What is Bot Party?

Bot Party highlights how play can facilitate human connection and collective joy. This interactive game fosters human connection through touch-based play using sound and vibration. Participants engage with three bot controllers, each embedded with LEDs and equipped with touch, haptic, and motion sensors. This enables a dynamic interplay of movement, physical contact, and sound between the players. The bot controllers detect and respond when players touch or interact with others holding a controller. They also produce unique sonic and haptic feedback when picked up and moved around. Players can choose to navigate a structured game mode with points and objectives or immerse themselves in an open-ended soundscape for freeform exploration. The mix of lights, sounds, and vibrations creates a shared experience that is both social and sensory.