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{{other uses2|Cloud}} {{Infobox VG |title = Cloud |image = Cloudbox.jpg |developer = Students from the [[USC Interactive Media Division|USC EA Game Innovation Lab]] |publisher = [[USC Interactive Media Division]] |designer = [[Jenova Chen]], [[Stephen Dinehart]], Kellee Santiago, John Dewesse, Vincent Dianmante, Aaron Meyers, Rick Nelson, Glenn Song |engine = [[Bushido engine|Bushido]] |released = October 24, 2005 |genre = Third-person action |modes = [[Single player]] |platforms = [[Microsoft Windows]] |media = [[CD-ROM]](1), Web Downloadable |requirements = 700 [[Hertz|mhz]] CPU, 256MB RAM, [[DirectX]] 8, 64 [[Megabyte|MB]] [[video card]] |input = [[Computer keyboard|Keyboard]], [[Mouse (computing)|Mouse]] with [[Scroll wheel]] }} '''''Cloud''''', also known as ''That Cloud Game'' or ''Cloud: The Game'', is a [[puzzle video game]], designed by [[Jenova Chen]], based on weather and atmospheric aesthetics. The first version of ''Cloud'' was released as a free download on the web in the fall of [[2005]]. Designed in the [[USC Interactive Media Division|Interactive Media Division]] at the [[University of Southern California]]. The game features distinctive hand-drawn art, as well as non-violent, whimsical play inspired by [[Keita Takahashi]]'s ''[[Katamari Damacy]]''. The [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]] for ''Cloud'', ''thatcloudgame.com'' is drawn from a remark by [[Bing Gordon]], who referred to ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'' as "that garbage game." ==Plot== The story focuses on 7 year old Jun who has asthma. Because of his disease, he cannot leave his hospital ward without a doctor's permission and often becomes bored in his room. Jun forgets the "feeling of flying headlong through clouds." In the game's introduction, a 6 year old girl named Fei (meaning "fly" in Chinese) befriends Jun in his ward. Fei asks Jun to close his eyes and tell her what he sees, Jun sees the expansive outreach of a cloudy horizon and the game begins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interactive.usc.edu/projects/cloud/archives/2005/01/ | title=Cloud Project: January 2005 Archives |publisher=USC Interactive Media Division |date= |accessdate=2009-07-29 }}</ref> ==Gameplay== The object of ''Cloud'' varies between the four "missions" presented in the game. In the early missions, the player is freely allowed to become accustomed to the controls in a type of tutorial. The player experiments with flight, which occurs horizontally on a 2D plane.<ref name=gametunnel>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametunnel.com/gamespace.php?id=335&tab=3 |title=Cloud - Review by Game Tunnel |accessdate=2008-09-13 |author=William Usher |date=2006-11-01 }}</ref> Speed depends on the distance of the cursor from the player's [[Avatar (computing)|avatar]]. 3D flight can be attained by holding the 3rd mouse button.<ref name="instructions">[http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/Cloud_booklet.pdf ''Cloud'' Instructional Booklet], pp. 5-9, 2006-07-28</ref> There are three types of clouds in ''Cloud'': ; Neutral Clouds : Gray in color, these clouds do not respond to the player. If they come into contact with white clouds, they will be "purified" and turn into white clouds. ; White Clouds : White in color, these clouds "belong" to the player and will follow the player in flight. If the player travels too quickly, however, these clouds will break away from the player's "pull." A connection can be reestablished by flying close to the white clouds. ; Dark Clouds : Black in color, these clouds can be considered the game's "enemies." When the player flies into a collection of black clouds, the player's white clouds will combine with the dark clouds, eliminating both of them and forming rain. Numbers play an important role in this aspect of the gameplay; a large number of white clouds will more easily overpower a small number of dark clouds, and vice versa. The shift+mouse1 key combination is utilized to gather white clouds inside the player (only a limited number can be held). If the player holds the control key while stationary, a single cloud will form that will increase in height; a short white cloud cannot purify a tall dark cloud, and so the white cloud must be made taller in order to conquer a large dark cloud. If the control+mouse1 key combination is pressed while moving, individual white clouds will be released one by one along the flight path; this allows the player to draw intricate "drawings" in the air for both primary mission-based objectives and secondary puzzle levels. ; Game Modification : Any time during gameplay, through any level, modification of the playing field can be accomplished by pressing the "backspace" key. This will bring you to an edit mode. The following keys are used to edit the game space: "`", 1, 2, 3, "-" and "+". These keys will allow you to create white, gray and black clouds of differing shapes anywhere through the game space. ==Development== The first version of ''Cloud'' was released as a free download on the web in the fall of [[2005]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://interactive.usc.edu/projects/cloud/archives/2005/02/ | title=Cloud Project: February 2005 Archives |publisher=USC Interactive Media Division |date= |accessdate=2009-07-29 }}</ref> Designed in the [[USC Interactive Media Division|Interactive Media Division]] at the [[University of Southern California]], ''Cloud'' was funded by a grant from [[Electronic Arts]], and built using the student-developed [[Bushido engine]] evolved from a previous [[Independent Games Festival]] submission, [[Dyadin]]. ==Awards== * On March 22, 2006, ''Cloud'' and ''[[flOw]]'' were presented at the 5th [[Experimental Gameplay Workshop]] during the March 2006 [[Game Developers Conference]]. * On Jan 25th 2006, ''Cloud'' won [[Slamdance Film Festival]] [[Guerilla Gamemaker Competition]] [http://www.slamdance.com/press/press_release.asp?article_id=524 Best Student Philosophy Award]. * ''Cloud'' [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7795 is a winner] of the [[Independent Games Festival]] 2006 Student Showcase competition. * In the winter of 2005, ''Cloud'' won the "Internet Download Game of the Month" designation from the [[United Kingdom|UK]] magazine [[Edge (games magazine)|Edge]] in their issue number 156. * ''Cloud'' was featured on Free-Play Friday on the TV show, ''[[Attack of the Show]]'' on the [[G4 (TV channel)|G4]] network. * "Top Ten Games You've Never Heard Of" ''[[Game Informer]]'' magazine, Issue 156 ==References== <references/> ==External links== * [http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/ Official website] * [http://interactive.usc.edu/projects/cloud/ Development blog] * [http://thatgamecompany.com/games/cloud/ thatgamecompany's ''Cloud'' page] * [http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/extradownload.htm Extra Media of the game] [[Category:2005 video games]] [[Category:Indie video games]] [[Category:Puzzle video games]] [[Category:Thatgamecompany]] [[Category:Windows games]] [[fr:Cloud (jeu vidéo)]] [[fi:Cloud (videopeli)]] [[zh:云 (游戏)]]
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