Environment
Architecture you play.
A real-time puzzle game inside monumental architecture — and first-prize winner of the Monaverse Interact Challenge.
1st Prize — Monaverse Interact ChallengeAward
2023Year
Concept · spatial design · buildRole
Playable environment · gameType
An Escher world as a playable puzzle
Gateway Ensemble was built for the Monaverse Interact Challenge — a brief centred on MONA's newly developed interactive tools, which opened the door to interaction and gamification inside online spaces. Our concept: a mind-bending world inspired by M.C. Escher, where the player has to find a way through a sequence of 3D puzzles.
The space is highly atmospheric, and the architecture itself does the guiding — subtle hints are built into the geometry: floors become walls, and looking up can mean looking down. The jury of the Monaverse Interact Challenge awarded it first prize in 2023.
