MonstersMonsters andand GhostsGhosts ofof thethe FarFar NorthNorth -- AA socialsocial multiplayermultiplayer gamegame
Monsters and Ghosts of the Far North searches for an alternative cartography through which we can rethink relationships across species in the Arctic region, and beyond.
The project employs a game engine to inquire into modes of multispecies cohabitation and the negotiation of space following the development of extractive industries in the region. As an interactive multiplayer experience, the embodiment of various non-human characters seeks to challenge our current anthropocentric perception. Wildlife tracking data and environmental projections feed into the design of this digital environment and serve as inter-scalar vehicles and trans-temporal narrative devices that tell the story of global entanglements. Consequently, one can come to feel endangered – an overwhelming feeling that emerges from an immersive narrative, going beyond the agendas of the five Arctic states and their overlapping territorial claims.
ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities
Production – client communication, timeline planning, task management
Game Design – prototyping, concepting mechanics, system design balancing
Level Design – level block-out, integrating gameplay content
Scripting – prototype scripting, UI functionality, basic feature implementation
TeamTeam
Lena Geerts Danau
Andra Pop-Jurj
Benjamin Grill
Max Bredlau
->-> MultiplayerMultiplayer SimulationSimulation
7 players in one simulated world where each character affects the world an the other characters in a unique way.
->-> DynamicDynamic DataData VisualisationVisualisation
Character-specific data and environment data visualised in a refreshing and interesting way with unity shader graph.
->-> SimpleSimple && SmallSmall GameGame LoopsLoops
Made for a nongamer and nonscientist target audience, the controls, and the mechanics stay simple to focus on the game’s social aspect and the interaction with each player.
TheThe ExhibitionExhibition
Thanks...Thanks...
…to Lena and Andra for the possibility to work together on this cool project!
