{"id":15509,"date":"2024-08-13T09:37:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/goodnight-universe-inside-the-mind-of-a-psychic-baby\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T09:37:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T07:37:30","slug":"goodnight-universe-inside-the-mind-of-a-psychic-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/13\/goodnight-universe-inside-the-mind-of-a-psychic-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodnight Universe: inside the mind of a psychic baby"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the writer of lockdown hit Before Your Eyes, the new game uses VR or plain old webcam tech to see how life looks as a paranormally gifted infant<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

How do you follow the game that made the world cry? It\u2019s a question that\u2019s haunted writer Graham Parkes ever since 2021\u2019s Bafta-winning Before Your Eyes. Released during the height of lockdown, Parkes\u2019 webcam-controlled yarn uses players\u2019 blinks to fast-forward through protagonist Benny\u2019s memories, blinking in and out of each uplifting and gut-wrenching moment of his existence. It quickly gained a reputation for being a Twitch tearjerker, its affecting tale and months of pandemic-fuelled misery creating a perfect, Kleenex-blowing storm. \u201cAs a writer, that has definitely been intimidating.,\u201d says Parkes, \u201cI\u2019m interested in using games to tell concise, emotional stories, but we can\u2019t say that every single time we\u2019re going to make you weep.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, tears or no, things are already looking pretty promising for Before Your Eyes\u2019 intriguing followup, Goodnight Universe. Developed by Nice Dream, an all-new studio formed by creators Graham Parkes and Oliver Lewin, Goodnight Universe has already won the 2024 game award at the Tribeca film festival, beating the brilliant Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here! to the punch.<\/p>\n

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\nFrom the writer of lockdown hit Before Your Eyes, the new game uses VR or plain old webcam tech to see how life looks as a paranormally gifted infant<\/p>\n

How do you follow the game that made the world cry? It\u2019s a question that\u2019s haunted writer Graham Parkes ever since 2021\u2019s Bafta-winning Before Your Eyes. Released during the height of lockdown, Parkes\u2019 webcam-controlled yarn uses players\u2019 blinks to fast-forward through protagonist Benny\u2019s memories, blinking in and out of each uplifting and gut-wrenching moment of his existence. It quickly gained a reputation for being a Twitch tearjerker, its affecting tale and months of pandemic-fuelled misery creating a perfect, Kleenex-blowing storm. \u201cAs a writer, that has definitely been intimidating.,\u201d says Parkes, \u201cI\u2019m interested in using games to tell concise, emotional stories, but we can\u2019t say that every single time we\u2019re going to make you weep.\u201d
\nStill, tears or no, things are already looking pretty promising for Before Your Eyes\u2019 intriguing followup, Goodnight Universe. Developed by Nice Dream, an all-new studio formed by creators Graham Parkes and Oliver Lewin, Goodnight Universe has already won the 2024 game award at the Tribeca film festival, beating the brilliant Thank Goodness You\u2019re Here! to the punch. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From the writer of lockdown hit Before Your Eyes, the new game uses VR or plain old webcam tech to see how life looks as a paranormally gifted infant How do you follow the game that made the world cry? It\u2019s a question that\u2019s haunted writer Graham Parkes ever since 2021\u2019s Bafta-winning Before Your Eyes. …<\/p>\n

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