Freud Me Out

The name of the game is related to storyline elements that refer to the concept of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis. The player is drawn into an unconventional therapy, in which he must face opponents lurking inside his consciousness, preconsciousness and unconsciousness.

Throughout the entire game, the player is kept in contact with a psychotherapist who helps him or herand clarifies how the system works. For example, when the player is very frustrated or very angry, enemies adjust their speed to those emotions and proper information is provided. The guidance is a key point in explainability of affective loop implemented in application, as well as in keeping the player interested.

Similarly to the previous prototype, this one also allows for play with- and without the affective loop. Physiological signals extend standard control using the mouse and the keyboard. The player's task is to eliminate specified number of enemies using a gun, or by the activation of the SuperPower that allows to eliminate many opponents at once, by flexing the two-headed muscle of the upper arm.

The speed of opponents' movement is adjusted depending on the heart rate. What is more, randomness of spawning points is modified based on heart rate and electrodermal activity combination.

The name of this game is related to its plot: it relates Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis. The user has to fight different enemies on three levels of psyche in order to face their worst nightmare at fourth level. They can use the gun to fight them singly or use the SuperPower - a special ability allowing to destroy a lot of opponents at one time. For killing a monster, the user is rewarded with 10-26 points, depending on the current level and the strength of the particular enemy. The amount of enemies was limited to 30 (in two first weeks of experiment) and reduced to 12 in the third week.

It is an extended version of Freud Me Out 1, but without the affective loop. In this modification, the user can additionally collect stars, receiving 4 points for every of them. Similarly to the Affective SpaceShooter 2, the player can see their points at the top of the screen. The game is fully controllable by a gamepad.

Android version of Freud Me Out 2.
APK file.