What are ALT+CTRL games?
ALT+CTRL or alt.ctrl (Alternative Controllers) games are video games that use unconventional controllers. Traditional controllers include keyboards, mice, gamepads, touchscreens, and devices like Wiimotes, PS Move, Kinects, and Leap Motion. Essentially, these are controllers made by video game manufacturers that you can purchase.
Alternative controllers, on the other hand, are anything but traditional. They can be any object, device, or contraption that you can repurpose to control a game.
Aren't ALT+CTRL games only playable at events and such?
Typically, ALT+CTRL games are showcased at events like festivals and art exhibits. However, they can also be made for home play by creatively reimagining standard controllers! Examples include: Good Soup MF, B.U.T.T.O.N., Johan Sebastian Joust, Bounden, Fingle, Tie Simulator, Space team...
Get Inspired!
Check out this playlist of ALT+CTRL games that you can play at home for free on itch.io. And here are some more... These games showcase innovative uses of standard devices in unique and playful ways. Unleash your creativity by turning your keyboard into a guitar, your gamepad into a phone, or connect multiple mice to your computer for chaotic fun, just like in Holy Shit and Mice Fight!
Your Challenge: Divert standard devices to create a game that uses an ordinary controller in an unconventional and creative manner!
Join the ALT+CTRL @home Game Jam and let's see what extraordinary games you can make with ordinary controllers!
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