DIG 220 ⚡ Spring 2020
Living Through COVID-19 is a story detailing my own experience with this pandemic. As an Asian American student on Davidson’s campus, this project gives a unique perspective to players. Click through to see how my identities impacted my experiences with COVID-19!
The Prince and the Olive is a modern take on the combination of two stories; the famous tale of The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen and the Greek mythological story of Danae. You adopt the persona of the protagonist as you begin your journey towards the Kingdom of Argos to see if you are an eligible fit to take the princess’s hand in marriage.
Life in the Coronavirus Pandemic tells the story of what life is like during a pandemic from the point of view of a Davidson student and explains how the world has reacted to the pandemic.
A World Which Has No Need for Us is an adaptation of The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. Sing songs taken from other fairy tales, befriend a cat, and navigate a city hostile to you. There are three death endings, two normal endings (with variations on both), and one true ending.
A Story of COVID-19 tells my personal experience living through the current pandemic. Sprinkled with sarcasm and Davidson references, this story provides an entertaining look at what happened to the Davidson students still on campus. Click each link to let the story unfold.
How would you respond to a talking bear appearing at your door? In this game, players engage with sisters Snow White and Rose Red as they encounter just this. Though the story includes both the name Snow White and a dwarf, what comes next is not what you’re expecting…
This project is an adaptation of the fairy tale Briar Rose, except this project follows the fairy who places the curse and it takes place in a more modern time. The story follows the events leading up to the curse and the reasoning behind the curse and then touches on what happens the years after the curse. The project follows a rhyming scheme in an attempt to make the story feel like a bedtime story.
In this game, you take on the role of Hansel. You and your sister find yourselves tied up in a witch’s house. This witch feeds on children! You have to find a way to escape!
“The Twelve Dancing Princesses (and that Other Guy)” is my satirical take on a classic fairy tale. I wanted to interrogate the problematic themes and tendencies that often go unaddressed in the tales themselves. What would a fairytale be without the flowery language intent on masking rather sinister undercurrents? Would the story be different if the ‘hero’ were a perfectly average guy? This modern take hopes to provide social commentary concerning these questions and the original’s general narrative. Onward!
The Tragic Tale of Hansel and Gretel is a retelling of the classic fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. See the world through Hansel and Gretel’s eyes as you explore and solve puzzles to make it through the story. Will Hansel and Gretel become a witch’s snack or will they manage to make it back home?