<s>
The	B-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Motus	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Hicks	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
plans	O
to	O
escape	O
by	O
building	O
bridges	O
through	O
the	O
forest	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
determination	O
is	O
challenged	O
by	O
bullies	B-Application
that	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
words	O
to	O
destroy	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
using	O
the	O
MonoGame	B-Language
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Motus	I-Application
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
puzzles	O
and	O
action	O
platforming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motus	O
 '	O
main	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
connect	O
groups	O
of	O
nodes	O
together	O
to	O
design	B-Application
bridges	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
between	O
this	O
he	O
meets	O
bullies	B-Application
that	O
attack	O
him	O
with	O
deadly	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motus	O
must	O
tactfully	O
use	O
his	O
own	O
words	O
to	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
bullies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
soon	O
meets	O
bullies	B-Application
that	O
try	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
from	O
completing	O
his	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
bullies	B-Application
are	O
hostile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motus	O
also	O
meets	O
conflicted	O
bullies	B-Application
that	O
express	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
confusion	O
at	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origin	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Motus	I-Application
started	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
when	O
Hicks	O
and	O
Antunes	O
released	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
called	O
Sententia	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
quickly	O
finished	O
after	O
three	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Indie	B-Device
Games	I-Device
Uprising	I-Device
,	O
an	O
event	O
Hicks	O
helped	O
coordinate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Pillar	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
game	O
inspired	O
by	O
human	O
psychology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillar	B-Application
was	O
more	O
successful	O
than	O
Sententia	O
,	O
generating	O
over	O
320,000	O
downloads	O
and	O
a	O
showcase	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developer	O
's	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pillar	B-Application
's	O
release	O
gave	O
Hicks	O
and	O
Antunes	O
confidence	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Sententia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
took	O
the	O
core	O
idea	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
approached	O
the	O
execution	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
Pillar	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
being	O
so	O
different	O
,	O
they	O
renamed	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Motus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
