{"assets":[],"author_link":"author\/bach\/","author_name":"bach","cat":"LD #22","categories":["LD #22"],"comments":[],"epoch":1324478880,"event":"LD22","likes":5,"metadata":{"p_key":"77557","p_author":"bach","p_authorkey":"0","p_urlkey":"286408","p_title":"Walk-through video \u201cThe Invention of Colour\u201d","p_cat":"LD #22","p_event":"LD22","p_time":"1324478880","p_likes":"5","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":null,"us_name":null,"us_username":null,"event_start":"1323993600","event_key":"8","event_name":"LD22"},"source_url":"2011\/12\/21\/walk-through-video-the-invention-of-colour\/","text":"<p>I finally got around adding a walk-through video for my experimental storytelling game \u201cThe Invention of Colour\u201d. Since the game is very much focused on atmosphere and \u201cthe experience\u201d you can actually get a very good impression of the game by just watching the video. Make sure you use a good pair of headphones to enjoy this to the max:<\/p>\n<p><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D51UNCorb4s?fs=1&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Walking into this competition I had one goal in mind: Create something that has a dense, expressive mood and portraits a distinct character to the player. I wanted the player to walk away from the game feeling like he actually got to know the main character\u2019s emotional world by just listening to him for 2 minutes. <\/p>\n<p>I personally find the transfer of emotional concepts to be one of the most challenging for a game designer. Quite often realism does not translate to something that\u2019s emotionally impacting. The current trend seems to be toward hyper-realism. But to be honest I was a lot more emotionally involved in some of the classic games of the 8bit &amp; 16bit era. There\u2019s a huge potential when we leave gaps for the player to imagine things.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? What makes a game emotionally interesting? How can you involve the player in the world you\u2019re trying to create? Would love to hear your thoughts on this.<\/p>\n<p>Oh and when you\u2019re ready to rate my game click through here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/ludum-dare-22\/?action=rate&amp;uid=5433\">The Invention of Colour<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 21st, 2011 2:48 pm","title":"Walk-through video \u201cThe Invention of Colour\u201d","title_was_empty":false}