Kid Gaia: - An Environmental Awareness VR-based Video game
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2021
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Kid Gaia is a narrative VR game that tells the story of a young hero, Kid, who
must save his world from the evil corporation, Panorama, that is destroying it through its
disregard of nature and the environment. In the game, the player embodies the spirit of
Gaia who is the embodiment of mother nature. Using background theories and
references of The Hero’s Journey, Archetypes and constructivism in its development,
Kid Gaia presents an epic journey of reaching awareness of the elements that are
fouling the environment, learning the ways to reduce the negative impact of daily human
activities on our planet, and ultimately encouraging others to do the same.
Kid Gaia uses storytelling as a main tenet for its immersive engagement, as the
main characters talk to people and animals, solve puzzles and tasks and ultimately
regenerate the environment. It explores the ways that VR can be used as a medium that
can enhance empathy towards others and towards the environment, because of its
immersive and interactive nature. And it explores the ways that game-play can use
principles of constructivism and procedural rhetoric to persuade players of an alternate
reality.
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M.A.D.
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Master of Art + Design
