l u m e n

About:

The theme for this game was black and white, and I wanted to think about how the game could be not just black and white, but a journey from dark to light. My initial idea was a meditative puzzle game about bringing a dark world to light, which became Lumen.

A game that inspired me in the creation of Lumen is a game called Monument Valley. A very meditative puzzle game where using perspective you solve mind bending puzzles. I had this in mind when desigining the sound design / style for Lumen.

You start as a single star and trace constellations until the sky is illuminated with your light. I started simple: figuring out how to draw lines between stars and using coordinate space to build different levels. Then came the effects: the way the stars move, the shooting star between levels, and the particles that come with them. Finally, I built the sound. Every sound is generated in code! For example, each line you draw plays a tone built from sine waves, following a D major pentatonic scale. 

Overall, I think the game turned out cute and simple, but stylized. A very chill and relaxing game.

Controls:

Mouse / Touch - Drag to connect stars