Learn about 陽春白雪(Lyrica), IMGA SEA Best Meaningful Play

Lyrica is a rhythm game of combined Chinese classical poetries and modern music. 

《陽春白雪》古典文學與現代音樂的跨界結合，古風劇情向手機音樂遊戲。

This is an interview with Renae Su from RNOVA Studios.

Lyrica won the 2nd IMGA SEA Best Meaningful Play award.

Can you introduce yourself?

We’re RNOVA Studio from Taiwan. We’re experienced in making rhythm games. We’ve developed a rhythm game called Noah’s Bottle. Lyrica is a game made in collaboration with Han Chuang Culture and Art Inc; Han Chuang provided the music, and we developed the game. 

阿諾瓦工作室是來自台灣的團隊，我們擅長音樂類型的遊戲開發，過去曾經開發過手機音樂遊戲Noah’s Bottle，而這次陽春白雪是阿諾瓦工作室與漢創文化合作開發，由阿諾瓦工作室開發遊戲，漢創文化提供音樂資源。

For those who don’t know Lyrica, can you give us one sentence to describe your game?

Lyrica is a combination of classic Chinese poetry with a rhythm game. We applied classic literature to our art, music, gameplay, and story, which allows players to experience the beauty of oriental culture while playing our game.

這是一款結合中國古典文學詩詞的音樂遊戲。不論在美術、歌曲、玩法、還是故事上都融入了傳統詩詞要素。讓你可以一面聽音樂一面感受東方文化。

What makes your game unique?

Our team is experienced and passionate about making and playing rhythm games. Our game is unique in many ways:

1. Lyrics are the important part of the gameplay.
2. We applied Chinese calligraphy to the gameplay.
3. We’re the first rhythm game that collects indigenous music, Taiwanese Hokkien music, and a cappella music. 
4. We combined classic Chinese literature with Taiwanese modern culture in our storyline. 

我們的團隊成員，有豐富的音樂遊戲製作與遊玩經驗。但我們做出了，至今為止沒有被實作過的音樂遊戲類型。

1、注重歌詞的主要玩法
2、融入書法的譜面設計
3、收錄台灣原住民音樂、台語音樂、阿卡貝拉歌曲等多元風格歌曲。
4、結合古典中華文化、詩詞內容、與現代台灣文化的主線故事。

Now about you and your team: what’s the story behind your studio’s creation?

The development of Lyrica started with meeting Han Chuang Culture and Art Inc. Han Chuang has been hosting contests that combined music with traditional poetry for the past 11 years. The purpose of these contests is to promote classic literature in modern culture.

Last year, they decided to promote their songs with a rhythm game so they reached out to us. We were both interested in the idea so we started developing this game.  

陽春白雪的開發起源，是因為上一款作品Noah’s Bottle，我們認識漢創文化(Han Chuang Culture and Art Inc.)。
而漢創文化過去舉辦了11屆以中華傳統詩詞為元素的音樂創作競賽。
他們希望以現代的藝術形式，來推廣傳統的詩詞文化，所以長期舉辦這樣的音樂競賽。
而在去年，他們想進一步以遊戲的形式進行推廣，我們與漢創文化廖總監詳談後，認為這個結合非常有趣，而展開了這個創作旅途。

We loved your game, it was rich and smooth. What inspired you?

The pieces of music Han Chuang provided us with were all modern music enriched with classic poetry, that’s why we decided to combine ancient histories with modern characters in our storyline, applying Chinese elements in our visual designs, also making calligraphy and poetry essential parts of the game. 

在開發初期，我們與漢創文化有一個很好的共識，我們要將詩詞與音樂遊戲做結合，遊戲的核心玩法就以這個點展開，融入了書法、詩詞的意境。
因為漢創文化的音樂，融合了古典詩詞與現代音樂風格。所以遊戲故事與美術包裝，我們選擇以中國古代詩人的真實故事，結合現代穿越故事的元素，將古今兩個要素結合。

How do you feel about winning an IMGA award? Tell us about your victory.

Winning this award is a pleasant surprise. There’re so many awesome games in the contest, we’re absolutely humbled and thrilled to have won this award. We hope our gamers have fun playing this game and will enjoy Chinese literature within our gameplay. 

獲得這個獎項，是個意外的驚喜。陽春白雪融入許多獨特的文化元素，在這次比賽當中，其他團隊也有許多充滿意義或意境的好作品，我們能在這麼多好作品中勝出這個獎項，非常感動。
很高興可以得到評審的欣賞與認同，也希望可以藉由這個遊戲，向玩家傳達中華文化和台灣文化。

Any new game or project coming out in the next months? Anything else you would like to say to the world?

For the near future, we’ll continue updating storyline and new songs for Lyrica and keep updating our previous game Noah’s Bottle.

暫時會以更新陽春白雪後續故事、歌曲，以及公司的前作內容為主。我們會帶來更有多元意境的陽春白雪後續內容。

Thanks a lot!

Discover all winners at http://sea.imgawards.com/winners-nominees/2nd-imga-southeast-asia/