Monsters on My Mind

About

This game was developed during the "PLAY19 - Of Monsters and Games - UE Game Jam" at the University of Applied Sciences Europe - Campus Hamburg. Over the course of two days, the three developers teamed up to bring the initial vision, of dealing with ones inner monsters through the process of meditation, to fruition.
This game purposefully juxtaposes the spiritual and heavier topic at hand with a cartoony art style, to frame a potentially serious matter in a rather light-hearted and jovial manner.

Game Description

Synopsis

"Monsters on My Mind" allows the player a simplified glimpse into an exemplary meditation process.
The player, in the form of a female teenager, plays through two stages of a mindfulness meditation. The first stage of the game deals with the processing of thoughts that occupy and sometimes tend to cloud the mind. The second stage will draw forth the inner monster, which will then have to be identified and dealt with accordingly to allow the player (character) to move on.

Key Features

• Modern Meditation Methods - Take a glimpse at how meditation can be utilised in the modern world, void of temples and incense.
• Serious Games Can Be Fun - Experience a fun game with a serious topic.
• Cartoon Fans Welcome - If you enjoy cartoon art, this is the game for you.
• Quick Inspirational Spark - Keen to expand your game experience horizon? This game offers (fast) food for thought.
• Highly Polished Through Small Scope - This game is small, but crisp, so you can get the most out of it, while it lasts.

Release Notes

Release 0.1 - Alpha (Game Jam) Version - The first version of the game, as released after the game jam on November 2019.

Credits

• Bela Baldwin (Game Design, Narrative Design, Music Design & Documentation)
  • https://de.linkedin.com/in/belabgamedesigner
• Justin Six (Game Vision,  Game Design & Coding)
• Nikole Bauer (Art & Supporting Game Design)
  • https://www.instagram.com/ditziedoodle/

University of Applied Sciences Europe

This game was created at the Game Design // UE at the University of Applied Sciences Europe.

Supervised by: Prof. Sebastian Stamm
"PLAY19 - Of Monsters and Games - UE Game Jam" (WinterSemester 2019/20)

Development Log

Release 0.1 - Alpha (Game Jam) Version - Build.zip