One facility. A missile launch. Sixty seconds to change the outcome.
Enter a secured nuclear launch facility as a time traveler trying to stop a missile launch. Every 60 seconds, the loop resets. Gather NPC clues, solve connected puzzles, unlock paths, and use what you learned from earlier attempts to reach and disable the missile before time runs out.
Publicly released as a downloadable Windows build.
A 60-second loop turns repeated attempts into knowledge and route mastery.
Readable HUD, timer danger feedback, interaction prompts, and result flow.
PROJECT FOCUS
My contribution centers on the player-facing layer: making interaction state, countdown pressure, and restart flow easy to read. The broader puzzle, AI, level, audio, and backend work belongs to the team’s combined effort.
MY CONTRIBUTION
Frontend / UX / VFX Programmer
01
Frontend & menu flow
Built and refined HUD feedback, menus, results, credits, controls UI, and accessibility-facing UI polish.
02
Interaction clarity
Supported readable object interactions through prompts, reticle changes, and feedback for gameplay state changes.
03
Time pressure & visual effects
Integrated feedback and visual effects for the countdown, loop-reset moments, puzzle interactions, and overall game clarity.
04
Team release
Worked with the team to ship a public Windows build and present the completed capstone.
HOW IT PLAYS
Systems & features
Features of the complete team build. My specific contributions are detailed above.
60-second countdown and loop resets
First-person controls
Interactable object framework
NPC clues and dialogue
Keypads and randomized codes
Memory puzzle progression
Wire-cutting puzzles
Locked doors and connected-object puzzles
Ladder traversal
Timer danger HUD
Interaction prompts and reticle feedback
Results, credits, pause, options, and controls UI
Player feedback VFX and loop-reset presentation
Design goals
Create urgency while rewarding knowledge gained in previous loops.
Keep the HUD readable and reactive without obscuring the facility.
Make puzzle gates and required interactions clear.
Help players learn, retry, and optimize their route through consistent clues and restart rules.
Ship a compact Windows experience that communicates the team’s gameplay loop.
UNDER THE HOOD
Technical notes
Built in Unreal Engine with C++ for single-player Windows PC.
The facility route combines puzzle gates, NPC clues, locked doors, ladders, and the missile-disarm objective.
HUD and menu feedback communicate interactions, countdown danger, results, and restart flow.
Project type
Released game / student capstone
Camera
First-person
Timeline
Released capstone build
Audience
Players who enjoy puzzle chains, time pressure, and learning through repeated attempts
Ownership
Team project / student capstone
THE RELEASE
Credits & links
Developers
Keith Janish, Jacob Cunningham, Nicolas Anestor, Matthew Tedford
