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Voxel Destruction Prototype
A small sandbox prototype exploring how destructible geometry changes player planning.
- Type
- Personal prototype
- Status
- In development
- Timeframe
- Draft timeframe
- Context
- Solo (sample)
- My role
- Game Designer & Programmer
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Overview
The prototype started as a question: does destructible geometry make a sandbox more interesting, or just noisier? The goal was a small build that could answer that with playtests rather than assumptions, and a level that stays readable while parts of it disappear.
Role & contribution
Game Designer & Programmer
Owned the concept, the destruction rules, and the implementation of the prototype from first sketch to playable build.
- Defined the core loop and destruction rules.
- Built the prototype systems and sandbox level.
- Ran internal play sessions and iterated on readability.
Tools
UnityC#Blender
Process
Started with a one-page design brief, prototyped the destruction rules before any art, then built the sandbox around whatever stayed readable in playtests.
Challenges & solutions
Destruction quickly made levels unreadable, so players stopped planning ahead.
Limited breakable surfaces and introduced structural anchors that communicate what can and cannot be destroyed.
Outcome
Playable prototype with a stable core loop. Balance and readability passes are still in progress.
Prototyping the failure case first prevented a full iteration later.
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