Home Movie

Home Movie is an interactive new media documentary that uses 3D animation, documentary film, as well as real-time game mechanics to rebuild and explore disappearing neighborhoods from my home in the westside of Detroit. The project draws on collective memory (i.e., interviews, dialogues with family and other members of my close community, as well as personal and archival footage) to rebuild my forgotten neighborhoods within Detroit.

Directions:

This game offers a sort of classic controller system similar to most computer games! 

Here we use the keyboard and mouse to move, as well as look around each space. Move the mouse/trackpad to look in any direction - left, right, up, or down. 

Use the up and down arrow keys or the W and S keys to move forward or backward - the left and right arrow to rotate/strafe - or A and D keys to rotate/strafe

When wandering around each neighborhood you’ll probably notice pillars of light. They usually represent a memory! It's helpful to collect them in order to move forward, and on to another neighborhood. 

Each time you collect a memory they are stored, and archived in the player menu. Here you can review, and most importantly remember each space by pressing "esc" on your keyboard!

Enjoy, and I hope to see you around!

Please watch for addition game directions and information!

Fundraiser Information:

All purchases of Home Movie will go to BLM Chicago, Chicago Community Bond Fund, ChiCAT, and Brave Space Alliance. This is a partnership with various artist and VGA gallery to assist local organizations during a time of need. I thank everyone in advance for coming together and supporting this cause!

I truly hope you enjoy playing the project. If there are any issues or bugs spotted during the game play please feel free to email me directly at: bryanlebeuf@gmail.com

Bundle Includes:

• Arcade version of Home Movie , 2019
• Originally composed OST, which includes work by Christopher Smith, Bryan LeBeuf, Nicholas Landstrom, and Howardouyang H Ouyang
• Demo recordings from upcoming project, Sad Game.

Please Note

• This is the arcade version, which is meant to be played at a 4:30 aspect ratio (e.g., 720 x 480, 1600x1200, etc.), occasionally in 16:9  there may be flickering in full screen on some versions of Mac OSX. Please play in windowed mode.
• Now available on Windows :)

Team:

Bryan LeBeuf - Creator, Designer and Composer

James Daniello - Programmer

Special thanks to Detroit Historical Society, Hilary LeBeuf and many others for their support!