Project #7 Bitmap Game

Game proposal and storyboard

The concept of this game is based on my personal experience of going to public restrooms. People who have a gender-neutral look tend to be misunderstood when they enter either the female or male restroom. For me, every time I went to the female restroom, I can feel everyone is watching me, and I’m afraid to be called out by somebody else; Going to the restroom is such a normal thing to do, but it can be a very embarrassing experience for me. Instead, If I choose to use the male restroom, which I don’t want to, it can also be an uncomfortable experience. And that is a small story I tried to convey here in my game. 

Reflection

I tried to make my game graphic as abstract as possible, since I don’t want it to be too representational that people can recognize the doors are restroom’s doors, or the characters are female or male. I think this kind of experience is exclusive to a specific group of people, but others might have similar experience where they face two kind of choices and none of the choices are designed for them.