The Council of Fluff and Stuff

A short game about a child struggling with the idea of her parents getting divorced. In order to cope with this, she hosts a council meeting with her stuffed animals and cat, each symbolizing a stage of grief. Will she be able to come to terms with her new life? Or has it already taken too much of a toll on her?

Controls:
WASD or Arrow Keys - Move/Interact
Any Key - Move dialogue forward

This is a small bitsy project I took on in the fall of 2022.  I'm still getting used to the software, so I have been making small edits as I've learned more about it, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless! This work is very important to me because I think media often focuses too much on the nuclear family or goes so far in the other direction of being completely dysfunctional.

Not every dysfunction is the end, and though there is certainly a balance and a sacrifice, sometimes dysfunction can be necessary to move forward. I also find that a lot of adults forget that children process these things in such differing and creative ways. They don't know how to empathize with them beyond the adult lens. If you end up playing, just remember that it's all about perspective.

The Council of Fluff and Stuff was nominated for 2 awards at RPI GameFest 2023: Excellence in Narrative and the Impact Award!
It also won Best in Narrative at Quinnipiac University's 2023 Game Showcase.

Art and Narrative by Amari O'Connor

Current music is non-copyrighted, but I still want to thank and credit PianoAmor from Pixabay for creating and sharing this piece!

***For those who have been here for a while, I have recently moved all of my updates to the Devlog to make them a bit more official. Thank you for all the support :)