Maelstrom Indigo Award winner 2021

INDIGO DESIGN WINNER 2021

Maelstrom

/by Isabella Gardner

2021 Student Winner

Gold Winner in UX, Interface & Navigation for Games for Digital Design

Silver Winner in Integrated Graphic Design for Graphic Design

Silver Winner in Digital Design for Graphic Design

Silver Winner in Animation & Illustration for Websites for Digital Design

Silver Winner in Interactive Design for Digital Design

Silver Winner in Online Games for Digital Design

Silver Winner in Website Design for Digital Design

Silver Winner in UX, Interface & Navigation for Digital Design

Bronze Winner in PC Games for Digital Design

Bronze Winner in Branding for Media

Bronze Winner in Digital Tools and Utilities for Digital Design

Created by:

Lead Designer

Isabella Gardner

University or Design School

Savannah College of Art and Design

Design Team

Isabella Gardner, Lekha Veeramachaneni, Laeryn Plankey, Erin Imhof, Nguyen Phuong Anh Tran

Project Website

Video (direct link)

Credits:

Individual Credits

Team Lead: Isabella Gardner

UX Evaluator: Lekha Veeramachaneni

Prototyper: Laeryn Plankey

Interaction Designer: Erin Imhof

Visual Designer: Nguyen Phuong Anh Tran

ADR Recording/Mixing Engineer: Josh Willey

Description

Maelstrom is a personalized fear experience driven by AI, interactive storytelling, and puzzle-solving. This mystery game turns users' fears into an adaptive entertaining narrative. Maelstrom promotes self reflection regarding fear through exposure. The use of AI to mirror users’ fears allows them to confront their specific fears from a removed perspective, promoting constructive introspection.

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