Turing Test (No Relation)

Turing test is a student assignment to show proficiency in Unity 3D and SOLID programming principles. I took the assignment as a great opportunity to practice some Unity modeling, AI design, level design, and the state based design pattern (also some minor VA, but I don't want to brag).

The premise of Turing Test is that you are an AI running through a series of tests to prove that you have the thinking and adaptability of a human. Passing the Turing Test means that an AI has gone beyond its A(rtificial)I(ntelligence) and has become an A(ctual)I(ntelligence).

Development

During the development of Turing Test I knew that I wanted it to be an exploration of 3D puzzle games, but I wasn't sure how to make interesting problems to solve, so I started by creating a bunch of objects to play with in a sandbox. I figured that if I made pieces that could interact with each other I could combine them in enclosed rooms in ways that make for a fun experience. 

After I had a good variety of pieces to use (pressure activated plates, cubes to pickup and place, an automaton to direct, turrets to avoid or deactivate) I started to create some rooms to play with them. I found that it was really important to have a room basically dedicated to introducing or showcasing each new piece that I wanted the player to play with, as I didn't want to overload them. Considering the size of the game I was trying to make this means that the amount of pieces that I could utilize in the puzzles was actually much smaller than what I ended up making (for instance, I created a lift to raise or lower that I ended up not using at all). I actually really appreciate that this allowed me to have a much deeper exploration of the interactions between the few that did make it into the game, which makes each successive puzzle that much more satisfying to solve!

I would love to come back to the game at some point and make a new series of levels to introduce some more pieces or even to just find even more interesting combinations of the pieces that are already in the game! I feel like I'm only scratching the surface of what I could make here.