Solkatt_ (french version)

🏅Award on ifdb.org : Ranked #1 - Outstanding Decker Game of 2023

🏅Award on IF Short Games Showcase 2023 : Ranked #1 

December 2023 - Game created on Decker by BenyDanette - submitted to ShuffleComp 2023, SeedComp! 2023 and Deck-Month.

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The ShuffleComp is a musical interactive fiction competition where you make games based on songs, which are submitted by other entrants.

I've decided to base my game on every songs of my playlist.

The 8 songs were: 

Little Stabs at Happiness - Fujiya & Miyagi

A verse of the song is described and mentioned as we watch Ida's car from the balcony.

When Doves Cry - Prince

It is the main theme from the other dimension. 

Witches - Alice Phoebe Lou

You can listen to part of the song on the walkman in the attic.

Slide Tackle - Japanese Breakfast

I slipped in a piece of sheet music to play the bass part on the synthesizer 

Kwon Eunbi - Glitch

I put an extract of the chorus and the video clip on the computer in the bedroom of Linus, the protagonist.

True Feeling - Galantis

I used the band members' names and nationalities (sweden) as inspiration for the plot's location.

Heaven - The Walkmen

The magnets on the refrigerator form the chorus of the song, which tells the story of the protagonist and Ida, his former girlfriend.

Sediment - Pinback

The subject of the song, and of the video, is the existence of extraterrestrials who would come to Earth, so I adapted my story in that direction.

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I also decided to submit this project for the SeedComp! sprouting round, and used seeds from talented people :

Weirdcore Inspiration by knightanni : 

I only used one of the images, but I discovered the Weirdcore aesthetic, which led me down paths I'd never have thought of treading.

Seashore by MartynJbull 

60 Pieces of Architecture  by MartynJbull :

All the images that appear when listening to the Walkman in the attic are taken from Martyn's superb photographs. 

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Spotlight on the adorable Weirdcord 2.0 discord community,

and a special thank you to those who agreed to let me use their work for the "other dimension" :

Lee of The Void 

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KevRev

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