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ABSTRACT
This game is a remake of the classic Nibbles (or Snake), from 1990. In this version, the player can move its avatar (the "snake") freely on the 2D plane of the screen, instead of being limited to the horizontal and vertical axis. Also the "snake" is not continuous - it is formed by a line of circles or "balls". The title "Nibballs" is a combination of the name for the original game "Nibbles" with the word "balls", in reference to the new composition of the avatar in this version. As in the original game, the objective is to gain points, increase the length of the avatar and to advance levels, as well as to avoid hitting the walls or other parts of the avatars "body". But this version also modifies the experience in a significative way, specially because of its less restrained gameplay, which is not limited to a predefined grid - it is practically impossible for a game or situation to repear itself. This version also allows for some unique strategies, like changing the avatar's body density by adjusting the speed of the gestures thus allowing the player to go through the gap between the balls. The game was programed in Actionscript (Adobe Flash), with graphics created in Photohop and original sounds. Due to the organic nature of the movements allowed on this version, the gameplay is even more interesting with a touch-screen as an inuput and viewing device. The experience is even more intense, since the player relates emotionally not only to the avatar, but also to his own finger on the screen, which guides the snake around. This kind of input interface wouldn't have the same impact or relevance on the original game.
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BIOGRAPHY
Artist in traditional, digital and interactive media and researcher in the fields of art and technology. Pursuing Masters Degree in Visual Arts at ECA-USP (Sâo Paulo/SP) in the area of Multimedia and Visual Poetics, with orientation of Gilbertto dos Santos Prado. Graduated in Computer Engineering on UNICAMP (Campinas/SP). His artistic production envolves the use of technology and traditional art, including drawing, plastic arts, music and poetry.
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