Solitude

Frame · Calm & contemplation atmospheric · visual / auditory / haptic

Being alone as a refuge – expanse, distance, the stillness between you and the world.

Design question – In your game one is alone – but by choice. What does the solitude give, what does it take?

Reference example – The Long Dark: alone in the snowy wilderness, only your own footsteps and the wind. Friday: a solo card game in which Robinson survives alone on his island.

Atmosphere

Solitude

Sensory field

Sight: a wide landscape, a single figure, the horizon, empty spaces. Sound: wind, one’s own steps, echoes, the absence of voices. Touch: coolness, freedom, slight melancholy, self-sufficiency.

Coherence

Solitude implies solo participation or strong isolation even in multiplayer contexts. No social interaction as the primary mechanism. Activities: Exploring, Surviving, Observing. Ductus: slow, contemplative, self-determined. Ludic Narrational Structure affinity: hero’s journey (solo), iterative narration.