Psychedelic Snake Charmer

When adapting a retro game, first thing that came to my mind is how I can make it different in a way that make the game more engaging. The word psychedelic is a term used to describe any experiences that happen to open your mind and give rise to new and unconventional thoughts. It is heavily associated with bright flickering colours and deep sounds. How can we take this concept of the psychedelic state beyond just the colour and sound and apply it to the gameplay.

“The only way to win is by losing.”

"This system is meant to introduce mild confusion in the minds of the players, but at the same time maintain a comfortable gameplay."

"Let the nature of the defeat, or the variables at the time of defeat, decide whether the player has really won or lost the game."

Read more at: https://uox.home.blog/2020/05/05/psychedelic-snake-charmer/

"The colour palette must contain different shades and tints of the same colour (hue). The hue changes with every food point the player gains, but this shouldn’t affect the contrast between the different colours."

Learn more about the colour palette at: https://uox.home.blog/2020/05/09/psychedelic-snake-charmer-colours/

"I want the sound to create an infinite increase in tension as the game progresses. This is where the Shepard tone is used. Shepard tone is an audio illusion that gives you a feeling of forever increasing or decreasing frequency without actually moving beyond a given frequency range."

Learn more about the usage of Shepard tone in the game at: https://uox.home.blog/2020/05/11/psychedelic-snake-charmer-customized-shepard-tone/