Harmonium The Sign Language Musical | Reveal Trailer | Game Awards 2023
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- www.harmoniumga...
Harmonium is an interactive sign language musical and adventure/narrative game that follows Melody Macato, an energetic 10-year-old Filipina-American musician who became Deaf at a young age. For her upcoming debut show, she wants to create a new type of music that can be felt, seen, and is accessible to her friends.
When Melody's notes leap off the page, she is pulled into a musical and visual wonderland called Harmonium. To make it home in time for her big show, Melody has to face Cacophony, an all-consuming force who can only be defeated with a masterpiece symphony.
In a world where all music is visualized, players explore the wonders of Harmonium through innovative gameplay mechanics and narrative puzzles that incorporate American Sign Language and allow the player to communicate through body language, handshapes, and gestures.
This heart-warming story features universal themes for players of any age and background to enjoy. Players are taken on a fantastical journey where Melody discovers her own painted symphony, a song that lives inside of her heart and through her hands.
Harmonium is a collaboration between writers, designers, artists, and animators in the Deaf Community coming together with an award-winning narrative game studio, The Odd Gentlemen, to create an accessible game for a wide, all-ages audience to enjoy. Through many years of development, the story, gameplay, and art has grown and been revised to authentically represent Melody’s story. The team is excited to announce their passion project to the world.
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i teared up watching this as a deaf person WOW
We hope to get it in your hands soon!
When I saw this for the first time I almost cried, I've never seen deaf representation like this before! I hope more games strive to be accessible for people with all sorts of disabilities.
It's been a wild ride to get this far and we thank you for the support
This made me cry, thank you! All of you!!
I'm a blind person, with an xbox as well, and am looking forward to the screeeen narration feature, I hope this will allow us blind folks to play through this adventure. Do you also know if there will be a soundtrack release? I'd pick up/stream the soundtrack in a heartbeat just based on this one song alone and the incidental music too! Oh by the way did you know that iOS and Android also have accessibility features, like VoiceOver (screen reader on iOS) and TalkBack (screen reader on android)? as well as stuff for motor, so I don't know if that could be a direction to take this as well/look into. The other thing is, what will happen about other sign language options, such as BLS (British Sign Language), I don't know how different the two are.
For more games like these, I really want to check this one out. Keep up the amazing work! It made me shed a tear; it was really heartwarming to see something like this among all those games. Cheers! ❤
Thank you that means a lot!
An ASL MUSIC GAME I’m so excited 🥹
Thank you! We are excited for you to play
It looks promising, cute and beautiful. It's always fascinating to watch indie games break new ground. Creating an accessible game for a wide audience, especially the deaf community, is really praiseworthy.
They didn’t even hire a real deaf girl this is not inclusive enough
@@RunOverHomeless Actually the actress playing Harmony is a deaf Filipina.
The singing voice makes it more enjoyable for hearing people.
I can't wait to play this!
Absolutely amazed! 🤯 I really hope it will be avalaible on PS5 too (with DualSense haptic feedbacks it’d be a perfect experience) 🧏♀️ Thanks for this future gem, and thanks again for King’s Quest, gentlemen ⚔️
The PS5 controller really is amazing...
Looking forward to play this!
Thank you and we look forward to you playing it!
Its great what gaming has become over the years
YES! Yes yes yes. 🙌🏻 it is time!
We think so too!
This looks spectacular!!! I love the style.
Thanks for encouraging accessibility. It means a lot!
Thanks for your help in the comments :D
This looks cool as hell!
❤️
👏👏👏
Yessss music games
How is this accessible if it's only in ASL?
There are also subtitles and dubbed over voice as accessibility options
@@TheOddGentlemen Dubbed over voices in a game for the deaf?
@@morgantodd3748 The game is designed for a wide audience to enjoy
This is gonna sound amazing 🎉🎉
@@DeadEndScreamer it’s like making dance dance revolution for blind people
Instead of being grateful for your senses, you spend your time laughing at disabled people. Deaf people are reading your comments.
There are Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, like the protagonist of this game who love performing.
What a gutpunch to find out you will not be able to buy this game as it will only be available on subscription services. It's a pass from me until you let me buy and own the game.
@@MattGiuca You’ll be able to buy it
Music game for deaf person perfect !??
@@X3RO90 It’s not just for Deaf people it’s for everybody
As a person with a disability (in my case motor disability) this type of representation in video games is appreciated. I hope they have been documented and that people with disabilities have participated in this. I'm looking forward to it, good luck with the development.
Please ignore the hateful comment. What a monster.
Thanks for supporting the game! I'm excited too.
Yep check the website to see some of the team!
I just saw this, UA-cam didn't notify me, sorry.
I already checked the website and saw the team. I congratulate you, this is how things should be done. I will buy the game day 1, you have my full support. Hopefully we will have it soon, but take the time necessary for the studio to work calmly and the game goes on sale as best as possible. Good luck to the entire team in the development. A big hug to everyone from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
@@russellcairns9902 I understand that someone who is ableist left a stupid comment and was silenced, right? I didn't get to see it, what did I miss?
Don't worry, I'm 32 years old, I'm more than used to dealing with these types of "people". (so to speak)
His comments speak more about them than about me.
"You are offended by those who can, not by those who want to do it."
i watch the game awards with me friend and this game was announced i was like yes we need game like this and this is more like disney style witch am super excited to play
The artstyle looks amazing. Genuinely can't wait to play this.
The art team thanks you for the kind words!
This is the kind of game everyone will rave about being "important" but no one will say if its fun to play because it wont be
Can’t wait!!! This looks amazing and I am hoping it comes in Switch too!
It is a possibility
When 😢
Not too soon and not too far.
Looks awesome, who composed the music? It genuinely sounds amazing, they did an awesome job. Anywhere I can find the soundtrack aswell?
Thank you! Soundtrack is not out yet, though we will be releasing more snippets on TikTok throughout development. David Stanton is the Lead Composer on the project.