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CyberZen Dialogue Options
CyberZen was collaborative project taken at the Midpoint of my time at the Academy of Art University. The point of the game was you play as a monk walking through an office populated by stressed out robots and you had to approach each robot as their stress gauge filled and impart some wisdom on them before the gauge filled and they self-destructed. I was tasked with the level layout and coming up with the dialogue options.
4 office robots.
Roomba Manager
Crusher Bot
Printer/Copier Robot
Janitor robot.
Receptionist robot
Quote List for Robots:
Office Bot # 1 & 2:
Typing away and getting stressed out.
Possible Dialogue: “typingtypingtypingtyping…”
Good Quotes:
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“Patience is key. Remember: A jug fills drop by drop.”
“The task is only as great as its reward.”
Neutral Quotes:
“Sometimes things suck”
“Monotony is safe.”
“You are only the sum of all your parts”
Bad Quotes:
“Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”
“Everything fits into the void”
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
Office Bot: Gaming:
Sitting in a comfy chair with no work, this robot is stressing out about the game it’s playing.
Possible Dialogue: “Stay in your lane! Spec for cooldowns! Stick to the meta you humans!”
Good Quotes:
“In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?”
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
“Together, we are one.”
Neutral Quotes:
“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”
“Dogs chase mudballs. A lion bites the thrower”
“All time is wasted time if you don’t enjoy life.”
Bad Quotes:
“You are unique. Nothing can replace you. Except maybe your latest model, boy that thing can really get a job done well”
“Pretend you have a heart. Listen to it”
“You are only as good as your programming...which is upgradable.”
Office Bot: Overworked:
Because the Gaming Bot is slacking off, this robot’s work is doubled. This
Possible Dialogue: “Have to type. Have to file. Have to answer the phone. Out of coffee. Need coffee.”
Good Quotes:
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“All paths are meant to be walk. How long it takes, matters not.”
Neutral Quotes:
“Sometimes things suck”
“You were designed for one job, and you do that job.”
Bad Quotes:
“Don’t just accept your shortcomings. Embrace them as valid excuses”
“Never stop pushing yourself until you hear something snap or malfunction inside you. Even then...”
“The darkest night is ignorance”
Office Bot: Copy Room:
This bot has similar frustrations and issues as the Overworked Bot, so the quotes have the same context, therefore, the assets can be reused.
This bot is being overworked and frustrated that the coffee pot is missing.
Possible Dialogue: “I have to copy all of these and file them here but there’s no coffee. There’s never any coffee.”
Good Quotes:
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“All paths are meant to be walk. How long it takes, matters not.”
Neutral Quotes:
“Sometimes things suck”
“You were designed for one job, and you do that job.”
“Even bad days have a dusk.”
Bad Quotes:
“Don’t just accept your shortcomings. Embrace them as valid excuses”
“Never stop pushing yourself until you hear something snap or malfunction inside you. Even then...”
“The darkest night is ignorance”
Receptionist Bot:
This bot is constantly answering emails and phone calls and never gets a break.
Possible Dialogue: “I never get a break and people always come here. Oh jeeze, another one…”
Good Quotes:
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“Patience is key. Remember: A jug fills drop by drop.”
Neutral Quotes:
“ An apple is an apple. An orange is an orange. They are not the same. They are not different.”
“You were designed for one job, and you do that job.”
“It’s almost the weekend, that’s good”
Bad Quotes:
“You are unique. Nothing can replace you. Except maybe your latest model, boy that thing can really get a job done well”
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
“Don’t just accept your shortcomings. Embrace them as valid excuses”
Roomba Bot:
This bot has similar frustrations and issues as the Overworked Bot and Copy Room Bot, so the quotes have the same context, therefore, the assets can be reused.
This robot patrols the floor making sure all other bots are on task.
Possible Dialogue: “Inefficient. Inefficient. Inefficient.”
Good Quotes:
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“All paths are meant to be walk. How long it takes, matters not.”
Neutral Quotes:
“Sometimes things suck”
“You were designed for one job, and you do that job.”
“Even bad days have a dusk.”
Bad Quotes:
“Don’t just accept your shortcomings. Embrace them as valid excuses”
“Never stop pushing yourself until you hear something snap or malfunction inside you. Even then...”
“The darkest night is ignorance”
Janitor Bot:
This bot has similar frustrations and issues as the Receptionist Bot, so the quotes have the same context, therefore, the assets can be reused.
Moves from area to area cleaning and sometimes hides inside the supply closet.
Possible Dialogue: “Everything is...so dirty. All of the time.”
Good Quotes:
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“Patience is key. Remember: A jug fills drop by drop.”
Neutral Quotes:
“ An apple is an apple. An orange is an orange. They are not the same. They are not different.”
“You were designed for one job, and you do that job.”
“It’s almost the weekend, that’s good”
Bad Quotes:
“You are unique. Nothing can replace you. Except maybe your latest model, boy that thing can really get a job done well”
“Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
“Don’t just accept your shortcomings. Embrace them as valid excuses”
Trash Compactor Bot:
A sad, isolated robot that consists of only an arm and a leg that inches slowly to the conveyor belt.
Possible Dialogue: “This job has taken an arm and a leg from me. Now I’m just an arm and a leg.”
Good Quotes:
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
Neutral Quotes:
“You only lose what you cling to.”
“Sometimes things suck”
“Life isn’t as serious as your circuitry makes it out to be.”
Bad Quotes:
“Everything fits into the void”
“Self pity means at least one person is listening to your problems”
“Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”