Labyrinth

B RA M D E VO G E L

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P R O J E C T D P H 6 8Design a game that helps the player

[psychologically]

D E P R E S S I V E T H I N K I N G

Can you overcome non-clinical depression by yourself?

Depression may be caused or prolonged by depressive thinking.

“[..] for there is nothing good or

bad, but thinking makes it so: to me

it is a prison.”

- S H A K E S P E A R E , H A M L E T

L A B Y R I N T H

A first-person journey through the

subconscious.

Face your inner demons in abstracted,

surreal environments.

Tries to empower the player, to

overcome depressive thinking

First-person 3D game

Platforming, puzzle and exploration

Big, abstracted environments

Abstracted real-world scenarios as gameplay

I N S P I R A T I O N

I N S P I R A T I O NC O N C E P T

InceptionCommunicating to subconscious

La Divina CommediaStory structure (3 environments), journey through the mind

CatharsisLet the player express emotions of depression to create an emotional release

I N S P I R A T I O NG A M E S

JourneyJumping gameplay; proves videogames can achieve catharsis

Dear EstherImmersive first-person open-world experience

The Lost Archives (DLC)Style of narrative, abstract style

S T O R Y

L A D I V I N A C O M M E D I A ( A D A P T E D )

T H E P A S S A G E

T H E A B Y S S

T H E V O Y A G E

S U M M I T

V I S U A L

S T Y L E

T H E P L A Y E R

Connect to the environment

Give meaning to it

Immerse himself.

S T Y L EV O I D ;No everyday objects and entities

Suggestion of their existence

No game cues (HUD, tutorials etc.)

Like a book, use your imagination

E N V I R O N M E N TS U B C O N S C I O U SAbstract

Surreal

Dreamlike

Modernism

Minimalism

Bauhaus

T A D A O A N D O

‘Naked’ construction

Concrete

Closed walls

Lighting

‘LESS’ IS MORE?

Not always ‘playing’Time to explore and think

Increased immersion & reflection

GRAVITY

Enhancing atmosphere by modulating gravity

HEAVY GRAVITY

Dragged towards the earth; no escapeDownward locomotion; downfall

LOW OR ZERO GRAVITY

FreedomDreamlike

Upward locomotion; ascent