Emotions: mysterious, dreamlike, mechanical
Mood board
Playlist
Narrative direction
Direction 1: Layers of box. Players unwrap each layer through mechanical puzzles. Because the box is 3D, some puzzles can be like the monument valley. We can also utilize the crank of the playdate when solving mechanical problems – e.g. gears or rotation of the box. Or the box transforms when you unlock a layer. This evokes the fun of Challenge and Discovery, and maybe some sort of Sensation.
Direction 2: Layers of dream. This is inspired by the inception movie and the inception episode in rick and morty. As players get deeper, they are entering the core of consciousness or getting back to reality. The elements can be from reality but how it is combined in the box are more fantasized – like dreams. This also allows play with unreliable clues. This evokes the fun of Fantasy, Narrative and Discovery.
Direction 3: the game space is the space of the mind, inspired by inside out. Players walk into different structures of the brain of a character, and get to learn about their memory, subconscious, ideas…. Players can get to learn about a character very well, so this lands more on fun of Narrative, especially through embedded narratives or enacting stories.
