Spring 2013
Time to Launch is a visual novel loosely based on the short story Game by Donald Barthelme. Designed and written to extend the narrative, Time to Launch became a unique experiment in maintaining the writer’s vision. Taking an existing story and transforming it is a unique challenge, and one that requires a fair amount of research into the author, as well as the narrative. The result was an immersive and though-provoking journey into the mindset of a missile launch operator.
Personal Contributions:
- Learned and taught others the Ren’Py framework for constructing the game.
- Assisted in the art direction and overall feel of the game.
- Wrote and/or edited a majority of the text for the game.
- Sourced the initial work and performed preliminary research on the subject.
- Sourced several assets and much of the audio for the game.
Downloads:
Playable Build – Download, unzip, and run the application file.
Blog Post – Post by Richard Rouse III, who stopped by to check out TTL at the RPI Gamefest 2014.
Screenshots:
The main menu.
The bunk room.
Moving around between rooms.
Examining an item.
Another artifact.
