A MAZE. / Berlin 2025

14th International Games and Playful Media Festival

In The Middle

In The Middle (Trailor)

by Ash Eliza Smith, Sam Bendix, Daniel Lichtman (USA)

Genre: Story-building platform

Prototype story-building platform in which communities archive their hopes and dreams through digital 3D collage, drawings and storytelling. The virtual worlds presented here were developed during worldbuilding sessions with communities in rural Nebraska, who created game-like 3D scenes about mental health and recovery from addiction.

Platform: Web