BARC, an alternative control video game, designed by Yong Zhen Zhou (DID Class of 2022) with the help of Joshua Tan (Current Year 3 DID student and intern at Interactive Materials Lab) was shortlisted and showcased at Alt.Ctrl.GDC 2024. Both travelled to San Francisco to present BARC in the Moscone Center where GDC 2024 was held from 20 to 22 March 2024. The game’s barcode scanning and receipt printing action garnered a great reception from the games industry, with people consistently queuing to play the game.
Alt.Ctrl.GDC is an event within the Game Developers Conference (GDC) held annually, where developers around the world are invited to display games they have created that use creative and unusual alternative controllers, presenting a different way to engage with games from the conventions within the industry. From the submissions, a few are selected to bring their game to the expo floor during the convention for the wider community to engage with.
Find out more about the event here.
