Game Information
| Title | Grumpy Snowmen (student-created game) |
| Presenter(s) | Brian Winn, Kristina Cunningham, William Jeffery, Jon Moore, Eric Musser, Dan Sosnowski |
| Session | Play the Past: Where Meaningful Play and Digital Humanities Meet to Talk |
| Time | Thursday, October 18, 11:00a-12:00p |
| Location | Gold A |
| Format | Game Exhibition |
| Description | In Grumpy Snowmen, rival big ten schools have setup snowforts across MSU campus, populating them with grumpy snowmen. The player controls Sparty in an effort to remove the grumpy snowmen in a whimsical fashion. The game parodies the now classic artillery-style gameplay featured in games like Angry Birds.
Grumpy Snowmen was a game created for the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University. While the primary goal of the game is to provide entertainment, the game also served as a subtle way to promote the college, its mission, and its fundraising goals. The Holiday Edition was made as a 2011 holiday game for alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends of the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University. Due to the popularity of the game, in January 2012 we created 16 additional levels for a total of twenty. The new levels were developed in response to player requests for additional campus locations and game challenges. The twenty level package represents the Grumpy Snowmen Deluxe Edition. |