dph68 - labyrinth slideshow
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Presentation Labyrinth, project DPH68 Yes I can. Modified slideshow after feedback mid-term. B.W. de Vogel. Sans-serif fonts are missing. (c) TU/e University of Technology Eindhoven 2013TRANSCRIPT
Labyrinth
B RA M D E VO G E L
P R O J E C T D P H 6 8> Y E S I C A N <
P R O J E C T D P H 6 8Design a game that helps the player
[psychologically]
D E P R E S S I V E T H I N K I N G
Can you overcome non-clinical depression by yourself?
Depression may be caused or prolonged by depressive thinking.
“[..] for there is nothing good or
bad, but thinking makes it so: to me
it is a prison.”
- S H A K E S P E A R E , H A M L E T
L A B Y R I N T H
A first-person journey through the
subconscious.
Face your inner demons in abstracted,
surreal environments.
Tries to empower the player, to
overcome depressive thinking
First-person 3D game
Platforming, puzzle and exploration
Big, abstracted environments
Abstracted real-world scenarios as gameplay
I N S P I R A T I O N
I N S P I R A T I O NC O N C E P T
InceptionCommunicating to subconscious
La Divina CommediaStory structure (3 environments), journey through the mind
CatharsisLet the player express emotions of depression to create an emotional release
I N S P I R A T I O NG A M E S
JourneyJumping gameplay; proves videogames can achieve catharsis
Dear EstherImmersive first-person open-world experience
The Lost Archives (DLC)Style of narrative, abstract style
S T O R Y
L A D I V I N A C O M M E D I A ( A D A P T E D )
T H E P A S S A G E
T H E A B Y S S
T H E V O Y A G E
S U M M I T
V I S U A L
S T Y L E
T H E P L A Y E R
Connect to the environment
Give meaning to it
Immerse himself.
S T Y L EV O I D ;No everyday objects and entities
Suggestion of their existence
No game cues (HUD, tutorials etc.)
Like a book, use your imagination
E N V I R O N M E N TS U B C O N S C I O U SAbstract
Surreal
Dreamlike
Modernism
Minimalism
Bauhaus
T A D A O A N D O
‘Naked’ construction
Concrete
Closed walls
Lighting
‘LESS’ IS MORE?
Not always ‘playing’Time to explore and think
Increased immersion & reflection
GRAVITY
Enhancing atmosphere by modulating gravity
HEAVY GRAVITY
Dragged towards the earth; no escapeDownward locomotion; downfall
LOW OR ZERO GRAVITY
FreedomDreamlike
Upward locomotion; ascent