Keep Talking or Suffer a Windows Update

An asymmetric 2 player co-operative game utilizing VR in a desperate struggle to prevent an unwanted Windows Update. Inspired by Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

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Keep Talking or Suffer a Windows Update

Submitted for Boilermake VII, January 26th, 2020

Description:

In this 2 player co-operative game, players work together to prevent a deadline's worst enemy--an untimely Windows update. This game is asymmetric in the sense that one player will play using a VR headset while the other will be playing from a typical PC client. The player in the VR headset will be thrust into a dimly lit room surrounded by a few physical interfaces as well as a laptop and a monitor. During the course of the game, the monitor will display clues as to what physical interfaces need to be pressed to delay the update which is counting down on the laptop. In order to actually use these clues, the player in the VR headset will need to work together with the PC player because they both have information privy to the other. Together they will have to figure out how to delay the inevitable through cooperation or risk hastening the most irritating of inconveniences by using the wrong interfaces!

      "Death, Taxes, and Inopportune Windows Updates" -Benjamin Franklin

Implementation Overview:

  • VR Game:
      Written in C# within the Unity engine
      APK built using Android Studio
  • PC Game:
      Written in C# within the Unity engine
  • Backend Server:
      Concurrent server written in Java

Instructions:

VR Player:

tl;dr: Tell the PC player the color of the font displayed on the monitor. Then press the button they tell you

  1. A color will display on the monitor. Tell the PC player the color of the font
  2. The PC player will use that information to tell you what physical interface to use
  3. When you press the button the monitor will change, repeat 1-2
  4. If you successfully interact with three correct interfaces in a row you win. If time runs out on your update, you lose.

PC Player:

While a seemingly less glorious role, you're the brains of this operation--the VR player is just your monkey to command. In a more complete version of the game, the puzzles you need to solve would be more challenging.

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