Space Stories
ABOUT
Space Stories​
This virtual reality (VR) game is a culmination and mashup of our previously designed desktop games. “Castaways” which is a space themed game where you navigate an abandoned planet, that you crashed your spaceship into, to gather tools to build a new ship and return home; and “Inside the Outside” which sets you in an ambiguous terrain where you are ultimately trying to avoid being captured by a spaceship. The game explores identity as you reach the end of the game you come to realize your abductor was just family trying to take you home.
We garnered inspiration from video games such as: “A Short Hike”, “Windowsill”, “golf club wasteland”, and “far lone sails “to abstract parts and aesthetics for our own designs. Later on, we revisited these aesthetics and narratives while looking at the VR games “Primal tourism”, “Styles and Customs of the 2020s”, and “Virtual Virtual Reality”. We appreciated each of these games for their realistic aesthetics paired with elements of surrealism as we aimed to bridge the gap between physical identity of space and simulation.
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In “Space Stories “you dive into a child’s imagination as you strap on the vr headset. You must embark on a mission to save a stranded astronaut named captain astro after his spaceship crashes into your bedroom. Armed with only your trusty toy crane, you must recover all of the broken pieces of the spaceship scattered throughout your room. As the main character you are met with a narrative environment and a goal to complete. The environment is engaging the user with familiarity in addition to fantasy to produce this immersive experience.
TIMELINE
8 weeks
MAKE OF THE TEAM
Ian Merida & Sy Thomas
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