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Southern Arkansas University students excel in game development
MAGNOLIA, Arkansas (KTAL/KMSS) — Southern Arkansas University (SAU) students can boast another fully developed video game.
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Mentored by Eric Rogers, instructor of computer science, and Sam Wakefield, instructor of art, SAU students in the Game Development program created Blight's Grasp, a game that serves as part of the game development senior project. The end product is the culmination of a year-long effort.
Game creation is a difficult process, with many pieces that must come together to create a cohesive product. The game developer, Chrono Clash, is a team of multidisciplinary students who combined their skills to make Blight's Grasp a reality.
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Blight's Grasp is an action game available for free on Steam. It currently has 93% positive ratings. The game drops players onto an alien world where they must battle corrupted creatures while mastering elemental abilities, unravel the mysteries of the planet, and search for the protagonist's missing sister.
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