Check out Jessie’s Task 5 here.
In case the files on her site don’t work, you can try downloading this one:
Jessie created a Twine game where you attempt to put your baby to sleep. Upon playing the game, you will encounter various options you can choose from, with a variety of coloured backgrounds and GIFs to keep you engaged, and add personality and humor to the overall experience. Beware of the consequences of your choices, as you may be required to restart or go back in time if you make a questionable choice.
I chose to link this assignment because of how different it was compared to my Twine game. My game was quite plain in appearance as I chose to focus more on having more detail and complexity in the dialogue/gameplay. Jessie also included hyperlinks to other text and audio, where mine did not. It was also completely different in terms of topic as mine simulated a conversation with a person/bot, whereas Jessie’s was guided by narration from a third party. My situation was purely fictional, whereas I can’t help but feel that Jessie’s seems to be (just a hunch, not sure though) based off of true personal experiences. I thought this was interesting because although we were both inspired by the Temple of No, each of our approaches to our games were different.
Yet, both games would elicit similar emotions of frustration and happiness, cause laughter, and require similar knowledge of language and technology to navigate. It did have similar design choices in the fact that some choices were “incorrect” and required you to go back, or having multiple options lead to one outcome (not that I knew that, because I skillfully chose all of the correct choices on my first try- am I ready to be a parent now?) Also, I did not know of the “You Are My Sunshine” song before playing her game. Sue me. I guess I had a deprived childhood, thanks mom and dad.
Anyways, give her game a go and see if you can survive the nightmare! Good luck and thanks for reading!