'A Wood Heart' Challenges Players to Co-Exist with Nature
Riley von Niessen — March 4, 2021 — Art & Design
References: dicebreaker & jameschip.itch.io
'A Wood Heart' is a collaborative map-making game that gives players of all experience levels the ability of take part in an immersive role-playing experience, which transports them to a beautiful forest where they must do what they can to survive.
The game gives players the chance to act as a group who must strategize a means to survive as they look for a home to construct there. As they go, they must map out key features like rivers, nutrient-rich soil, and the different forms of life they'll come across. As they progress, players will be able to claim a portion of the map for themselves and use the tools at their disposal to build a home. At the same time, players will need to grapple with how their expansion is affecting the forest, and whether or not their actions will lead to a sustainable environment.
Image Credit: James Chip
The game gives players the chance to act as a group who must strategize a means to survive as they look for a home to construct there. As they go, they must map out key features like rivers, nutrient-rich soil, and the different forms of life they'll come across. As they progress, players will be able to claim a portion of the map for themselves and use the tools at their disposal to build a home. At the same time, players will need to grapple with how their expansion is affecting the forest, and whether or not their actions will lead to a sustainable environment.
Image Credit: James Chip
Trend Themes
1. Collaborative Map-making Games - The rise of collaborative, immersive, and role-playing games will challenge the traditional single-player gaming paradigms.
2. Naturalistic Gaming - Game developers can take cues from the natural world and incorporate environmental themes to create games that offer a different kind of player experience.
3. Sustainable Gaming - Gamers want to make a positive impact on the world and seek games that are focused on sustainability and environmental responsibility.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming Industry - The gaming industry has the potential to disrupt traditional gaming genres by designing games that merge collaborative and immersive gameplay.
2. Environmental Industry - Enterprises can take advantage of the naturalistic gaming movement to raise awareness and promote eco-friendly practices.
3. Sustainable Development Industry - The rise of sustainable gaming creates enormous opportunities for companies to promote and incentivize sustainable practices among gamers.
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