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[Hambone]

I was def thinking along the lines of black and white. The arcade idea seems awesome. I plan to keep the art style fairly simple just because I am not really an artist (so wish me luck). I am finally done with school for the summer so I will begin some small production of the prototype. It will probably be done with C++/SDL and I will be sure to make it available to you guys. I have been so grateful to have such wonderful feedback from you all!

Hambone 

[Shashwah]

I find the idea of this game quite interesting, I myself suffer from OCD (among other various problems)and I feel that this game could be not only extremely enjoyable but also very inspiring. I am a programmer and I work most in C# and that itself has caused a lot of problems for me so its taken a lot longer to learn than I feel it should. Seeing this idea made me happier in the sense that I feel it would bring awareness to the problems the OCD inflicted deal with on a day to day basis. The fact that you have brought this idea to the community is a good thing, it leaves you open for us to help you out with this. Hopefully you also get assistance from those who deal with OCD and not just from what you research as each and every person deals with it differently and having personal experiences will also help improve the quality and depth of this project.

[Hambone]

I find the idea of this game quite interesting, I myself suffer from OCD (among other various problems)and I feel that this game could be not only extremely enjoyable but also very inspiring. I am a programmer and I work most in C# and that itself has caused a lot of problems for me so its taken a lot longer to learn than I feel it should. Seeing this idea made me happier in the sense that I feel it would bring awareness to the problems the OCD inflicted deal with on a day to day basis. The fact that you have brought this idea to the community is a good thing, it leaves you open for us to help you out with this. Hopefully you also get assistance from those who deal with OCD and not just from what you research as each and every person deals with it differently and having personal experiences will also help improve the quality and depth of this project.

This is exactly what I am aiming for! I'm glad I am getting such positive feedback.

I don't personally suffer from OCD but I do have related anxiety disorder problems. It is really hard for others to truly understand what it is like to live in the mind with these type of disorders. I can only hope to give a better sense through an interactive experience.

Hambone

[gamerzap]

Sounds like an interesting idea for a game.  I think it could be very good if executed well.

[Hambone]

Sounds like an interesting idea for a game.  I think it could be very good if executed well.

oh the pressure.

Hambone

[Zaphos]

There was a game that was intended as a metaphor for OCD at the Different Games conference this year -- http://www.differentgames.org/into-darkness/

It was kind of flippant towards OCD though ... basically it just tells you do do something 'obsessive' and then you win if you don't do it.  I think there's room for a much better treatment of the subject in games; just mentioning this as a point of reference.

[Hambone]

There was a game that was intended as a metaphor for OCD at the Different Games conference this year -- http://www.differentgames.org/into-darkness/

It was kind of flippant towards OCD though ... basically it just tells you do do something 'obsessive' and then you win if you don't do it.  I think there's room for a much better treatment of the subject in games; just mentioning this as a point of reference.

Thanks for letting me know about this! I will see what I like and don't like about it

Hambone

[Shashwah]

What I personally think may be a good idea is giving the character multiple disorders, or at least having some sort of random selection as to in a sense show off how these disorders affect a person while also having nice gameplay, for instance giving the character something as simple as social anxiety would make it more interesting when around others. It would probably add the idea of having to manage the anxiety using multiple "solutions".

[Hambone]

What I personally think may be a good idea is giving the character multiple disorders, or at least having some sort of random selection as to in a sense show off how these disorders affect a person while also having nice gameplay, for instance giving the character something as simple as social anxiety would make it more interesting when around others. It would probably add the idea of having to manage the anxiety using multiple "solutions".

Yeah, I was thinking about how I could incorporate multiple disorders and how this would effect game play.

Hambone

[Hambone]

Ladies and gents, meet Tim, the protagonist.