"SUPER LIFE SIMULATOR"
Colombian Edition
- Video game with an universe of possibilities -
This is the result of experimentation with different diffusion contexts through which people around the world can play a video game without having a console and without having to buy it to get it. In a country full of Social inequalities, such as Colombia, we decided that it was pertinent to make a direct and shocking critique of the realities that people live from the moment they are born and throughout their lives. Every decision we make in real life makes us lose ourselves in a new world, in a different possibility as unrecognizable as any other; Although there are people who think that our life goes in only one direction, we consider an interaction where the player could decide which way to go, in other words the possibilities each time are bigger, and when you thought you knew something was going to happen, life will come to hit you or propel you once again.
As part of our life simulator concept, we decided to make this interaction as human as possible, including pixel art technique, so we took into account important factors such as the diffusion medium and its ease of coupling between the masses. Due to the above we decided that YouTube would be the most successful context to make it as accessible as possible considering that it is a video game. Criticism is not only encouraged through the in-game tour but also in the topics that we provide the user to have their own debate before making a decision about the future of their character.
When working on an issue such as social injustices, we decided that the most pertinent thing was to segment the social groups into two, the same ones with which the player will have the opportunity to overcome the levels. At the beginning of the journey through life, they will be asked to choose between 2 characters, 2 newborn babies in the same hospital, but one with a rich family (Santi) and the other with a family living in poverty (Yeison).
CHARACTER DESIGN
This package includes the relatives of the main characters, their friends and schoolmates, acquaintances from their work, among others. (In addition to a different version depending on what stage of your life you are playing)
* images taken from the package of scenes belonging to the school stage *
INTERACTION DESIGN
A decision tree was made for each character, showing the different options given to the player, which lead to a variety of outcomes for each character. We were limited with two possible interactions per story segment due to YouTube just allowing to link two different videos on the ending screen.
* images taken from the package of scenes belonging to the interactive section of their leisure sites, you have the possibility to choose between two options in each video*
SCENE DESIGN
Within the journey through the lives of these two boys, they will find situations in their homes, in their schools, in the streets, in their places of leisure, among others.
...and the final piece?
All you have to do is enjoy this experience, raise awareness and decide where to move forward. This project is still in the development stage, however you can enjoy the first version by
clicking on the following link
