Fig's First Flight

Welcome to Fig's First Flight!

A short narrative-driven video game with adaptive music and pixel art graphics. For macOS & Windows (average time is currently 17 minutes and 25 seconds).

Fig and his family are oppressed by authoritarian rule and find themselves in danger of losing their freedom.  You play as Fig, a small boy who dreams of becoming a pilot as he tries to keep his family together in 1930s Italy.

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Take part in the research!

This game explores the role of adaptive music systems in narrative-driven experiences.

Once you've played the game you are invited to fill out a survey that asks questions about your experience with the soundtrack (please find the survey here: https://forms.office.com/e/7HN8NxH5As).

You can also email your gameplay statistics file to figsfirstflight@gmail.com which can be found under Fig's First Flight/Fig's First Flight_Data/StreamingAssets/STATISTICS_FILE (this currently only works on Windows). If the file doesn't appear in StreamingAssets then you can also send screenshots of the statistics screen. Participant information can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/151KgyfH3X6ftwKlgOABbMDfgdiuoG2AK/view

Troubleshooting

Mac: If you get a warning that says the game "is damaged and can't be opened" you can fix this by removing the game from quarantine. To do this open Terminal and type in "xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine " followed by the file location of the game (you can also do this by dragging and dropping the game into Terminal. This is an example of what you might enter into Terminal:

xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Users/macoscatalina/Desktop/Fig\ 's\ First\ Flight.app

After this, hit enter and the game should work fine. However, make sure you drag the game file out of the dmg onto your desktop or applications folder before you attempt the above steps.

Windows: If Windows labels the game as an 'unrecognised app' don't worry, the game won't harm your computer in any way. To get past this click 'more info' and then 'run anyway'.

Credits

Created by Jamie Rye Potter

Found You - mandolin played by Joshua Turner
Les Roses des Saadi - sung by Alex Dobbins
Figlio - guitar played by Sam Grimes

Legacy-Fantasy-VL.1 - High Forest by Anokolisa

pixellari font by Zacchary Dempsey-Plante

BBC Sound Effects - Ambient recordings of nature, planes and dog

bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2023 BBC

Breaking Branches by Soundolisk

powered by Unity and Audiokinetic Wwise

Golden Lucky Happy Friend Productions

Thank you to everyone who supported me in making this