Bob Rush

Awkward Encounters and Beautiful Moments

Brief:

Bob Rush is a cooperative, interactive experience where two body-tracked players work together to guide an automatically moving NPC through a retro 1990s Bryce 3D and vaporwave-inspired world. Players manipulate platforms to create pathways, prevent falls, and overcome environmental obstacles while guiding the NPC from one goal to the next. Cooperative mechanics such as NPC handovers, switches, and obstacle navigation require constant communication, coordination, and teamwork between players. The game is designed around the project brief, anchored in awkward encounters and beautiful moments, encouraging spontaneous interaction between players through communication and shared problem-solving. This leads to collaborative decision making and reinforces the core focus on cooperation as the primary gameplay experience.

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