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Barnini

Barnini

Pre - Thesis Project

Pre - Thesis Project

Glidex
Overview
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Project Type:

Research-led information design, speculative design, tabletop game design

Research-led information design, speculative design, tabletop game design

Project Focus:

Translating research on Himachal possession rituals, Samkhya philosophy, Tattvas, and Shambhala into an interactive game system

Translating research on Himachal possession rituals, Samkhya philosophy, Tattvas, and Shambhala into an interactive game system

Final Output:

Competitive tabletop strategy game with district cards, Tattva cards, Dharma King cards, tokens, manuals, and physical gameplay components

Competitive tabletop strategy game with district cards, Tattva cards, Dharma King cards, tokens, manuals, and physical gameplay components

Core Theme:

How myth, ritual, and belief systems shape space, decision-making, and social order

How myth, ritual, and belief systems shape space, decision-making, and social order

My Role:

Researcher, information designer, game designer, systems designer, and prototype designer

Researcher, information designer, game designer, systems designer, and prototype designer

Key Contributions:

Conducted field research, mapped cultural concepts into game logic, designed the gameplay system, created cards, tokens, manuals, and physical components

Conducted field research, mapped cultural concepts into game logic, designed the gameplay system, created cards, tokens, manuals, and physical components

Skills Demonstrated

Skills Demonstrated:

Cultural research, field observation, information design, systems thinking, game mechanics, storytelling, prototyping, visual communication

Cultural research, field observation, information design, systems thinking, game mechanics, storytelling, prototyping, visual communication

Research Starting Point: Myth as an Urban System

Field Research in Himachal Pradesh

From Ritual Observation to Design Insight

Translating Samkhya Philosophy into Game Logic

The 25 tattvas of samkhya philosophy

The 25 tattvas of samkhya philosophy

click here to View Tattva's Manuel

Building the World of Shambhala

Translating Research into a Playable Framework

Dharma Kings

Dharma Kings

click here to View Dharma King's Manuel

Designing the Game System

The Eight Lotus Regions of Shambhala

The Eight Lotus Regions of Shambhala

click here to View the instruction manuel

Components, Manuals & Final Outcome

click here to View my research paper

Mythical Urbanism - Cities as Living Cosmologies

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Tabletop Game Design
worldbuilding
Interaction and Systems Design
character and concept art

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Tabletop Game Design
worldbuilding
Interaction and Systems Design
character and concept art

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