Kiwi Kapitan

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Overview: Kiwi Kapitan is a casual action game where players helm a Kiwi Pirate ship, plundering enemy Chicken Ships for kiwi fruit before succumbing to scurvy on the open seas. Originally scoped as a cooking game, the project underwent a full design pivot mid-development, requiring a rapid redesign of core mechanics, scope, and deliverables under a five-week deadline.

Key Features

Casual action gameplay
Player ship movement & collision
Scurvy loss condition
Original sprite art
Full mid-development design pivot

Gallery

Player ship movement animation in Kiwi Kapitan

Chicken Ship chef enemy art, a holdover from Kiwi Kapitan's original cooking-game concept

In-game instructions screen for Kiwi Kapitan

Tentacle hazard animation in Kiwi Kapitan

Contributions

Pivoted core design direction mid-development, redefining scope and rebuilding the production plan to ship within the remaining timeline.
Authored game design documents and production schedules, managing task distribution and milestone tracking.
Prototyped and implemented player movement, collision detection, and loss condition systems.
Designed levels and created original assets.

Impact

Recovered a stalled production by re-scoping the game concept and rebuilding the plan mid-cycle, delivering a shippable build within a five-week window.
Kept a small team aligned through the pivot with clear documentation and milestone tracking.

Quick facts

5-week production · RIT student project

Team

Small student team