Oh man, what a fun little exploration of identity! There's something powerful about asking the same question over and over: every time we have to reassess what the question means, what the speaker wants from us, how much granularity we can tease out of our answers. And starting with a question that seems aggressive or dismissive or flippant, but that turns out to be deeply existential when you really dig in, well that's delightful. I think the secret sauce of this game is that we're all always already answering this question: the way we present ourselves to the world is an implicit response to the Other's implicit demand that we tell them who we are and what we're about. Being forced to say it out loud is an invitation to inspect that process, which is typically invisible and unconsidered. The fact that the game is stated so directly and simply only adds to its charm.
Thank you so much for the game! I really love it. I do have a question though: Who the fuck are you??
Thank you! This was a much well-needed break from coding and drawing for hours without sleep, haha. Thank you for hosting this jam, I loved its idea as soon as I saw it!
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Oh man, what a fun little exploration of identity! There's something powerful about asking the same question over and over: every time we have to reassess what the question means, what the speaker wants from us, how much granularity we can tease out of our answers. And starting with a question that seems aggressive or dismissive or flippant, but that turns out to be deeply existential when you really dig in, well that's delightful. I think the secret sauce of this game is that we're all always already answering this question: the way we present ourselves to the world is an implicit response to the Other's implicit demand that we tell them who we are and what we're about. Being forced to say it out loud is an invitation to inspect that process, which is typically invisible and unconsidered. The fact that the game is stated so directly and simply only adds to its charm.
Thank you so much for the game! I really love it. I do have a question though: Who the fuck are you??
Thank you! This was a much well-needed break from coding and drawing for hours without sleep, haha. Thank you for hosting this jam, I loved its idea as soon as I saw it!