{"id":328,"date":"2025-12-19T07:05:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T07:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/?p=328"},"modified":"2025-12-24T17:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T17:39:11","slug":"1-the-original-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/1-the-original-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"1. The Original Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"328\" class=\"elementor elementor-328\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ed59f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86ed59f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb70838 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb70838\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This game explores the feeling of loneliness and being misunderstood through a contrast between form and world.<\/p><p>The game is set in a flat, two-dimensional world that represents a society with fixed rules and limited ways of understanding. The protagonist, however, exists as a three-dimensional character inside this 2D environment. Visually and mechanically, the protagonist does not fully belong to the world they inhabit.<\/p><p>The core idea is that the world cannot truly perceive the protagonist\u2019s full depth. It only reacts to simplified representations, such as shadows or projections, while ignoring the protagonist\u2019s true form. This creates constant friction between the player and the environment, mirroring the emotional experience of being different, unseen, or misunderstood.<\/p><p>Gameplay focuses on using this dimensional mismatch to solve puzzles and progress forward. The player does not change the world\u2019s dimension; instead, they must learn how to exist within its limitations. Through exploration and interaction, the protagonist gradually learns how to find calm, acceptance, and growth\u2014not by changing who they are, but by understanding how to live with difference.<\/p><p>Ultimately, the game is about finding inner peace in a world that may never fully understand you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This game explores the feeling of loneliness and being misunderstood through a contrast between form and world. The game is set in a flat, two-dimensional world that represents a society with fixed rules and limited ways of understanding. The protagonist, however, exists as a three-dimensional character inside this 2D environment. Visually and mechanically, the protagonist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ideation-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":636,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328\/revisions\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/sz3c23\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}