After years of hardworking, we are very excited to announce that our first game, the Butterfly’s Dream, is now available on the App Store!
The Butterfly’s Dream is Now Available!
The Musical Instruments Playable in the Butterfly’s Dream
Greetings!
In the Butterfly’s Dream, we designed several puzzles inspired by ancient Chinese musical instruments: Qin, Bianzhong, and Dizi. Let’s take a look! All screenshots listed below are work in progress.
Qin
This Qin puzzle is inspired by an ancient seven-string zither, named Guqin (古琴)[1]. Guqin is favored by scholars in ancient China and often represents high culture. The quiet sounds of guqin are great for meditation and zen experiences.
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Following is the list of sound effects from Freesound.org:
- 1191_two_cows.wav by reinsamba — https://freesound.org/s/57790/
- Bird Whistling, A.wav by InspectorJ — https://freesound.org/s/339326/
- Foliage_Rustling_001.wav by duckduckpony — https://freesound.org/s/204030/
- Lake Waves 2.wav by Benboncan — https://freesound.org/s/67884/
- Lake Waves Hjälmaren.wav by Owl — https://freesound.org/s/156525/
- OrchardBirds.wav by HerbertBoland — https://freesound.org/s/31960/
- sliding wooden door close mic follow door scrape slow mic top wheels 2.wav by stiffman — https://freesound.org/s/381965/
- Tree Branch breaking_2.wav by speedygonzo — https://freesound.org/s/257653/
- Unrolling And Rolling Map.wav by Benboncan — https://freesound.org/s/77319/
Great thanks to all the sound-artists!
An introduction to the Chinese characters in the game
Aloha! Here is an introduction to all the Chinese characters you may find in the graphics of The Butterfly’s Dream. In the graphics, traditional Chinese characters are used for consistency. We hope this introduction can help you better understand the culture behind this game. All screenshots listed below are work in progress.
On the Main House building:
厚德載物/厚德载物
Great virtue bears all things.
This phrase comes from Yijing or Book of Changes.
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