The NPC : Interactive Mini-Game
Expanding on the concept of my work, ‘NPC: Not Playing Character Sculpture,’ I created this pixel game. Building upon the themes of 'NPC: Not Playing Character Sculpture,' I chose a ‘student’ as the main character, with backgrounds including ‘their room,’ ‘bus,’ ‘classroom,’ and ‘after school.’ In response to various situations encountered by the characters, I integrated mini-games such as balancing on a moving bus, memorizing teachers’ drawings and pairing them, and playing Othello after school. In the final scene of the game, the main character gazes at themselves in a mirror and realizes they have become an NPC, losing their sense of agency due to repeated daily routines. The game unfolds this theme of 'the process of losing one’s agency due to repeated daily routines' through a witty and funky storyline from a student’s perspective. However, it also serves as a reminder to users not to forget the purpose of their existence and their identity.
