Black Box
Thesis Faculty:
Alexander KingBlack Box is an interactive, cinematic game that focuses on surreal visual design, cinematographic techniques, and limitations on player agency. Inspired by experimental film and animation, this project attempts to utilize the direct artistic expression of films, but also the flexibility and immersion of games.
Created in reaction to the absurd realities we face simply by existing every day in the modern world, Black Box tries to convey the feeling that life is happening to one rather than living life by one’s own means. Designed with surreal visuals and abstract narratives, the work invites players to draw meaning from their own experiences, like a Rorschach test.
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