by: Sela Davis, Charles Hilseberg, Jonathan Lobaugh, Eric Moreau, and Nicholas Wilsey

Trigger Happy is a 3D first-person shooter (FPS) game that utilizes modifiers to affect the enemy's perception of the world around them. The action will take place in a small series of self-contained areas designed to allow plenty of beneficial locations to lay down modifiers in order to both benefit the player and deter opponents. Trigger Happy is team-based, and players will find themselves combining their different abilities together in order to determine the best team makeup. Team sizes can vary depending on player activity at a given time. In addition, players will have the amount of control necessary to find and define their own play styles and play with the weapons with which they feel comfortable.

A player will be able to pick a combination of weapons from a larger pool to use during gameplay, and they will use these weapons in attempts to defeat their opponents. Players will have a certain amount of health, which will allow them to survive one or more shots from weapons. Each weapon will have its own advantages and disadvantages (rate of fire, clip size, etc.). Upon defeating an opponent, the opponent will spawn again in a new location on the map. Trigger Happy will incorporate three game modes that focus on team play and strategy. These two game modes are King of the Hill, Assault, and Deathmatch. All three game modes have very different win conditions. Each of these game modes will emphasize team work for the players. Once a team has met the win conditions of the round, players will be given the option to begin a new match.

Modifiers will also play a very important role in the player-on-player conflict. Players will have access to a subset of the modifier types and may swap them when they die. When a modifier is activated in a given area, affected players will receive a buff that changes the way they play.

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