10 Things Not in Use

I feel the beginning of a Toy Story rip-off coming from these objects. 

     Searching for these objects reminded me of the I Spy books I read as a kid, searching for the tiny red bicycle or the party hat hidden in the mass of objects on the page. As such, I think it would be interesting to do a hidden objects game with a backing story to tie the objects together. The story would involve searching a static image and clicking on certain objects in the image, such as those listed in the page from Steal Like an Artist. The player wouldn't see this list and would rely on a small amount of trial and error to scroll around the photograph searching for clickable items. When an item is found and clicked, a small story about inanimate objects coming to life would appear. Each of these mini stories might tie into a bigger overall story involving all of the hidden items.
     Each entry in the overall project would require a separate posted story per item. Therefore, I think it would be easiest to create a separate blog, so that the story posts wouldn't get mixed in and accidentally uncovered on my main blog. The main page of this new blog would be a brief list of instructions and the photo of the room itself. The photo would have links over top of each item in question, which would send the viewer to each hidden blog post containing the story for that image. Utilizing hyperlinks, the stories would be interconnected with each other without the need to return to the image if desired. For example, if the word "bag" appeared in the post about the pennant, then "bag" would link to the post about the pink backpack. This will not only keep players engaged, but will keep them from getting stuck on a page.