Musclecat Showdown: Players take furry game controllers in their hands and compete to get their gigantic, body-building pets into the right position through a series of increasingly difficult quick time events. Players have a giddy lack of control that makes competition fun and unpredictable. Sync: A hit at the Rumpus event at this year's GDC, Sync is a multiplayer retro combat game where key functions of each player's ship, like movement and firing, are synchronized between every player. Realistic Kissing Simulator: An exploration of a physical act of intimacy that is part video game, part anatomical drawing and all kinds of awkward to watch. Gang Beasts: A multiplayer brawler filled with amorphous characters engaged in hand-to-hand combat in increasingly dangerous environments. This is the first year that the Rumpus has had an open call for submissions and not all of the games have been finalized yet. Spaces that have become as entrenched in the stereotypical assumptions of what constitutes a gamer and the weight of political baggage that comes with it." With games like Jelly Stomp and others in the exhibit, the Rumpus team hopes to shake up people's assumptions of what games - and what gamers - can be. "Often the creative heart of the work that we showcase," she said, "for reasons of community and culture are a world away from the monster budgets and commercial motivations that bring us soulless, echoing caverns of traditional gaming expos - spaces brutally un-playful and disconnected from the work that they showcase. Events like the Rumpus may be people's only chance to have these kinds of multiplayer experiences.Īt this year's GDC Foulston took the stage to talk about the work that the Rumpus team does. That's because the types of games they include in their event aren't likely to be commercially successful. "We need to be able to be prepared to sacrifice X-number of Move controllers to be able to play this, and yeah - so there's been a pretty hilarious email chain between me and the team."Īll kidding aside, Foulston and the Rumpus team take their work planning for the show very seriously. The developers said that on several occasions that even doing that isn't good enough.įolk lore: How Johann Sebastian Joust is defining a new gaming genre
"The way that we actually waterproof the controllers," Foulston said, "is to wrap them in un-lubricated condoms. The concept of an aquatic video game inside a dim nightclub filled with electronics has presented a number of hurdles for the team behind The Wild Rumpus, but Foulston says its nothing they can't handle. This year Foulston and the rest of the Rumpus team hope to make a splash with a game called Jelly Stomp, where players tie motion-sensitive Sony Move controllers to their limbs and flail about in a wading pool in a bid to be the last sea creature still floating. In the past the Rumpus has introduced people to games like Johann Sebastian Joust and Nidhogg. The event brings people together in a nightclub atmosphere to play multiplayer video games, all of which have an emphasis on social and physical interactivity.
London's The Wild Rumpus, the sixth in the raucous series of curated video game exhibitions, will take place this Saturday. Her shopping list includes several video projectors, two furry Xbox controllers, a large wading pool and as many un-lubricated condoms as she can get her hands on. Paw pads and claws can be made in other materials upon request.Marie Foulston is helping to plan a party. Stompy Feet can be made in Indoor and Outdoor, varieties but have an extra built-up internal structure to look large and extra toony! Indoor Feet are like Outdoor Feet, except they have a fur bottom with paw pads. If you would like for us to use something different, please discuss with us and we can generally accommodate this for an additional charge / if you send NEW shoes in. They have a thick mat sole on the bottom of the foot so they can be worn outdoors. Outdoor Feet have croc-style shoes inside for a secure fit. They are comfy and made to be worn indoors only. They are like slippers, and do not have an inner shoe or any extra structure. Slipper Feet are soft, and made with just fur and inner padding for a little bit of structure. Paw pads are made in faux leather, and claws in a hard plastic. They are all made to fit your shoe size, have zippers running up the back, and they sit at a height of about mid-way up your lower leg (about 10"-12” tall).
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