It starts players off easy, teaching concepts about how players can manipulate an object’s size to get where they want. “Maquette” plays with this sense of scale through its seven chapters. Leaving it there, they can turn around and find an enormous key in the regular-sized world that lets them cross. They can head to the small replica, and use that same key, and because the replica is smaller, the key can turn into a bridge.

The chasm is too large to jump across so players have to discover an alternative path. That leads to a puzzle where players have to get to a building across a gap but no bridge exists. For example, players can find a key that unlocks a door. The quirk at the heart of the gameplay is that players can grab certain objects and place them in the diorama and that is reflected in the bigger world outside. Players encounter a diorama that reflects the bigger world at large.

The gameplay premise in “Maquette” involves a world within a world. They’ll notice that there’s a smaller replica of that same domed structure at the center of it. Like a gamified Russian nesting doll, players are dropped into an area that looks like the Palace of the Fine Arts. The idea focuses on a world within a world. It also ended up being the setting for “Maquette,” a puzzle game that he’s been working on for a decade. I fell in love with Victorian architecture.” “It was a whole new experience for me,” he said. He moved to the Mission District in 2010 right at 16th Street and Valencia. As an adult, the allure of the city was strong. Whenever there was a moment to celebrate, Lemoore’s family found themselves in the city. Growing up in the South Bay, Lemoore said San Francisco was the spot for special occasions. For game developer Hanford Lemoore, the city holds a special place both personally and professionally. The City by the Bay captures the imagination with its history, quirks and architecture. Everyone has a story about falling in love with San Francisco.

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