Developed in response to the theme of "ritual" for Global Game Jam 2016, Most Sincere Greetings, Esteemed One is a ritual for two players:
“The ritual of greeting is important to many societies, both human and otherwise. We recognize one another’s intentions by the complex ways that we greet each other. From changing forms of address to different physical interactions across cultures, there are many ways to say hello. You, too, can discover the many complexities of learning a new greeting ritual. You and a partner will be given a series of instructions that form your new personal greeting and asked to complete this greeting as quickly as possible. To begin, find a partner, and together, clear your minds to allow for calibration. Sound the gong to start."
Making use of theatrical props to set the tone of the game such as a metal gong hooked up to a Makey Makey and the muse headset, Most Sincere Greetings, Esteemed One provides a procedurally-generated set of instructions for the players to perform together. For the procedural generation aspects, this game makes use of the Tracery library by @galaxykate.
Play the Game!
[If you would like to play with a Makey Makey, this game uses spacebar to move forward through the steps. If you would like to play with the Muse headset, have each player wear a Muse headset - the game will take care of the rest.]
This game is by Jessica Rose Marcotte and Dietrich "Squinky" Squinkifer.
Gameplay Trailer
Read Squinky's Blog Post about the Game
Read Jess's Blog Post about the Game