To Remember

To Remember is the title the game I am creating for my honours project.

The aim of this project is exploring how to successfully capture and enliven narratives of loss and grief in a game, using narrative design techniques. I will identify key techniques and theory and implement these in the design of my short game ‘To Remember’, a first person narrative focused game dealing with the impact of dementia.

Through this research project I will explore how interactive narratives can successfully capture themes of loss and grief in a meaningful and engaging way. Games provide a unique angle to narratives of loss and grief. While interactability does not inherently make a player feel closer to a character or more engaged in the narrative, design techniques, if used successfully, can elevate the interactive element of games and can create an emotional connection between player and character. As such I will explore how design techniques can be used to further enliven interactive narratives.

The trailer and gameplay video can be viewed below.