{"id":11221,"date":"2023-08-16T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/one-man-and-his-dog-summerhill-turns-shepherding-into-a-video-game-puzzle\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T13:38:08","slug":"one-man-and-his-dog-summerhill-turns-shepherding-into-a-video-game-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/16\/one-man-and-his-dog-summerhill-turns-shepherding-into-a-video-game-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"One man and his dog: Summerhill turns shepherding into a video game puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artist and designer Harry Nesbitt explains how his game pays homage to a countryside practice stretching back through history<\/p>\n

In the soft, rolling hills of the Derbyshire dales the grass is clipped to just a few centimetres by gently bleating sheep. For game artist and designer Harry Nesbitt who grew up here, this countryside is in his blood. \u201cThere\u2019s something there deep in my subconscious,\u201d he says. \u201cI always want to tell stories or depict worlds that are close to my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nesbitt\u2019s fondness for this terrain is visible the very first time you look at Summerhill, his forthcoming puzzle-adventure game that tasks the player with herding sheep through a bucolic landscape. You\u2019re accompanied by a dog who provides key assistance; you\u2019ll come across intriguing ruined structures, the remains of an ancient civilisation whose culture was centred on shepherding, through which you must guide your growing flock. Nesbitt says these ruins are designed in order to \u201ccontain, funnel, or sort\u201d sheep in certain ways, causing the player to \u201crationalise\u201d and \u201creconfigure\u201d the space in order to progress.<\/p>\n

Summerhill will be out on PC and unannounced platforms; release date TBA<\/p>\n

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\nArtist and designer Harry Nesbitt explains how his game pays homage to a countryside practice stretching back through history
\nIn the soft, rolling hills of the Derbyshire dales the grass is clipped to just a few centimetres by gently bleating sheep. For game artist and designer Harry Nesbitt who grew up here, this countryside is in his blood. \u201cThere\u2019s something there deep in my subconscious,\u201d he says. \u201cI always want to tell stories or depict worlds that are close to my heart.\u201d
\nNesbitt\u2019s fondness for this terrain is visible the very first time you look at Summerhill, his forthcoming puzzle-adventure game that tasks the player with herding sheep through a bucolic landscape. You\u2019re accompanied by a dog who provides key assistance; you\u2019ll come across intriguing ruined structures, the remains of an ancient civilisation whose culture was centred on shepherding, through which you must guide your growing flock. Nesbitt says these ruins are designed in order to \u201ccontain, funnel, or sort\u201d sheep in certain ways, causing the player to \u201crationalise\u201d and \u201creconfigure\u201d the space in order to progress.
\nSummerhill will be out on PC and unannounced platforms; release date TBA Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Artist and designer Harry Nesbitt explains how his game pays homage to a countryside practice stretching back through history In the soft, rolling hills of the Derbyshire dales the grass is clipped to just a few centimetres by gently bleating sheep. For game artist and designer Harry Nesbitt who grew up here, this countryside is …<\/p>\n

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