
Ted and molly are together.
Ted feels a connection to molly wherever he looks.
But, how do they both really see the relationship.
See each other.
“thing-in-itself” is an interactive short story about the struggles of understanding another human being.
Using immanuel kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
With an average walkthrough time of 15 minutes, “thing-in-itself” is not a game in a traditional sense – it doesn’t have win or lose conditions and doesn’t present challenge to the player.
With this project, party for introverts attempts to establish a connection between the mediums of game and short story, reworking the possibilities when narrative and interactivity merge.
