{"id":1579,"date":"2019-10-21T15:21:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T15:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2019-10-26T15:50:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-26T15:50:55","slug":"kakatte-koi-yo-takes-the-cake-at-e3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/kakatte-koi-yo-takes-the-cake-at-e3\/","title":{"rendered":"Kakatte Koi Yo! takes the cake at E3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Kakatte Koi Yo! selected as a finalist at the E3 College Game Competition.<\/h2>\n<p>By slapping its competition away, Kakatte Koi Yo! successfully marked its presence at this year&#8217;s E3 competition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1580 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Kakatte-Poster_01.png\" alt=\"Poster of Kakatte Koi Yo! \" width=\"603\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Kakatte-Poster_01.png 603w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Kakatte-Poster_01-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Kakatte-Poster_01-393x550.png 393w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Kakatte-Poster_01-357x500.png 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kakatte Koi Yo! is a 2D platform fighter similar to games like Super Smash Brothers, Killer Queen, and Duck Game. Controlling one of four cats in teams of 2, players must complete one of two win objectives before their opposing team each round to win the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kakatte Koi Yo! Trailer\" width=\"1380\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F3qcd6PHgBU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>By incorporating 3 different modes, it allows the player to play this game more than once, and differently.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1590 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-17-01-47.mp4_snapshot_02.38_2019.10.11_18.00.25-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Image of game play\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-17-01-47.mp4_snapshot_02.38_2019.10.11_18.00.25-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-17-01-47.mp4_snapshot_02.38_2019.10.11_18.00.25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-17-01-47.mp4_snapshot_02.38_2019.10.11_18.00.25-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-17-01-47.mp4_snapshot_02.38_2019.10.11_18.00.25-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-17-01-47.mp4_snapshot_02.38_2019.10.11_18.00.25-695x391.jpg 695w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-17-01-47.mp4_snapshot_02.38_2019.10.11_18.00.25.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Single-player includes <strong>Training Mode<\/strong>, a <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">series of platforming stages with challenges designed to<\/span>\u00a0teach core mechanics like movement and fishing.\u00a0<strong>Challenge Campaign\u00a0<\/strong>is a\u00a0freely-explorable map with entrances to various challenge stages. Accessing more complex challenges requires the player to utilize more advanced movement techniques.\u00a0<strong>Arcade Mode\u00a0<\/strong>is a series of single-player (or perhaps cooperative) battles structured similarly to the arcade modes of other fighting games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1591 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.56_2019.10.11_18.09.00-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Image of single-player gameplay\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.56_2019.10.11_18.09.00-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.56_2019.10.11_18.09.00-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.56_2019.10.11_18.09.00-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.56_2019.10.11_18.09.00-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.56_2019.10.11_18.09.00-695x391.jpg 695w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.56_2019.10.11_18.09.00.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Let&#8217;s meet the team that made this awesome game!!<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1623\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190612_161241-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190612_161241-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190612_161241-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190612_161241-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190612_161241-1-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190612_161241-1-695x392.jpg 695w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190612_161241-1.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sophie Kneznekoff<\/h2>\n<p>The programmer of the project. Sophie wrote most of the code for the game as well as did most of the debugging and testing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1624\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mirmir185_012-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mirmir185_012-1.jpg 865w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mirmir185_012-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mirmir185_012-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mirmir185_012-1-465x311.jpg 465w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/mirmir185_012-1-695x464.jpg 695w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Ja&#8217;ire Vaughn<\/h2>\n<p>Made all the art assets used in the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190611_113302.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Joshua\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190611_113302.jpg 400w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20190611_113302-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Joshua Whittom<\/h2>\n<p>The level designer and one of the lead designers on the project, Joshua also took somewhat of a producer role in keeping track of and assigning tasks throughout development. He learned a lot from working on Kakatte Koi Yo!, and will be applying what he learned to other projects going forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1586 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/D8vNJBBUYAEj-L9.jpg\" alt=\"Group picture of game makers\" width=\"400\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/D8vNJBBUYAEj-L9.jpg 400w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/D8vNJBBUYAEj-L9-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>William Rossi<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"containerCozy-336-Cz container-206Blv\">\n<div class=\"markup-2BOw-j\">William was the head of marketing, where he ran the social media and marketing campaigns. He was also a systems designer on the project, where he was in charge of tweaking larger game-play balancing. He was also the co-lead designer, shared with Josh, where they were tasked with a majority of the designing of game-play and mechanics.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Honorable Mentions<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p>This game was part of the Indie Team Capstone project. Many people also helped create and test this game and make it truly outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>David Antognoli &#8211; Teacher \/ QA Assistance<\/p>\n<p>Chris Bokowy &#8211; Sound Design<\/p>\n<p>Jason Fishel &#8211; Sound Design<\/p>\n<p>Alex Riak &#8211; Composer<\/p>\n<p>Bill Guschwan &#8211; Mentor<\/p>\n<p>Adam Roberts-Forouzi &#8211; Associate Artist (Promotional Material)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1626 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.03_2019.10.11_18.07.58-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.03_2019.10.11_18.07.58-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.03_2019.10.11_18.07.58-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.03_2019.10.11_18.07.58-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.03_2019.10.11_18.07.58-1-465x262.jpg 465w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.03_2019.10.11_18.07.58-1-695x391.jpg 695w, https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-10-11-18-06-13.mp4_snapshot_00.03_2019.10.11_18.07.58-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Congrats to everyone involved!<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kakatte Koi Yo! selected as a finalist at the E3 College Game Competition. By slapping its competition away, Kakatte Koi Yo! successfully marked its presence at this year&#8217;s E3 competition. Kakatte Koi Yo! is a 2D platform fighter similar to games like Super Smash Brothers, Killer Queen, and Duck Game.&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/kakatte-koi-yo-takes-the-cake-at-e3\/\">Continue Reading<span> Kakatte Koi Yo! takes the cake at E3<\/span><\/a><span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/kakatte-koi-yo-takes-the-cake-at-e3\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":1620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,38,41],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1579"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1630,"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions\/1630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iam.colum.edu\/iamwp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}