the game of metago
Created on 18 Oct 2021
play the ancient game of go with a visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory experience
The game of go (known as weiqi in mandarin),
is a game that originated from ancient China.
Recently, the korean TV show "Octopus Game" went viral.
From a theoretical standpoint, the game of Go's complexity cannot even be compared with "Octopus Game".
To better share this beautiful, ancient game, we would like to reshape what it means to play Go.
We will do this by redefining how each of the four human senses are factored into the game:
visual:
- purchase beautiful go stones, machine them to serve as game pieces
auditory:
- use speakers to
. recite the moves
. and switch between different musical themes, depending on how tense the game is
tactile
- machine different stones to serve as the game pieces, giving players a different texture
olfactory
- buy some nicely scented perfumes, oil, and conditioners, and enable them to be dispensed depending on the situation of the game
Engineering aspects:
- set up a camera to live stream the pieces on the go board, such that the computer knows who's turn it is and where the places are
- the software must analyze the situation of the game, and speak or play music, et. cetera, whenever appropriate