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Mobile game
2020

Role
Creative director, Designer

Illusion on the red planet. At the beginning of the 20th century, Italian scientist Giovanni Schiaparelli made a discovery when he observed canals on the Martian surface. According to the scientist, these canals involve manufacturing processes and thus prove the existence of a form of life on Mars. Although Schiaparelli later claimed that this discovery was a mistake and due to an illusion created by a faulty telescope, this misinterpretation had already gained enough momentum to be accepted as scientific fact. This story, which fed the collective imagination and gave a decisive boost to the development of science-fiction culture, is the starting point for NIL, a puzzle game based on the concept of illusion. Playing with the inclination of the device, users reconnect the various channels to evolve in Martian landscapes.

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Credits

Development
Mario von Rickenbach

Sound design
Jérémie Forge

Photos
Nadya Suvorova
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Florascope
Crosslane
Wrist Watch
Uncertainty
Revolution
Marine Planeten
Future of Materials
Materialquartett
Augmented Materials
Materiality Lab
Drawing Guides
NIL
Light Catcher
Refractive sculptures
Kaleidoscope
MIKMA
OKO