My eldest son Gabe is in his third year at Digipen and we like working on projects together. We’ve attempted to make some games before and while none of them made it past family testing, we both had fun and learned a bunch of cool new skills. Our latest endeavor has already reached the “testing with friends” phase which is a big step for us and a sign I think that this one might have legs. Speaking of legs, the project we are working on is an Eyrewood step tracking app.
The idea is that as you walk around in the real world your Lookouts will be exploring the Eyrewood and making discoveries. You’ll find points of interest, track down clues that will send your Lookouts on hunts for different Eyrewood beasts and earn badges. The plan is to have a story and characters but Jerry described it best at PAX West when he said “It’s a graphic novel and you turn the pages by walking.”
I’ve been inspired by my daily hikes and the various walking apps out there to help you gamify your exercise. Our app is pretty simple mechanically but I think we can deliver a lot of really cool Eyrewood lore and hopefully give you something fun to play with while you’re walking. I’m excited and actually just finished this piece for fun and to help me think about the troupe in our game.
You can grab a high res version right here.
-Gabe Out