The Night Journey is one of the first experimental art games ever made. A collaboration between renowned media artist Bill Viola and designers at the USC Game Innovation Lab, it uses both game and video techniques to tell the universal story of an individual's journey towards enlightenment.
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This feels like a parody of art games: black and white, walking simulator, vague concept about reaching enlightenment, sound consisting of random musical cues and people whispering in your ears, slow as molasses, "press space to reflect",...
It's not all negative though. Even if you're moving on a rudimentary Unity 3D map, the black and white graphics and lo-fi filters paired to Bill Viola's short videos give a unique and interesting aesthetic to the interactive experience. And I guess it did evoke meditation to me (because 10 minutes felt like one hour).
If you're interested in the artist, you're better off watching his work directly and playing "real" video games.
It's not all negative though. Even if you're moving on a rudimentary Unity 3D map, the black and white graphics and lo-fi filters paired to Bill Viola's short videos give a unique and interesting aesthetic to the interactive experience. And I guess it did evoke meditation to me (because 10 minutes felt like one hour).
If you're interested in the artist, you're better off watching his work directly and playing "real" video games.