Made for London’s Science Museum
At first,Transmissionlooks like a pretty standardEulerian path-based puzzle game. That is not a bad thing; I was pretty hooked onLynefor a while. But asTransmissionprogresses, it follows the history of electronic communication, and it uses that history to introduce new elements that build on its complex system.
Beginning with the telegraph, there are simple transmitters and receivers, and the goal is to get information (represented by cubes) from the former to the latter. Eventually, networks allow for information loops, hubs require multiple pieces of information, broadcasters cover an area rather than functioning point-to-point, satellites differentiate types of information, and more.
Built for theInformation Age Exhibitat theScience Museumin London,Transmissionsneaks a little bit of education on the history and function of information technology into its sharp, minimalist package. It is playable for freethrough a browser, onAndroid, and oniOS.
