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BCIGameJam'21! MuSAE Games :) A Winner!

In short: Marilia, Olivier and I built a brain-controlled co-op game for the 2021 BCI Game Jam. It won Overall Winner, the popular vote from other devs, and Best SSVEP Game. 1st Overall Winner at BCI…

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In short: Marilia, Olivier and I built a brain-controlled co-op game for the 2021 BCI Game Jam. It won Overall Winner, the popular vote from other devs, and Best SSVEP Game.

1st
Overall Winner at BCI Game Jam 2021
3
awards, including Best SSVEP Game
3
people on the team

We took part in this year's online jam to build a game you play with your brain. Our entry won Overall Winner (1st place), Popular Vote (Other Devs) and Best SSVEP Game.

INRS wrote up the story: developing brain games to help children with physical disabilities

Watch the demo video on YouTube

You can download the game from my GitHub.


How the game works

It is a collaborative SSVEP game where players collect diamonds in an ancient Aztec mine. To move, you click on the flickering blocks. Each diamond gives you a different power.

DiamondDescription
Red diamond
Red
Increase hit points
Yellow diamond
Yellow
Make the avatar fly
Blue diamond
Blue
Increase movement range

Watch out for the ancient gods walking the map. Players have to dodge the monsters to keep their health.

Monster
The monster is a real threat to you.

To win, your team collects every diamond on the map. The effect of each diamond shows up visually, so you can see what you picked up. If any player on your team loses all their HP, the whole team starts over.

TipMap size, number of players, monsters, diamonds and the rest are all configurable in the source code.

Key features

  • Plays from one player up to multiplayer.
  • Cooperative theme.
  • Fully adjustable: number of diamonds, blocks, monsters, player speed and more, so it is re-playable.
  • A random map every time you press Start, so it stays fresh.
  • Easy to pick up. All you need is a mouse.
  • Shiny graphics and a soundtrack that keeps you going.
  • Fun animations: jumping, monsters and the rest.

Screenshots

Game screenshot
Game screenshot
Game screenshot
Game screenshot