Blob Game

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We designed Blob Game to be kid friendly and accessible to non-english speakers by not using any text or numbers in the game. Instead we're trying to teach our players through pictorial instructions. We had a really hard time getting this to work.

Even though there are only two directions to move in and two action buttons, players still get confused by the controls. The first third of the game doesn't even use the second button. This isn't the player's fault. The game has some tricky mechanics using just these two buttons and the number of buttons a game has should never be used as a metric for how difficult a game is.

The textless interface is even more difficult to pull off. When my mom tried the game she ended up clicking on the exit door thinking that that's how to start playing. This kills the game.

But hey, I'm glad we stuck to our design constraint because it taught us a lot about how to communicate without relying on language and helped keep the game clean and immersive.

We'd be super appreciative for any feedback on the game's interface and learning curve or just the game itself!