{"id":3541,"date":"2021-11-02T16:42:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T15:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/unpacking-the-meditative-puzzle-game-thats-all-about-organising\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T16:42:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T15:42:08","slug":"unpacking-the-meditative-puzzle-game-thats-all-about-organising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/02\/unpacking-the-meditative-puzzle-game-thats-all-about-organising\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpacking: the meditative puzzle game that\u2019s all about organising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Witch Beam\u2019s latest offering taps into the wholesome gaming trend \u2013 and the calming allure of Marie Kondo<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2018\/may\/15\/the-guardian-app?CMP=cvau_sfl\">Get our free news app<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/guardian-australia-morning-mail\/2014\/jun\/24\/-sp-guardian-australias-morning-mail-subscribe-by-email?CMP=cvau_sfl\">get our morning email briefing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most people know well the tedium and joy of moving into some small space and making it their own. Meticulously putting things away might not immediately seem like award-winning video game material \u2013 but Tim Dawson is hoping it will prove popular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe whole thing is already sort of game-like,\u201d says Dawson, one of the co-founders of Witch Beam, the Australian developers behind new indie game Unpacking. \u201cYou\u2019ve got the delight and surprise of pulling stuff out of boxes and not knowing what will come next \u2026 and you\u2019ve got this clear end goal where everything is finally organised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2021\/nov\/02\/unpacking-the-meditative-puzzle-game-thats-all-about-organising\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/c5c19ec03831a0fac388556d0741df0c789cbb0c\/156_0_2400_1440\/master\/2400.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=3dfef6fd7481c14f9c257efb011a95da\" title=\"Unpacking: the meditative puzzle game that\u2019s all about organising\" \/>Witch Beam\u2019s latest offering taps into the wholesome gaming trend \u2013 and the calming allure of Marie Kondo<\/p>\n<p>Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing<\/p>\n<p>Most people know well the tedium and joy of moving into some small space and making it their own. Meticulously putting things away might not immediately seem like award-winning video game material \u2013 but Tim Dawson is hoping it will prove popular.<br \/>\n\u201cThe whole thing is already sort of game-like,\u201d says Dawson, one of the co-founders of Witch Beam, the Australian developers behind new indie game Unpacking. \u201cYou\u2019ve got the delight and surprise of pulling stuff out of boxes and not knowing what will come next \u2026 and you\u2019ve got this clear end goal where everything is finally organised.\u201d Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witch Beam\u2019s latest offering taps into the wholesome gaming trend \u2013 and the calming allure of Marie Kondo Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Most people know well the tedium and joy of moving into some small space and making it their own. 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