Microworld

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INTRODUCTION

We are in an organic space that is inhabited by emotional bodies. Two relatively neutral bodies can be interactively controlled by players as avatars. In addition to the two avatars, there are also NPC-like bodies in the space. When an avatar approaches one of these other bodies, it is drawn to the avatar, and the avatars gather a mass of bodies around them. This changes their shape, but the individual bodies also influence how the avatars move. There are bodies that give the avatars more ease or change their speed, etc. The movement of the avatars is initially the same, but also through the spatial proximity to other bodies in the same space, they are influenced and change the way they move themselves. As the two avatars approach each other, the accumulated bodies begin to mix and can influence both avatars. There is a kind of fusion of the bodies and the movement behaviors of the avatars. When the avatars break apart again, they take a part of the merged bodies with them and leave the interaction differently than it began.

DEVELOPMENT

This small game / interactive experience was developed in a very short time as part of an interdisciplinary project at the university of the arts in Zürich.

This game was shown at an internal vernisage as part of an interactive installation to hang out, explore this microscopic world and play around with the bodies and objects in this game.

BUILD INFO
This is a prototype build! There is no menu or game structure. Alt+F4 to exit the game.

TEAM

Environment modelling & texturing: Remo Alessandro Weiss
NPC modelling & texturing: Elena Walther
Programming & Unity Build: Janosch Büchi

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