Knobs Flat

Knobs Flat

Interactive portrait & Pause and Refusal Simulation
2019

Knobs Flat is an interactive character portrait. The character is controlled by an AI in parallel to player input. Through the overlapping and simultaneity of inputs, exploration of the world, and the avatar’s reactions, players can explore the AI’s personality and questions of agency and control.

Set in different moments in a rainy city, Knobs moves from puddle to puddle. Players explore strands of exhaustion and overexertion to negotiate questions about the possibilities of rest, recovery, and refusal.