So it Begins.

So my pitch was one of 8 that were selected for the prototype phase. We were tasked with finding and researching games that were similar in some way to ours. Here was the list we came up with:

Marble-mania
rube-goldberg machines
     ok-go: This too shall pass
Marble madness
Perplexus
Money Maze
Bllz Obstacle
Super Monkey Ball
Rock of Ages
Peggle
Crayon Physics
Decolord
CivBalls
Gravity Master
Katamari Damaci
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Cube maze
Amazing Marble Maze 3D
Ballstix
Ion Charge
Echo Chrome
Mr Gravity
Grav-bot
Proun

Additionally, we were tasked with coming up with an "X statement" for the game, a  razor, statement to cut things out with, and a slogan, to help develop new ideas. Unfortunately, I could only come up with a razor: that our game is a 3D, physics-based racer labrynth. Anything that fits into that category can fit into the game. Although it's a razor, come to think of it, it does seed some interesting ideas...