Double Fine Happy Action Theatre
_Double Fine Happy Action Theater_ is a Kinect-only party game that consists
of eighteen modes. Many of them are open-ended and cannot be completed.
Instead they aim to entertain one or more players and encourages
experimentation. Up to six players can be tracked at the same time.
Some modes render the players’ silhouettes, but most of them make use of
augmented reality. The camera captures the player’s environment and displays
it on the screen with new elements superimposed, along with the player
himself. That way the player can move through a lava pit and interact with the
flow, “wipe out” another players to make them disappear for a short time,
stand still as a statue to lure pigeons, move underwater, throw snowballs at
the screen, or play a version of Space Invaders where the defending craft is
rendered with a snapshot of the player’s head. In another mode a series of
five pictures are taken that are cloned. Players can use the technique to
create images where they kick themselves or shake their own hand.
All activities are available right away and can be selected from the main
menu. There is also a party mode where a mix of different activities is
created.
Double Fine Happy Action Theatre
