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Game Design and Development

The Council of Fluff and Stuff

Student designed game The Council of Stuff and Fluff

Game Design and Development

The Council of Fluff and Stuff

This game was presented at the 2023 annual Game Design and Development Showcase which celebrates the work that our students have poured into developing their games throughout the year.

Overview

A short game about a child struggling with the idea of her parents getting divorced. In order to cope with this, she hosts a council meeting with her stuffed animals and cat, each symbolizing a stage of grief.

Awards

  • Excellence in Narrative at RPI GameFest 2023
  • Impact Award at RPI GameFest 2023
  • Best in Narrative at Quinnipiac University's 2023 Game Showcase

Creator

Headshot of Amari O'Connor

Amari O'Connor '24

Game Design and Development

College of Arts & Sciences - School Name

Creator’s Statement

This is a small bitsy project I took on in the Fall of 2022. I'm still getting used to the software, so I have been making small edits as I've learned more about it, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless! This work is very important to me because I think media often focuses too much on the nuclear family or goes so far in the other direction of being completely dysfunctional.

Not every dysfunction is the end, and though there is certainly a balance and a sacrifice, sometimes dysfunction can be necessary to move forward. I also find that a lot of adults forget that children process these things in such differing and creative ways. They don't know how to empathize with them beyond the adult lens. If you end up playing, just remember that it's all about perspective.

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