Spinoochi is a multi-player AR game (WIP) in which players rescue hundreds of creatures from extinction while searching for a way to stop an evil wizard, MurkMan, from releasing the lethal Glop (sticky black ooze – think oil and coal) into the magical world of Miragia.

Common household objects are cross pollinated with features of animals or plants to morph them into the inhabitants of Miragia. For example, Hooveater is a hybrid of a vacuum cleaner and an anteater. Waffagor is a waffle iron monster. Toothbrushes have been turned into fairies that twirl.

Story

Joey Spinoochi (“Spinooch”), a bullied and lonely kid, has been left to his own devices at home. Startled by a clicking noise, he discovers Stitchmus (stapler/mouse) stealing the last of his chips. As Stitchmus scurries away, Spinooch chases him into the basement only to see the wily creature disappear through a crack in the floor.

Then, the crack yawns and pulls Spinooch into a slimy chute. Tumbling through the tunnel – whooosssh! – he lands plunk in Tickerwood, a thicket of clocks that count time any which way but the right way.

There he meets Kookla, the timekeeper. The crazy bird (cuckoo/cork screw) screeches about Glop. The black goo is seeping into everything, confusing time and killing off Miragia.

Worse, little agwa is left. Ever since MurkMan put the Spigoos under a sleeping spell, their tears have dried up. Miragia no longer has any AgwaPura running through its rivers and lakes. Without agwa, nothing can survive.

Game

The player must liberate Miragia.

Players:

1) Visit different locations, solve a puzzle or complete a task/challenge, to rescue a creature trapped in that environment.

2) Grow in power as they save more creatures, which enables them to liberate more elusive creatures.

3) Build knowledge (spells) and collect info on the whereabouts of MurkMan and the Spigoos.

4) Liberate the most rare creature (TBD) who will lead them to MurkMan’s underground castle.

Originally, the project was done in Macromedia Director in the 1990s at the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), NYU.