SHERILL CHOONG
Sherill Choong is a designer and developer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is currently working with J.B. Hunt Transport Services as a UX/UI Design Intern. She loves animals, good food, and video games – think Splatoon 2 and Animal Crossing. Her love for games helped fuel the ideation of her degree project, which focuses on building community and relationships that engage multi-generational family members through gaming. Being both a designer and a developer, she is interested in seeking for ways where technology and design can merge. VR and AR technology opens up that realm for design that is both unique and interesting to her and she continues to pursue these new technologies through her final design project as a student. After all, games and technology can serve a bigger purpose than just entertainment.
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“FRANKLY, GAMES AREN’T JUST FOR KIDS.”
Families don’t spend enough intentional quality time with each other because we are often too absorbed in the screens in our hands. The device that was meant to bring us closer to each other now causes us to be distant from each other. We need a way to connect older and younger generations while building relationships and community.
Cupid is a card game that incorporates augmented reality (AR). Cupid is a quick, light-hearted game that’s meant for 2-4 players, but it also has challenge cards that facilitate conversations at the table. While Cupid is a relatively fast-paced game, it aims to bring families together for some quality time while breaking away from the technologies that absorb us constantly.
Each of Cupid’s 27 different cards represents a character at the royal residence as you try to get your love letter to the Princess to win her hand. During this game, you hold one secret card in your hand — this is who currently carries your love letter for the Princess. The goal: make sure that the person closest to the Princess holds your love letter at the end of the day so it reaches her first!
If you think that Cupid is just a quick-paced number comparing card game, you might be mistaken at the sight of challenge cards. These challenge cards allow you to challenge another player for a spot in the game, as the loser is automatically kicked out of the round. The hope for these challenge cards is to open up conversations around the table, allowing for family members to share their stories and experiences.
AR is not required to play this game, but it acts as a guide to help players set up and understand the roles of each card. Players can scan each card’s face to see its play and effect. Scan the setup card to clearly see how to setup the game. These short informational videos are meant to be fun and light-hearted just like Cupid is, allowing for those that are unfamiliar with the game to quickly pick it up and for younger audiences to introduce a new technology to older audiences.