Joseph Baranoski
Stefan Rank
Jichen Zhu
ABSTRACT
Matsya is a group project developed by seven students over two terms in a course on game design at Drexel University. Inspired by the Hindu Flood Myth, all art assets were developed to reflect design styles found in Indian culture. Intended to be played on iPad and to evoke a sense of balance and flow, the player must spin rings of water to help a fisherman catch fish and survive, while making sure not to overfish in the process. One of the primary intentions of the game's design is to introduce the player to aspects of a culture under-represented in Western games.
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Index Terms
- Matsya: A Cultural Game of Flow and Balance
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