Bonkell  Presskit

Factsheet

Developers:
Glitchnap & Game Swing
Based in Copenhagen, Denmark

Release date:
Summer 2014

Platforms:
Physical Installation

Website:

Regular Price:

Description

Bonkell is a minimalist, rhythmic video installation for up to 12 people, which is about precision and cooperation. The game consists of a series of mini-courses, each carried out by pressing an increasingly complex sequence through 12 arcade buttons built into the room’s 2 tables.

The Bonkell room will at first glance look like a relaxing lounge, but develops into an audio-visual feast as more buttons are pressed, and as the people in the room become better at cooperating. As visitors of the room commits to the game and starts progressing, the room will in return change to accomodate and support the new vibe and energy brought to the room by the visitors.

Bonkell is the result of collaboration between Game Swing. and Glitchnap – two Copenhagen-based game developer teams, which together are working under the name Wolfmans. The music for the game was composed by Salkinitzor.

History

Bonkell was showcased during the 2014 Roskilde Festival as part of the Art Zone.

Features

• 1-12 players co-op
• The entire room reacts to the game progression, the lights changes
• A cross between traditional video games and interactive room installation
• An experience that accommodate varied levels of commitment from the players
• A way to create community and experiences between friends and strangers
• A video game for people who do not believe that they like video games