💰 I'M LIVIN IT (#7 Bitmap Game)
Description
Game Instruction:
STAGE 1: The Current
1. Click mouse to Begin.
2. Use arrow keys to move.
3. Try to collect as many still blocks (chips) as possible,
and avoid touching the moving blocks(obstacles)
4. If all chips are collected and you don't have enough
credits to succeed, refresh the page to start over.
STAGE 2: Post-Work Society
1. After succeeding Stage 1, click mouse to enter.
2. Use arrow keys to move.
3. Hover the main character to different blocks to enter. The small blocks in the rooms are exits.
4. After entering rooms(blue = home; yellow = school; red = community),
try approaching different people(circles) to talk to them. Try approaching objects too.
Inspiration:
The title "I'M LIVIN IT" is retrieved from the HongKong movie "I'm Livin' It"(麥路人).
The movie is shot from the perspective of a former investment broker,
who was sent into jail due to defalcation, and was never able to start a new career again because of credit issue.
He ended up living in McDonald's at nights with another group of people suffering
from poverty as he did. "I'm Livin' It" took McDonald's slogan "I'm Lovin' It" as reference.
I used the same title for my game because today's world to me feels like a cruel game,
although I'm not suffering from poverty like people in the movie do, I still feel the constant pressure
of the world telling me to be worldly successful. Although I don't judge people merely according
to their wealth, appearance or intelligence, I do presume that the world judges me that way.
So, I designed the Stage 2, representing the post-work society. The post-work
theory demonstrates a society where industries are taken over by
automation, and people no longer work for wages. In result, people can have more time exploring
life itself, caring about families and educating the next generation not to make them subjects to be exploited
by capitalists but to explore different potentials of being a human. Post-work society is not a condition
of idleness, but a new stage where human finding ways to develop themselves in deeper and more
versatile dimensions.
Game Story:
The small circle has a name "SC", which is the abbreviation of my name.
In Stage 1, the moving blocks are rendered with images of dirty words(anger), "zzz"(laziness),
mops and traps, indicating the obstacles for me to achieve success in real life.
The chips are rendered with pictures of lip, cashes, and brain,
which represents that I have to constantly working on maintaining beauty and earning money,
as well as studying to improve my intelligence level.
If the credits are decreased to 0 because of too much collision with the obstacles,
the player has to refresh the page to start over.
After winning Stage 2, there's no win or lost anymore. The task for the main character is
to explore different rooms and talk to different people to see how can one possibly interact
with others and what people may do in their lives without struggling for wages in a post-work world.
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Reflection
1. Remember every single detail when dealing with complicated codes.
2. Make a handwritten sketch to clear the mind if the codes are gonna be dense and complicated.