Kinect Game · 2014
Fantasia: Music Evolved
A Kinect-based interactive music experience that reimagined Disney's Fantasia as a playable, motion-driven world where players act as a modern Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Built in close partnership with Disney, the project blended gesture-based performance, music remixing, and exploration into a magical, expressive experience. Disney granted access to their archives and original Fantasia reference materials, which deeply informed the tone, animation quality, and visual language of the game.
The game featured two primary modes of play: a performative, beat-matching gesture system that allowed players to craft new mixes from established songs, and a more exploratory music-creation environment that unlocked over time — encouraging experimentation, discovery, and surprise. All of this was delivered through the Kinect interface on Xbox, pushing the platform in ways it hadn't been used before.
Key Takeaways
IP stewardship at scale — translating a legacy Disney property into an interactive format required deep respect for tone, emotion, and visual language. Expressive interaction over literal control — designing Kinect gameplay around performative, gesture-driven input enabled a more magical and emotionally resonant player experience. Systems-first creativity — modular music, animation, and environment systems allowed players to remix, explore, and unlock content while maintaining consistency.
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