Crystalwood Manor

The goal of this project is to create a suspenseful experience. To do this, careful steps are taken to ensure immersion is not ruined. That means providing the player with decisions with believable outcomes, descriptive writing, and avoiding cheap tricks that involve a game over. The worst thing a player can experience in the context of immersion is having to start over and reconsider their choices. Crystalwood aims to provide immersion by controlling the pacing of the story. It does this by displaying small snippets of text, one at a time and requires the user to click to continue. The actual display of the text fades in and moves upwards, which invokes a feeling of building tension. Tension is then released at key moments by suddenly displaying red text that shakes on the screen. These elements are key to a core design principle of waves of pressure and release.

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