Loopi | Learning to Play Together

Loopi is an augmented reality (AR) game designed for autistic children aged 6–11, focusing on developing reciprocal communication, social interaction, and cooperative play through a fun and engaging experience.

Let's Build Together!

Meet Lily, a friendly virtual character who invites players to build a car together using colorful blocks.

But playing together isn't always simple!

Sometimes Lily makes mistakes, wants something different, or takes her turn unexpectedly. Through these everyday situations, children are encouraged to explore communication, understand different perspectives, and discover ways to cooperate.

What If Things Don't Go as Planned?

That's where Loopi's special Time Rewind ability comes in!

Players can rewind time, revisit a situation, try a different approach, and discover how their choices influence Lily's reactions and their shared experience.

There is no pressure to get everything right on the first try. Every attempt is an opportunity to explore, learn, and grow.

Our Vision

Loopi aims to create a safe, supportive, and playful environment where children can practice social interactions at their own pace.

Rather than focusing on right or wrong answers, Loopi encourages children to explore different ways of responding, understand the consequences of their choices, and discover that there is more than one way to approach a social situation.

Because sometimes, all it takes is another chance to find a way to play together.

Future Development | Growing with Every Child

Our vision for Loopi goes beyond a single game.

We envision Loopi as an evolving platform that combines interactive social experiences with personalized guidance and support.

A Connected System for Parents and Therapists

In future development, we plan to introduce a dedicated companion system for parents, caregivers, and therapists.

Through an interface accessible from a tablet or smartphone, adults will be able to:

• Assign activities and social challenges based on the child's individual needs.
• Follow the child's progress throughout different games and experiences.
• Identify communication skills and social situations that may require additional practice.
• Adjust activities and challenges according to the child's development.
• Support the child throughout the learning process, connecting experiences within the game to everyday social situations.

This system is intended to help adults guide the child's experience while allowing children to explore, make decisions, and learn through play.

Personalized Experiences and Adaptive Learning

Every child is different, and their learning experience should reflect that.

As Loopi evolves, we plan to develop a variety of interactive AR games and social scenarios, each focusing on different aspects of communication, cooperation, and shared play.

Future activities may include building together, drawing, joining group activities, handling unexpected changes, and navigating everyday social situations.

The challenges will be designed to adapt to each child's individual needs, abilities, and progress, gradually introducing new experiences as their skills develop.

Instead of following a fixed learning path, our long-term goal is to create an experience that grows alongside the child.

Beyond the Screen

Our goal is not simply to help children succeed inside the game, but to create opportunities to practice skills that may support interactions in everyday life.

By combining engaging gameplay, opportunities to try again, personalized challenges, and guidance from parents or professionals, we hope to bridge the gap between virtual experiences and real-world social interactions.

Loopi is envisioned as more than a game — a supportive, adaptable learning environment that grows with each child.

About This Prototype

Developed during Sheba Game Jam 2026.

This project is an early prototype exploring the potential of interactive AR experiences for practicing social communication and cooperative play.

The current version demonstrates Loopi's core gameplay concept through a shared building activity with Lily, interactive social dilemmas, and the time-rewind mechanic.

The personalized learning system, parent and therapist interface, and additional social games described above are part of our future development vision and are not yet implemented in this prototype.

Android Download & Play

Download Loopy-Android.apk on an ARCore-compatible Android phone or tablet (Android 8 or later), open it, install the application, and allow camera access.

Play in landscape orientation with media sound enabled.

The game and voice instructions are in Hebrew.

This is an installable AR application, not a browser game.

התקנה והפעלה

1. הורדת המשחק: מורידים את הקובץ Loopy-Android.apk לטלפון, פותחים אותו ומאשרים התקנה. במידת הצורך, מאפשרים התקנת אפליקציות מהדפדפן או ממנהל הקבצים. פותחים את Loopi ומאשרים גישה למצלמה.
2. תחילת המשחק: משחקים כשהמכשיר במצב אופקי (לרוחב) ועם עוצמת מדיה פעילה. לוחצים על ״מתחילים!״, בוחרים דמות ועוקבים אחר ההנחיות של לילי.
3. סריקת המשטח: מכוונים את המצלמה לשולחן או לרצפה באזור מואר ומזיזים את הטלפון לאט מצד לצד. אזור המשחק יופיע אוטומטית. אם המכשיר מתקשה לזהות משטח, מומלץ לנסות אזור עם מרקם ופרטים וללא השתקפויות.
4. בניית המכונית: בתור הילד, גוררים חלק אל אזור ההרכבה הזוהר. צבע סגול מסמן את תורה של לילי, וצבע לבן מסמן את תור הילד. ניתן להזיז את המכשיר כדי לראות חלקים נוספים.
5. בחירות חברתיות: כאשר מופיעה דילמה, נוגעים באייקון כדי לשמוע אפשרות ולוחצים על ״בחרתי!״ כדי לאשר את הבחירה. כפתור החזרה בזמן מאפשר לחזור לרגע הבחירה, לנסות תגובה אחרת ולגלות כיצד היא משפיעה על המשך המשחק.
6. עצירה והצבה מחדש: ניתן לעצור ולחדש את המשחק באמצעות כפתור ההפסקה. בתפריט ההפסקה, האפשרות ״מציבים מחדש״ מאפשרת להעביר את אזור המשחק למשטח אחר תוך שמירה על ההתקדמות.
7. המשך לאחר דילמה: אם לילי אינה מוכנה להמשיך לאחר חטיפת החלק בדילמה הראשונה, ניתן להשתמש ביכולת החזרה בזמן ולבחור תגובה אחרת.

פרטי גרסת הגיים ג'אם

גרסה: 0.1.6

גרסה זו כוללת סבב פתיחה, שלוש דילמות חברתיות, 10 סבבים ו־20 חלקי הרכבה.

שלושה משפטי מעבר קצרים עדיין מוצגים כטקסט ללא הקלטה קולית.

הוראות מפורטות זמינות גם בקובץ המצורף להורדה.

Known Issues | Game Jam Prototype v0.1.6

Loopi is currently an early prototype developed within the limited timeframe of Sheba Game Jam 2026. Some interactions and character responses are still being refined.

Stage 3 – Final Social Challenge

The third and final social challenge is designed around a situation in which Lily unexpectedly takes the player's turn during the cooperative building activity.

The purpose of this scenario is to give the child an opportunity to experience an interruption in turn-taking, recognize the social situation, and explore different ways of responding.

Current known issue:

In the current build, Lily does not respond as intended to this event. Her behavior and reactions do not clearly reflect the situation, and there is insufficient visual or behavioral feedback to communicate what has happened.

As a result, the intended social interaction and learning opportunity in this stage are not yet fully represented.

This is a known limitation of the current prototype, and improving Lily's reactions, emotional expressions, and contextual feedback is a priority for future development.

Despite this limitation, the current version demonstrates the game's central concept: cooperative play, interactive social decision-making, and the ability to rewind time and explore alternative responses.

Loopi — Learning, exploring, and growing together, one interaction at a time.