15-Second Explination
Wiitris is a 3D multiplayer Tetris designed to be controlled by the Wiimote.
Gameplay
The players are facing off, USSR vs USA, in an epic battle from the 80s. Whenever a player earns enough points through clearing lines, they earn an "attack", which sends a scrambled base to the opposing team. Like in classic Tetris, if there is no room for a piece to drop when it is created, you lose. Pieces can be rotated and translated into place. In order to make the game less difficult, you need all but 3 blocks to complete a base. There are three views which can be toggled: normal, top-down, and reverse.
Controls
We designed our game around leveraging the possiblities of sensor based gaming with the Wiimote. This game requires a nunchuck when played with the Wiimote.
The D-Pad controls translation of a piece, the A button rotates the piece forward about the Z axis, while the B button rotates the piece backwards. To rotate in the X direction, point the nunchuck up and press the C or Z keys. To rotate in the Y direction, point the nunchuck to the side and press the C or Z keys.
To drop a piece, use the home key
To switch views, press the thumbstick in any diretion and release it. It will alternate between the three different views.
To attack, "slam" the Wiimote as if cracking a whip. It will trigger an attack on the opposing player.
Development
The code was created using XNA and WiimoteLib, a library used for connecting with the Wiimote. The WiimoteLib needed to be modified to connect to multiple Wiimotes, otherwise only the first Wiimote found in the HID list would be returned. Emmett created most of the field code and control code, while Michael created many of the textures and created the Menu system and user interface.
Content
The models were created and textured using Wings3D, and exported as Direct X (.x) models. The textures were created using Paint, Inkscape, The Gimp, Photoshop, and Illustrator. The USSR pin was found here, while the Marine Corps Logo was found here. America the Beautiful was taken from the Library of Congress, while the Korobeyniki (Tetris song) was taken from here.
Hope you enjoy Wiitris!