Twelve sexy contestants. One tacky mansion in Malibu. An eager audience breathlessly watching every episode as the flirting, drama, and heated conflicts unfold—alongside lots and lots of buttshots. Yep, reality shows have been a staple of TV since the '90s, and the next one is coming to your PC.
In The Crush House, a «darkly comic thirst-person shooter,» as it's described by developer Nerial (Card Shark, Reigns) you don't have to settle for watching the action when you can film and broadcast it yourself. You're the cameraperson for The Crush House, but as you'll see shortly your job involves a lot more than just pressing the record button.
Start by picking four of the 12 sexy cast members, each who have their own personality traits—Joyumi is a competitive «sexy ice queen» who hates criticism and likes the finer things in life, Alex is «a human golden retriever» who surfs and avoids commitment, Bea is a sarcastic «wild card» and dislikes being complimented—and stick them in The Crush House for season one. They'll quickly start interacting with each other: talking, arguing, flirting, and eventually even kissing or having slap fights.
What happens on The Crush House isn't really up to you, at least not at first. You're recording the show on your hand-held camera, following the cast members around as they hang out in the mansion. But when the four singles split up into duos and head to different spots in the house, that's when you'll need to decide what you'll film and what you won't. One show, one camera.
The show is streaming live and the feedback from the audience is instantaneous—and these viewers are demanding. They'll request things, like more butt shots. Adjust your zoom or camera angle to film more of the contestants' butts and that particular segment of the audience will love it, filling the meter of an icon on your screen. The challenge is in keeping different segments of the viewing audience happy at the same time. Some viewers are interested in gardening,
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