Game concept
Follow the Leader is a game that’s meant to have blindfolded players directed by their partners through relatively crowded public areas in order to pickup certain objects, worth varying points, and return to the starting point. The teams of two consist of a Director who cannot move of his own will but can instruct the Actor, who they are tied to and an Actor who is blindfolded and must navigate the space and collect certain objects using only the auditory direction of the starting point.
The change the game makes
The game’s primary motivation for change is to inform it’s players of the difficulty involved with navigating through crowded metropolitan areas, like New York, while being blind. Through this process, players quickly learn to employ other senses and immediately begin to interact differently with their environment. One example of this process includes the development of the ability to locate people by the sound of their voice.
Beyond this, the game also strives to establish a sense of immense trust for the player’s partner, especially if a player’s partner is a stranger. The game is built to quickly motivate a dependent bond between them.
This game was initially developed at the NYU’s Game Center in the spring 2011 semester of Intro to Game Design taught by Kevin Cancienne.
inspiration: an advertisement at the Metro
