Autistic Simulator Game Concept

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-Chillin Chum



Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 8:58 pm
Dis silence............feels awkward.
(*edit: Don't even ask for context, it doesn't matter.)
i.iLast Wednesday at 9:00 PM
make a game about it
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:00 PM
lol
I wouldn't know where to start. :P
i.iLast Wednesday at 9:00 PM
load up rpgmaker
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:00 PM
no, not that part so much.
I mean, how do i design such a game? :P
i.iLast Wednesday at 9:00 PM
well, that's the fun part
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:01 PM
I could make a shooter, or an  rts, maybe an rpg.
Or an abstract game about what it's like to be autisitc.
But I don't think I'd even be interested in covering

awkwardness. 😛
i.iToday at 9:01 PM
oh yeah, you're the one who made that comment on the

forums
Chillin ChumToday at 9:02 PM
does it exist?!
i.iToday at 9:02 PM
idk
but it's an interesting design challenge
Chillin ChumToday at 9:02 PM
darn, guess I might just have to make it some day.
i.iToday at 9:02 PM
how DO you make a game that conveys autisim
and how do you like avoid it from being misconstrued
or is that even important
is legend of zelda a game about autisim?
it's not like link every really interacts with anyone
Chillin ChumToday at 9:03 PM
I'm not sure how to explain it without making some

flaws, it's a tad complicated, and I'm still thinking it

through.
but for starters, i think it would have to be silent, except

for ambient music.
i.iToday at 9:03 PM
why that
Chillin ChumToday at 9:03 PM
someone could speak, but that wouldn't mean you'd

understand what they meant.
i.iToday at 9:04 PM
ooh that's an interesting approach
NotExplosiveToday at 9:04 PM
depends on how far on the spectrum you want to

represent
Chillin ChumToday at 9:04 PM
I could argue many protagonists might be autisic, but I

have to look into that idea a bit more.
i.iToday at 9:04 PM
a lot of misconstruable dialogue
Chillin ChumToday at 9:04 PM
just being silent =/= autisism
i.iToday at 9:04 PM
so is BRAID a game about autisim?
NotExplosiveToday at 9:04 PM
Braid is a game about the nuclear bomb
Chillin ChumToday at 9:04 PM
look, I am autisitc, i want to share my experiences,

basically. And I'd know.
i.iToday at 9:05 PM
the main character in it
seems to have difficulty understanding people well
but delves very deeply into
these conceptual things
or maybe i just dont have any real clue what autisim

means
Chillin ChumToday at 9:06 PM
"a lot of misconstruable dialogue" that could be better,

a social dialog system where you frequently make

mistakes, because you just cannot understand what

they mean. 😛
NotExplosiveToday at 9:06 PM
Dialogue should be a minigame
with strategies and tactics.
Where most people just naturally handle social

situations, you have to learn and be taught.
Chillin ChumToday at 9:06 PM
exactly.
that's perfect, actually.
NotExplosiveToday at 9:06 PM
😃
managoreToday at 9:07 PM
kind of like that thing in Oblivion
NotExplosiveToday at 9:07 PM
not quite
I was thinking more of a bullet hell type thing
i.iToday at 9:07 PM
i dated someone with social troubles once
idk if it was autisim or aspergers or whatever
NotExplosiveToday at 9:07 PM
my best friend has aspergers
i.iToday at 9:07 PM
it was a weird experience
but really cool person
Chillin ChumToday at 9:08 PM
I think it would be more likely that oblivion is the

thoughts of an autitsic...or more likely...a sociopath

lacking any empthy. 😛
im not sure if it would work, but metaphoricall, yeah,

bullet hell is a good representation of social

engagements for an autisitc.
NotExplosiveToday at 9:08 PM
Maybe in this game, the characters faces are just text

like "SAD" "HAPPY" "ANGRY"
Otherwise totally blank faces.
Chillin ChumToday at 9:09 PM
I think we might be onto something here, actually.
i.iToday at 9:09 PM
oh shit
get to making that game guys
NotExplosiveToday at 9:09 PM
If I had the patience, time, and money I would totally get

on this.
i.iToday at 9:09 PM
you're on an interesting path
Chillin ChumToday at 9:09 PM
same, same.....
i.iToday at 9:09 PM
boooo
LadyAijouToday at 9:09 PM
Why not post about it on the Itch forums?
Chillin ChumToday at 9:10 PM
I ant to do it, but currently, it just can't be a pirority
LadyAijouToday at 9:10 PM
Maybe someone could adopt the idea
Chillin ChumToday at 9:10 PM
I'll think about it.
NotExplosiveToday at 9:10 PM
I like that idea.
LadyAijouToday at 9:10 PM
explain the conversation that came up here, and what

everyone thought
NotExplosiveToday at 9:10 PM
mhm! ^
Chillin ChumToday at 9:10 PM
either way, I could be that autistic expert who.....actually

can talk to people now. 😛
i.iToday at 9:10 PM
an autist+
NEW MESSAGES
Chillin ChumToday at 9:10 PM
consultant
i.i
yeah, make a post about it. I'd like to play it eventually
i dont care who makes it, it just seems really interesting
oh, awesome, copy and paste makes it formatted very

well in notepad.
as ooposed to any other time i copy+paste from a chat

thing into a notepad file. :P
NotExplosiveLast Wednesday at 9:13 PM
thanks discord
i.iLast Wednesday at 9:13 PM
discordsenpai
❤
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:14 PM
Discord can.....do stuff....to me anytime. 😉
NotExplosiveLast Wednesday at 9:14 PM
woah now
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:14 PM
yeah, but anyway, I'll try to do something @i.i  !
good job
im proud of you
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:15 PM
I haven't done anything yet but thought it up. :P
i.iLast Wednesday at 9:15 PM
oh okay
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:15 PM
anyone can come up with an idea. :P
i.iLast Wednesday at 9:15 PM
then i revoke my statement
im not proud of you
Chillin ChumLast Wednesday at 9:15 PM
a designer has to put all the effort of solving all the

problems.
lol
one day....maybe
NSANELast Wednesday at 9:20 PM
there's a dude trying to get dialogue right since

decades ago
you should know better 😛