Braid, great Indie Game

Download and play a demo level from a site such as GameSpot. Answer the following questions, and provide screenshots to demonstrate your responses: 

What are the level's "affordances"? 

I downloaded the indie game “Braid” demo off of STEAM.  Actually I ended up buyin it.

In the game there were objects that were affordances and they conveyed their use to me during the gameplay.

• There were puzzle pieces in the platformer that were placed about the game.  I knew that I needed to go to the outlines of the puzzle pieces to obtain the pieces of the puzzle shapes. 
• There are mechanisms such as a gears that it is clear you need to pull on to move a plank. 
• There were objects such as door shapes that lead to other levels. 
• There was a key that fit a locked door I had in the level. 
• Affordance means is a design term that means an object should convey or communicate it’s use.  In gaming that means that it should be obvious what a weapon or tool is made for during the gameplay.
• As a player I used the objects, mechanism and shapes to reach areas that I was unable to reach any other way. Objects that were affordances also worked together to show me the path of the gameplay.

Great assignment, gave me a chance to take an objective look at the affordances in a new game.

Did I like the game Braid? Oh yes, it has a wonderful especially the feature of turning back time when you make a mistake.  It is amazing. I saw "THe Indie Game" movie documentary (Sundance award winner)  so I was excited to do the demo. http://buy.indiegamethemovie.com/