Factsheet
Developer:
Lowtek Games
Based in Dundee, Scotland
Release date:
In Development
Platforms:
Popup
Website:
http://www.lowtek.games
Regular Price:
| GBP | TBA |
Description
Bib goes home is a proof of concept game for a projection mapped based series of books.
History
Alastair Low from Lowtek games is a huge popup book fan. During a game jam at the V and A in Dundee in 2019 teamed up with a group of students and pitched the idea of a projection mapped popup book inspired by Scotlands largest popup book which is on display at the Museum. The jam lasted 3 days and they had a working prototype at the end. It went semi viral on Twitter and was invited to be shown at some film festivals but then covid hit and it got shelved. In 2023 Alastair Picked up the project again. Remade the book, with upgraded art and easy setup in mind using an affordable android based projector with some electronics in the book to detect page turns. Future: We are currently looking into scaling this up to be more of a platform with a set of guidelines and sdk for creating games and books. Many well known paper engineers have shown interest in working on this project.
Features
- Multi user augmented reality experience
- Multiple suported books
- Family fun
Videos
Quick Playthrough YouTube
Prototype 1 playthrough YouTube
Prototype 2 playthrough YouTube
Images
Logo & Icon
Awards & Recognition
- "alt.ctrl.GDC finalists" https://gdconf.com/news/check-out-amazing-games-coming-altctrlgdc-gdc-2024%3F_mc%3Dedit_gdcsf_gdcsf_le_x_19_x_2024
Selected Articles
- ""This is magical" "I had a blast playing the game""
- Shuhei Yoshida, In person at day of the devs and on Twitter X - "This Playable Pop-up Book Is The Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Seen. "
- kotaku Ky Stewart, KotakuAU - "But my absolute favorites were barc... and the projector mapping magic of this bib goes home flipbook."
- Sean Hollister, The Verge - "an impossibly cute cardboard flip book and projector combo that let its cartoon hero Bib bound across the 3D paper environments to find a way home. "
- Katharine Castle, rockpapershotgun - "The coolest game I played at GDC was from the Alt. Ctrl. section. The game is projected onto a pop-up flip book and you play on it. "
- Janet Garcia, Twitter X
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Additional Links
Courier Paper story
Local Newspaper https:.
About Lowtek Games
Boilerplate
Currently a two man studio that outsources stuff when needed. The studio is focused on making fun, challenging, puzzling games that are dyslexia friendly.
More information
More information on Lowtek Games, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Bib Goes Home Credits
Alastair Low
Art, Design, popup
Jake Bretherton
Programmer, design
Matt Stark
Programmer, design
Zap Fernandez
Particle Artist, Audio, design
Contact
Inquiries
info@lowtek.games
Twitter
https://twitter.com/Wallmasterr
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