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Teeter & Topple

Teeter & Topple is a physics-based cooperative game where players work together to build a house of cards. My goal for this project was to make a playable demo with a cohesive visual style. Teeter & Topple plays with themes of relationships, communication, failure, and trying again. For the visual style, I was really inspired by the themes of childhood curiosity and play. This is why I chose to go with a more whimsical style and even based the characters on my childhood teddy bears. The physics engine also allows for some crazy stuff. So, I hope players enjoy exploring what they can make and coming up with creative solutions when something doesn’t turn out as planned.

Bio

Alexa Schimmelpfennig is an Animation & Game Art major. Her focus is stylized 3D character art for video games. This includes modeling, rigging, animation, and game engine implementation. She enjoys working collaboratively and has done so with a small group of her peers. Together, they have made a handful of small video games. While her focus is character art, she enjoys exploring different elements of game development, which has included learning the coding language C#. After graduation, Alexa looks forward to finding opportunities to continue developing her modeling, rigging, and animation skills and to continue making small games with her friends!