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Playing God

An interactive narrative, FMV, sci-fi VR experience.

Developer
Ben Fredericks [Collaborations]
Publisher
Ben Fredericks [Collaborations]
Release
September 7, 2020
6 years and 55 days ago
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About the Game

Imagine you are the captain of a space station. A space station suddenly presented with a humanitarian crisis. When given the choice, who will you save?

Playing God is an interactive VR thought experiment that lets you imagine you are the captain of a space station, suddenly presented with a humanitarian crisis. It challenges its audience with a series of scenarios and questions based upon the narrative allowing the audience to explore how they would deal with a humanitarian crisis themselves.

    Gameplay
  • 15-minute experience for VR headsets
  • Dynamic film with an interactive narrative
  • FMV style
  • Multiple narrative threads
  • Discover different storylines by replaying the experience

NEW: Desktop version available for use without a headset


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