Impulse is a 2D physics-based puzzle game that uses magnetism and impulse forces for movement. Level progression is based on traveling through a compartmentalized maze. Impulse was featured at the PAX 10 contest at the Penny Arcade Expo in 2008. It was one of the top-10 games developed by independent game developers.

Demo:

• Requires an Xbox 360 Controller and Windows XP/Vista/7
• Install XNA 2.0 Redistributable
• Download and extract: Impulse PAX 10 Demo

Original PAX 10 Gameplay Videos:

Team:

There were six other students involved in the project:  Andrew Williams, Mike Thomas, Dominic Holt, Joseph Plourde, Ben Solt, and Andrew Ray. The official website was, http://www.impulse-game.com/ As of June 19, 2010 the project is on indefinite hold, this page will be updated if anything changes.

News:

• RIT Students Prove They’ve Got Game at North America’s Largest Gaming Expo
• Pixel Socks:  Interview with Andrew Williams and Andy Ray of Impulse
• PAX 10: Five Questions With Impulse’s Andrew Williams
• G4 TV: The PAX 10: Impulse
• Gamasutra:  Inside the IGF Student Competition: Impulse
• IGM:  RIT wins PAX10 Challenge

Level Editor Test Level Video:

Level Editor Screen shots:

Level Editor Testing Tutorial Tips

Demonstrating Tutorial Images in Game

Original Screen shots:

Playing Impulse at PAX10 2008

Impulse before the Game Developers Conference

Testing the Special Effects

Explosion Test