Narrative Design
…where serious narrative meets humorous stories.
What do the projects include?
GAMES
Projects with this icon are games - 2D, 3D, even 2.5D. From PC, through mobile to VR.
APPLICATIONS
Projects with this icon were created as mobile applications and some provide multiscreen experience.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Projects with this icon utilise emerging technologies such as VR, face recognition, IBM Watson, IoT and data over sound transmission.
STORYTELLING
Projects with this icon exploit rich storytelling for more immersive experience.
HORIZON 2020
Projects with this icon were created through PLAI programme (part of UNREST, sponsored by Horizon 2020).
ROLES
This page highlights the games and applications with a strong narrative focus from within my Personal and Professional pages. I led the narrative design and game design for all of these projects.
DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOMS
DIGITAL ESCAPE ROOM
UNLOCK BATH:
BUILT FROM BENEATH
Role: creative writer
Unlock the city of Bath and solve the great mystery of Bath Stone! Step into the shoes of a future researcher working for the Unlock Collective and take on the task of travelling back in time to investigate a colour-changing phenomenon.
HORIZON 2020 SPONSORED
The projects below were proudly created through PLAI project (part of the UNREST programme) sponsored through Horizon 2020. These included over a year of international research, interviews and development to preserve nearly forgotten memories and perspectives of individuals from different sides of the World War II. Both projects have been created exclusively for the 'Krieg.Macht.Sinn' exhibition which took place in the Ruhr Museum in Essen, Germany.
TURN BASED MULTIPLAYER GAME
UMSCHLAGPLATZ '43
Roles: creative writer, researcher, translator and game designer
During the Second World War, ordinary freight stations (Umschlagplatz) were transformed into gateways to the Nazi death camps. It’s the beginning of 1943, and the second mass deportation from the Warsaw Umschlagplatz is underway. You and thousands of others are being held at Umschlagplatz awaiting your train. It could be hours, day, or minutes away...
REAL TIME STRATEGY MULTIPLAYER GAME
ENDLESS BLITZ
Roles: creative writer, researcher, translator and game designer
First call - you know they're coming. It's time to plan and run. Second call - they're close. You need to hurry. Third call - they're here.
When a city is bombarded, you get only three calls to prepare. How would you use them as a bomber and how as an evacuator? How many lives will be taken and how many rescued?
WHEN SERIOUS GAMES ARE JUST TOO SERIOUS
PLATFORMER GAME
POTATO 2 (UPCOMING)
C#, Unity
With the great reception of Potato: the Roots to Hell on itch.io and a hosted in the Bristol VR Lab showcase, a decision was made to take this adventure to the next level... A new Tater and Tots chapter is now in progress and this time Tater will get a chance to save the Crown of Yggpotatil from the mysterious forces that invaded it following the defeat of Mephisto. Will Tater finally find Tots?
MOBILE APPLICATION
AMBIENT LIBRARY
C#, Unity
Bored with traditional literature? Want to adapt the narrative to you? Or are you just an experimental literature (or stones) enthusiast? This one's for you!
Enjoy the Ambient Literature application containing a series of humorous parallel stories and let the world of the story to be enhanced by your ambient.
PLATFORMER GAME
POTATO: THE ROOTS TO HELL
C#, Unity
Tots, the love of the protagonist Tater’s life, has been taken. Tater decides to go through hell to get her back. He has nine layers of potato hell and many traps ahead, so he needs to be smart to avoid them. However, the Yggpotatil multiverse is on Tater’s side and it will rotate the worlds to help him achieve his goal.
MULTISCREEN APPLICATION
GOT them all
Objective-C, Xcode
Collect.
Listen.
Play.
Watch your favourite TV series, collect cards of the show's characters and prepare for a turn-based, 3 screen battle!
Powered by a prototype of the Internet of Sound, and created to provide a multiscreen experience for individuals or groups.
