“An utterly innovative, brave, big game. I have no idea if this will work, but I want to see it try! ”
“It’s inventive, and different.”
– Professors at Uppsala University
A game for sleeping
The sleep game Slumber is a relaxing underwater world designed to help you sleep. In Slumber you get to be a nudibranch (which is a very fancy sea slug) exploring a dark and mysterious ocean full of wondrous creatures. Slumber uses sleep friendly colours that are easy on the eyes, and although the ocean may be dark it is completely safe for you to enjoy. You will find Slumber on your smartphone or tablet so you can play it in bed before going to sleep, and in the morning you might wake up to a surprise! (…we can’t promise it’s not something fishy)
Background to the project
Who hasn’t found themselves lying in bed at night, trying to fall asleep but becoming frustrated because you simply can’t? Perhaps you tried at some point to play a game (say, on your phone) in order to take your mind off the fact that sleep is not going to happen anytime soon? And, if you think about it, how many times did the game that you played actually keep you awake rather than make you sleepier? Slumber is a game in development that is designed to help the player sleep. The prototype was created by five second-year students from the Game design program at Uppsala university, Sweden, and it was presented for the first time at Gotland Game Conference in 2016.
We have developed a demo of Slumber, and are currently working towards a beta version. We will be looking for people who want to play our game and join in the discussion on how Slumber is to be developed.
Sounds interesting? Click on “Become a Playtester” below to get more info!
DreamDust is a team of five game design students who want to help you sleep better. To do this we have created a game that is relaxing, fun, and sleep friendly, and that you can play in bed before going to sleep.
Rekordmånga spel skapas på Gotland Gotlands spelindustri växer så att det knakar. Under helgens spelkonferens visas rekordmånga projekt upp. ‘Något har hänt med det svenska spelundret’. Source: Rekordmånga spel skapas …
Slumber’s producer Evelina Foxberg gets interviewed about Slumber by Swedish radio hosts Marika Carlsson and Hasse Brontén in Marika i P3′s broadcast on how to handle stress.
We’re going to GameConnection in Paris in October. Come by the Uppsala University booth and chat with us – we would love to meet you! See you there! 🙂
