Sam and Me
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About Sam and Me
What is the experience about and why?
What is Sam and Me
Sam and Me is a top-down 2D narrative game that follows the main character and her cat as they move to new phases in their lives. As you play through the game, helping the character pack and unpack, you learn and discover more about the character and her life.
Why?
What is the purpose of this project?
This project aims to challenge the meaning of labor in games and storytelling by treating physical movement, or “labor,” as a narrative language. The player’s labor becomes essential in progressing through the game, rewarding the player for skills outside of traditional video games. Using real-time motion tracking of the player’s hand as a method of moving and controlling character interaction, players are able to further immerse themselves in a narrative game.
How?
How will this project be made?
This project requires the following technical libraries: opencv, Mediapipe, and Phaser; with the physical components being a laptop, a monitor, and potentially an external camera. With the following visual programs: Photoshop, Tiled. No budget is required as the physical components of the project have already been secured.