✳︎ THIS PROJECT WAS A ORIGINALLY CREATED DURING A GAME DESIGN CAPSTONE AT UNIV. OF SOUTHERN CALFORNIA UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP OF ZYNGA GAMES.

HOW IT WORKS

01 CUSTOMIZE AVATAR

Swipe to select a personalized look. Choose an animal familiar––owl, cat, rat, or toad–– who’ll scavenge and bring you ingredients.

02 COLLECT INGREDIENTS

Walk around for AR functionality. Get notified about ingredients in your area and decide whether or not to collect them for brewing later.

03 BREW POTIONS

Head to The Bubbling Cauldron to mix your ingredients and craft potions from your spellbook. Ingredients are also available for purchase.

04 DUEL OPPONENTS

Now equipped with potions and spells, challenge other players to duel in epic spell-casting fights. With health, defense and attack potions at hand, you can choose your dueling style.

05 JOIN A COVEN

Work alongside your coven friends to dispel curses. Exchange ingredients with fellow witches and warlocks. Collaborate to perform a sabbath and cast forbidden spells.

DEMOGRAPHIC

GENDER INCLUSIVE, AGES 18–35

These users matured with the Harry Potter franchise and are the target audience for Pokémon Go, a potential indirect competitor.

EXPERIENCE GOALS

CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

Players prepare to take on the adventure of exploring and discovering new lands, ingredients, potions, friends, and enemies. Depending on the player’s skills, knowledge, and personal preference, they can choose between three experience goals:

BATTLE OTHERS AND BECOM THE STRONGEST SORCERER

COLLABORATE WITH FRIENDS TO CREATE THE TOP COVEN AMONGST PEERS

CRAFT ALL POTIONS AND SPELLS, COLLECT EVERY FAMILIAR

MONETIZATION

COSMETICS

Exclusive skins for avatars, special and rare familiars, and custom items and decor for cottages. Some cosmetics are available exclusively through micro-transactions.

INGREDIENTS

Players can visit The Bubbling Cauldron to purchase missing ingredients. This expedites potion crafting, spell-casting, and offense and defense tactics.

MOON STONES

Players can purchase packages to make upgrades. These include access to stronger spells, specialized ingredients, unique familiars, and charmed items.

WIREFRAMES

VISUALS

CREEPY & CUTE

Incorporated heavily stylized characters to simulate character customization. Color palette is dark, but with pops of bright, glowing hues.

︎︎︎ Aveline Stockart – character & backgrounds
︎︎︎ Balekova Darya – assets
︎︎︎ Caio Perez – assets

USC GAMES ✦ ZYNGA ✦

**COLLECT INGREDIENTS, CRAFT POTIONS, CAST SPELLS & PROTECT YOUR COVEN IN THE WITCH LIST, A MOBILE AR GAME**

2020 ADVANCED GAME PROJECT FINALIST AT USC CINEMATIC SCHOOL OF ARTS