Design Statement
We interpreted the theme track as an invitation to open a small, mysterious world and stay with it long enough to notice its warmth. That feeling became a music box containing an unfinished performance, with ten doors gradually bringing it back to life.

Each door pairs a simple physical activity with a small act of care: helping a nervous wolf arrive for tea, guiding a lost light across water, or joining a puppet that has been waiting for a partner. Challenges emphasize listening, observation and timing rather than punishment. The wolf's doorbell rhythm can be replayed, and a missed glide offers another try.

Every encounter leaves a miniature keepsake and a short reflection in the central box. Collecting all ten unlocks a thirty-second ensemble encore, making progress visible as a growing memory rather than a list of cleared levels. Distinct fairy-tale palettes, a guiding light and bilingual objectives support exploration. The official track plays unmodified on the title screen; in-world music and effects are separately synthesized.

Game Instructions (launch steps, controls, and gameplay overview)
Mac: download DreamBox-1.0.0-macOS.zip, unzip it and open DreamBox.app. Requires macOS 12 or later, Apple silicon or Intel. Developer ID signed and Apple notarized; no additional runtime needed. Alternatively, press Run game on the itch.io page in a desktop browser. Keyboard and mouse recommended.

English is the default; Traditional Chinese is available in the menu. WASD / arrow keys move; Shift runs. Mouse looks on Mac; in the browser, hold the right mouse button and drag to look. E / left click interacts; hold when a progress ring appears. Space jumps, and later holds a glide. Esc pauses. H displays control reminders.

Follow the current objective and the small guide light. Complete each door's encounter, bring its key and keepsake back to the central music box, and follow the marker to the next numbered door. The wolf's bell requires listening and repeating three taps; it can be replayed without losing repaired parts. Collect all ten memories for the encore, which can be replayed from the memory collection.

Progress is saved at the music box. Continue resumes in the central hall with earned keys and keepsakes; unfinished mechanisms inside a door restart. Browser saves are local to that browser.

Gameplay walkthrough video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MzOFo4PStwNh-QMBcsMcilHBXTSF7KAb/view

Did your project use any AI tools or assets? If yes, please specify.
Yes. Lele (Culaliya) is the human creator. Aye Vale (Codex / OpenAI) and Ling (Claude / Anthropic) are named AI collaborators, not additional human team members. Claude and Codex assisted programming, procedural environments and textures, effects, animation, bilingual writing, original score and sound-effect synthesis, integration and testing. Grok (xAI) assisted credits writing, tea-party fixes and softer footstep sounds. Characters, the dragon's head and an armchair were generated and auto-rigged with Tripo AI; animation is driven by the game's procedural systems. OpenAI image generation produced the illustrated cover and app icon. Screenshots and walkthrough footage are captured from the actual game. The official Jason Grace jam theme is used unmodified on the title screen and was not generated by our team.