Paris is Buring was written in response to a brief that involved writing a text-based, choose your own adventure game.
This game had to internalise the narrative principles that we had been taught in the RMIT course unit Writing For Videogames
The Teaser: (Alternatively, you can read more about the game’s development in this blog post)
The city is ready to burn with the flames of revolution. You hold the match
The year is 1929.
The place: Paris.
The drinks are flowing freely and the voices of a lost generation fill the sultry air of 27 rue de Fleurus. You are an emerging artist in an era famous for its debauchery, artistry and liberal-mindedness. However, darker values remain entrenched in the city of lights. Even within this atmosphere of liberality, female artists remain largely marginalised and overlooked in the contemporaneous discourse of the Parisian art world in the 1920s.
You stand at the frontier of a new revolution. However, this war is not to be fought with guns and powder; malice and ire. You plan to change the face of the Parisian art world through words and understanding. Players can choose to open a salon, a union or even an art school to uproot the subtle yet pernicious patriarchy that runs as a constant undercurrent beneath all dealings within the milieu.
Throughout the game you will have the opportunity to create art that is inspired by the principles of concurrent art movements, meet and learn from famous creatives from a range of disciplines and potentially fight for women’s rights in France.
Will you inspire a new generation of female artists to rise to the forefront of history or will your ambition pass through the annals of time unactualized?
Game Demo:
This link represents a small taste of a very large story.