#g4c12: case study: the end
DESCRIPTION
According to research, over two thirds of UK teens are either agnostic or atheist. Based on the hypothesis that a person’s understanding of death is guided by their religion, the absence of one suggests that the majority of teens are largely unsupported when trying to make sense of it.The End is a free, online web-game commissioned by Channel 4 Education, to ‘make death easier’. It is a game of self-discovery of 14-19 year olds which integrates strategy, puzzles and philosophical questions into a world which explores a range of commonly (or less commonly) held views about death, philosophy and science.The micro-talk explains the approach Preloaded took to designing a game about death as well as presenting insight into the player’s views on mortality, generated from the equivalent of 11+ years of non-stop gaming.PARTICIPANTS:Phil Stuart, Creative Director, PreloadedTRANSCRIPT
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‘Games with Purpose’
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FUN+
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DEATH
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(Make it easier)
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RELIGION
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2/3 UK teens lack faith
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PHILOSOPHY
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THE PHILOSOPHY
MECHANIC
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THE FUN BIT
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RESULTS
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results
3m levels played2 hours + av. save game
284k edu-clicks10k Facebook LIKES
Best Game BIMA + FITC2 x G4C Nominations
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Crusading Truth-Teller 3%The Truth-Teller 40%Mystic Truth Teller 1.5%The Crusader 9%Crusading Awakener 2.5%The Awakener 26% Mystic Awakener 5%The Mystic 13%
1m+ Answers
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most answered
Is it possible to be happy simply living in the moment?
75% Yes 25% No(300,353 answers)
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big swingers
Is there such a thing as a cause worth dying for?
83% Yes 17% No(18,932 answers)
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big swingers
Would you donate your body to help others after death?
81% Yes 19% No(62,855 answers)
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big swingers
Should it be possible to laugh at Death?
82% Yes 18% No(10,344 answers)
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close-calls
Are humans cut of from other parts of nature?
43% Yes 57% No(19,881 answers)
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close-calls
Is there such a thing as fate?
53% Yes 47% No(39,151 answers)
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interesting
Should people be able to choose how they die?
62% Yes 38% No(114,061 answers)
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Email: [email protected]: @philstuart @preloaded
More games, demos and blog:www.preloaded.com/blog
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