Project Overview

This project recreates Chunkey, a traditional Native American game historically played in the Cahokia Mounds culture, as an interactive installation for the First Americans Museum. The digital adaptation allows visitors to experience the strategic rhythm and cultural significance of the original game in a contemporary interactive form.

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Artistic Concept

The installation draws visual inspiration from archaeological references, stone-rolling rituals, and symbolic patterns found in Mississippian culture. The goal is to translate the communal, skill-based nature of Chunkey into a stylized digital environment that invites active participation and cultural reflection.

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Technical Approach

The game was developed in Unity, including gameplay programming, interface design, and visual implementation.
To enhance museum interaction, physical controllers were created using 3D-printed objects embedded with sensors, allowing visitors to trigger actions in the game through tangible input.
This hybrid digital-physical system provides an intuitive and engaging way for audiences to explore Chunkey’s mechanics.

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