Suuren shamaanin pelastus - a fantasy game in a museum environment 2007

Concept idea

Above – concept illustration by J. M. Koponen

• New layer of audiovisual experience: reorganizing the existing collection, enliven the museum experience
• A game set in a mythical world which includes elements of traditional saami legends
• Non-linear storyline
• Reality and fantasy mingled together; visitor becomes part of the narrative
• Target group: children 7-12 yrs
• The possible target environment for the game concept: SIIDA MUSEUM (www.siida.fi/) – Sámi Museum and Northern Lapland Nature Centre

Above – concept illustration by Niklas Gustafsson

Game structure

• The aim of the game is to find Great Shaman’s lost runes that have been stolen
• The introductory narrative introducing the main characters and the aims of the game

Game events

• A narrative clip accompanied by audiovisual elements

Above – concept illustration by J. M. Koponen

The drum

• The drum is an interactive, tangible navigation element carried by the user
  activates events that are connected to the real world artifacts
• The drum help user to find the events related to the game
  lost runes are placed/appear in the drum which is also a tangible puzzle

Runes

• The magical runes are scattered amongst the mythical world which is implemented in the museum exhibition as a part of the collection

The concept development included the construction of prototype, written use case scenarios and user testing.

Read more about the concept:
Museum game presentation (pdf)

tags: concept design, experimental concept, game design, interaction design, r&d, research, scriptwriting, service design, sound design, ui design