Overview: Alternative controller game. You are placed inside a physical room with chains hanging on the ceiling that control lights. The lightbulbs keep turning off, and you must scramble to keep them on or a monster will scare you.

Design goals:

• Create a game using an alternative input method other than a keyboard, mouse, or gamepad.
• Short, understandable experience.
• Alternative controller is meaningful – the game wouldn’t work without it.

How they were achieved:

• We focused on making the experience and interaction with the controller interesting, instead of making the actual game unique.
• Included minimal text so players can understand the game as easily as possible.

Takeaways:

• If the interaction with the game is strong, the actual “game” elements don’t have to be incredibly complicated.
• Having a set time limit on the game is great for showcases with a high turnover of people
• Allowing players to experiment with the controls to learn them before introducing challenge helps the overall experience immensely.

Team size: 5

Role: Game Designer, Programmer

Project length: 4 days

Tools: Unity