HARDWIRED is our team's entry for the CyberPunkJam. It's First-Person game where you use a Hook Shot to navigate the world and collect Data Nodes. The thing to keep in mind is that, while what you see around you is a virtual world, you can still hear authorities moving from room to room trying to find your real-world location. Using your Panic Button, you can freeze the simulation to hide and move to a different room. Mind you, your real-world location is changed for you - you never actually leave the view of cyberspace. There is also a count-down timer, but time is extended if you collect a data node. If the timer runs out, your collection of data nodes is reset to zero. If the authorities find you and you don't hide, you get shot.

My contribution to this game consisted of the sound effects. My background is primarily in music, so this was the first time I've ever tried making sound effects. It was a really fun challenge! I was lucky to have a diverse sound library on hand to draw from, but the real fun was trying to make things sound "digital" and "in-human" for the world of cyberspace. It was a good excuse to try out some glitchy sounding plug-ins!

Please check it out and let me know what you think. I'm really impressed with what the team was able to achieve in the context of a GameJam.