video link:https://youtu.be/lLObFEEsLOA
Theme
In response to the play and body theme I made a video. Get a feel for what's happening in Budapest with funny and weird walking gestures.
Context
In Monty Pyhon, a British humorous collection, there is a ministry of silly walks. They will use strange walks in their performances, which the audience likes very much. After the epidemic, some people spontaneously imitated the way of walking in the show on the streets of London. In interviews they said it was to decompress during the pandemic. It is a huge community experience, and it makes people think a bit differently.
Life has become more difficult because of the epidemic, in order to make our daily life full of fun and motivation. It is very meaningful for community games to be able to think about what can be entertained from the direction of people's usual body movements.
just dance is a very popular music dance game. People can complete the dance through the movement instructions on the screen. This also gives me the ability to add difficulty and a sense of achievement to the game under fixed instructions.
Method
When I started designing my game, I set a few key elements: random, exemplary, playable in everyday life, fun.
So I designed a turntable through PS at the beginning, and completed a random lottery-style animation with the function of animation frames. I think this process is very important because it also gives the audience a way to take screenshots and engage them in my game. However, I omitted the process of this screenshot, and instead used the animation pointer method to select. It also makes the video a little more interesting.
I imitate the movement of the object and record it through my phone. (I avoid crowded places, after all I'm a very shy person)
I tried to organize such an event, but I was afraid that the next day the news media would report that there was a large demonstration of a group of alcoholics in a certain area, disrupting the social order. (So this game should also pay attention to the different cultures of each country)
Response
I use the form of a turntable lottery to choose the object that needs to be imitated. It is limited to public places as a space for games. Completing a fun community game video by recording my walking imitations in the process from my phone.
Reflection
Walking crouching is really hard, and I can barely walk normally after doing these movements. And I'm happy with the fact that I've added a turntable element to this simple parody game. But the significance of this activity is more to walk freely on the street without any thoughts and pressure. I also experienced invaluable feelings and experiences during this event, and it was not as difficult to achieve as I imagined. When I saw passers-by looking at me with strange eyes, I also felt the joy in their hearts. So activities and games like this are meaningful to me and some people.
By Zipei Zhong (Fiore)
Email Zipei Zhong (Fiore)
Published On: 04/05/2022