experience.
