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Creative Vision / Rationale / How Did You Incorporate the Theme
When the theme was announced, we took a day to chat about what emotions were evoked or ideas that could be communicated via mechanics before brainstorming any game concepts. Our team loved the themes of connecting with something otherworldly, the allusion to the creation myth, and what it means to be formed by the art you create. This lead us down the path of creating a puzzle platformer that's rooted in the need to rely on each others abilities to overcome obstacles, oh and plot twist the light is a GOD!!!!!!!
Initially, our team member who pitched this idea wanted our lil ball of light "Lumin" to be the god-like figure who created our main protagonist the Luminbear. While we still have that as our own head canon, we found communicating an abstract idea, without an exposition dump, challenging, so we focused on the themes of "human" connection and how it can make people better than the sum of their parts.
All of the puzzles in this game could not be solved by either Lumin or Luminbear alone. Only through their cooperation and innate connection, can they face the trials of the cave they find themselves in and escape in two pieces (them separately, not being separated like they're in two pieces which would be four, i think you understand what I mean).
Our team, while small, were able to strategically use our strengths to create something better than any one of us could ever hope in two weeks. We hope you enjoy the journey of Lumin and Luminbear!
- Adam Villareal (Project Lead)
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