Human and dog : An experimental game using unequal communication mechanic
Journal
TEI 2017 - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction
Pages
529-535
Date Issued
2017
Author(s)
Subjects
Cooperative Game; Game Design; Puzzle Solving; Unequal Communication Capabilities
Other Subjects
Mechanics; Body language; Communication capabilities; Cooperative game; Design suggestions; Game design; Puzzle Solving; Cooperative communication
Description
Inequality of communication capabilities may cause an awkward experience in real life. However, in terms of gaming, this can be a challenging and interesting mechanic. Charades[1], where one player tries to express a word via body language while others try to guess it, is a good example of such cases. Different from most digital co-op games, which equal communication mechanics have been widely used, we experiment with this unequal communication mechanic. Thus, we have designed a digital co-op game called Human and Dog, in which 2 avatars, a human and a dog, communicate to solve a series of puzzles with unequal communication capabilities. Ultimately, we conducted an experiment to evaluate our game. Several interesting patterns were discovered from our observation. We then concluded some design suggestions from our collected data for future reference. © Copyright 2017 ACM 978-1-4503-4676-4/17/03.
Type
conference paper