8月初, a group of 满帆 grads and faculty met up in Austin, Texas to attend RTX — an "动画, 游戏, and 喜剧 experience" put on by 公鸡的牙齿, a global leader in multimedia entertainment and the company behind RTX.

The convention celebrates the best in 游戏, 动画, 喜剧, and web content over a weekend packed with networking opportunities and (we’re guessing) more than a few tacos. One of the main draws during the event was a collaborative project between 满帆 students and 公鸡的牙齿.

Dozens of 满帆 students came together to create 愤怒的罢工, an '80s-themed fighter game that one player described as 街头霸王 满足 迈阿密风云. In the game, protagonist Trey seeks vengeance on the crime family who killed his brother. Players can choose from a variety of characters to fight their way through the story and keep the bad guys from taking over Sunset City.

The project was the brainchild of Brian Reilly, a graduate of 满帆's Digital 艺术s & 设计 bachelor’s program and 游戏设计 master’s program. Currently, Brian serves as board game producer at 公鸡的牙齿 游戏. He wanted to provide students with an opportunity, so he reached out to Patrick Kelly, a course director in the 游戏开发 program. Together, they decided on an arcade-style game that could be featured at RTX. From there, Patrick put together a team of 满帆 students from various degree programs including 游戏开发, 游戏艺术, 电脑动画等等. 学生们 游戏设计 master’s program provided leadership on the project, and Brian checked in frequently to provide industry-specific feedback.

“公鸡的牙齿 is about community,” says Brian. “And for every department at 公鸡的牙齿, there is a corresponding degree program at 满帆.I’m just so excited 满帆 is here representing that school pride and what the students are capable of — this project is a great showcase for them.”

Once the game was completed, it was loaded into three vintage-style arcade cabinets and shipped off to Austin. One of the faculty members on hand at RTX was Rob Martinez, a lab specialist in 满帆’s Game development program. In addition to offering support to students throughout the process, he served as a producer for the game.

“It was a blast to be able to show the game off to people who came through the convention,” says Rob. “We were there for three days and were able to get a lot of feedback. 作为开发者, you know the history of the game’s creation — so you’re thinking, ‘We struggled with this’ or ‘There’s a glitch here.’ But seeing how much people enjoyed it was rejuvenating.”

愤怒的罢工 is available to play for free on Steam.