{"id":6571,"date":"2022-08-03T14:36:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/venba-a-video-game-about-the-emotional-resonance-of-food\/"},"modified":"2022-08-03T14:36:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:36:05","slug":"venba-a-video-game-about-the-emotional-resonance-of-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/03\/venba-a-video-game-about-the-emotional-resonance-of-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Venba, a video game about the emotional resonance of food"},"content":{"rendered":"

Developer Visai Studio\u2019s debut tells a story of how food bridges the gap between generations<\/p>\n

Food is much more than mere sustenance. It\u2019s an expression of love; for a culture, and for those eating. Venba isn\u2019t so much a cooking game as it is a game about<\/em> cooking \u2013 a narrative puzzle about restoring an old cookbook that made its way into the titular character\u2019s hands. Venba is a Tamil woman who left India for Canada with her husband to start over; they\u2019re already thinking about leaving when she gets the news of her pregnancy. The very first dish you make in the game, a savoury rice cake called idli, becomes a way for Venba to break the news to her husband, a clever way to show how food can be part of any memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegardless of what\u2019s happening on any particular day, the kitchen is always busy in south Asian homes,\u201d says the lead designer, who goes by the name Abhi. \u201cWhen kids grow up and assimilate [into a new culture], they may forget their mother tongue, but they never forget the food that\u2019s cooked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Venba will be released later this year for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n

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\nDeveloper Visai Studio\u2019s debut tells a story of how food bridges the gap between generations
\nFood is much more than mere sustenance. It\u2019s an expression of love; for a culture, and for those eating. Venba isn\u2019t so much a cooking game as it is a game about cooking \u2013 a narrative puzzle about restoring an old cookbook that made its way into the titular character\u2019s hands. Venba is a Tamil woman who left India for Canada with her husband to start over; they\u2019re already thinking about leaving when she gets the news of her pregnancy. The very first dish you make in the game, a savoury rice cake called idli, becomes a way for Venba to break the news to her husband, a clever way to show how food can be part of any memory.
\n\u201cRegardless of what\u2019s happening on any particular day, the kitchen is always busy in south Asian homes,\u201d says the lead designer, who goes by the name Abhi. \u201cWhen kids grow up and assimilate [into a new culture], they may forget their mother tongue, but they never forget the food that\u2019s cooked.\u201d
\nVenba will be released later this year for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Developer Visai Studio\u2019s debut tells a story of how food bridges the gap between generations Food is much more than mere sustenance. It\u2019s an expression of love; for a culture, and for those eating. Venba isn\u2019t so much a cooking game as it is a game about cooking \u2013 a narrative puzzle about restoring an …<\/p>\n

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