Meaningful Play 2022 at Michigan State University

Game Information

TitleOtogarden
Presenter(s)Costantino Oliva
SessionConference Reception, Game Exhibition, and Poster Session
TimeWednesday, October 12, 7:00p-9:30p
LocationMSU Union Ballroom
FormatGame Exhibition
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DescriptionOTOGARDEN

A musical game about free improvisation.

Explore your musicality in a Japanese garden atmosphere. Control a mischievous kappa, a traditional yokai spirit, and feel the musical possibilities of your surroundings. Through a loop mechanic, your kappa is able to multiply itself, creating subtle rhythms or exaggerated cacophonies. Created for research purposes as a tool to demonstrate musicality in digital games, OTOGARDEN is inspired by the musicking concept introduced by musicologist Christopher Small, the works of media artist Toshio Iwai, and the Japanese musical soundscape.

OTOGARDEN is the work of game scholar Dr. Costantino Oliva, Lecturer and Course Coordinator at the Institute of Digital Games, University of Malta. His research focuses on musical participation in digital games.

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