"Life is more fun if you play
games." - Roald Dahl, My Uncle Oswald
Games are brain wired within us ever
since we evolved as civilized people. The cavemen devised strategies
to survive, hunt and save his people from deadliest surroundings. He
took challenges from every aspect of his life. Our lives will not be
fun without challenges. That is why we play games. Games challenge
each of us in every possible way we could imagine of.
We, the students of ICAT Design &
Media College, Hyderabad know exactly how to design challenging games
with an appeal to any kind of audience. As part of a module, which we
study in our first year, we create games understanding human
psychology and game grammar. To test these games with live audience,
we conducted a mega event at a Theme park, "JALA VIHAR" at
Hyderabad. There we exhibited various types of physical games
designed by us. This event attracted nearly 1000 audience from all
age groups.
Each game triggered the gamers to
depict their memory power concentration, balance and so on. The
entire site was filled with interesting emotions and scenarios like a
father encouraging his daughter to finish the Gravity Ball level,
friends cheering their guy to utilize his final chance to win the
customized Golf game, and children showing off their prizes to their
parents. A kid surprised her mom by winning the "Minute to Win
It" game, which wasn't an easy one.
There were numerous beautiful moments
at the carnival that turned the whole atmosphere in to a celebration.
We received overwhelming response from the audience, who gave us the
opportunity to understand them more closely and seek direct feedback
from them.
We would like to thank our college for
providing us the platform to learn and explore games from basics. We
would also like to thank our seniors, who played a crucial role in
organizing the entire show. We believe that ICAT Design & Media
College has always strived to provide the best learning experience
for the students by conducting various events like the game carnival
and it will continue to do so for the best future of the students.
