One Eighty Five
Turning an improv game into an app
185 started as a simple improv game: get a prompt, come up with a punchline, and make the room laugh. The challenge was figuring out how to turn that loose, fast interaction into a mobile experience.
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Game concept UX Interface design Prototyping
One Eighty Five
Turning an improv game into an app
185 started as a simple improv game: get a prompt, come up with a punchline, and make the room laugh. The challenge was figuring out how to turn that loose, fast interaction into a mobile experience.
Services
Game concept UX Interface design Prototyping
Start big. Simplify
The first concept was more illustrated and immersive, but it quickly became more complicated than the game needed.
Start big. Simplify
The first concept was more illustrated and immersive, but it quickly became more complicated than the game needed.
First mockup
So we stripped it back
The final direction focused on the essentials: prompts, punchlines and the people playing. A simpler, mostly text-based experience felt closer to the original game and made the concept much more realistic to build.
So we stripped it back
The final direction focused on the essentials: prompts, punchlines and the people playing. A simpler, mostly text-based experience felt closer to the original game and made the concept much more realistic to build.
Second mockup
Making it real
I developed the game flow, wireframes, interface and visual language, then brought it together in a prototype Ross could use to communicate the idea to potential development partners. The result was a clearer, more focused version of the original concept—with just enough personality to feel like a game without getting in the way of the joke.
Making it real
I developed the game flow, wireframes, interface and visual language, then brought it together in a prototype Ross could use to communicate the idea to potential development partners. The result was a clearer, more focused version of the original concept—with just enough personality to feel like a game without getting in the way of the joke.
Final Game Design
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Active Motion Therapies
A professional start for a small business
Active Motion Therapies
A professional start for a small business