«It was a day like any other. Until it happened. The explosion. What people learned that day is that for every action, there is a consequence, and some action should be very well planned. Otherwise... Something may go wrong.»
After a mysterious explosion which affects the whole planet, our heroin wakes up unable to talk, to recall her identity, and... a couple of antennae. Wanting to find out what happened, she sets on a journey though a world transformed by the effects of radiation. On her way, she finds other people who, like her, turned into "freaks", and want answers just as bad as she does.
My project, a RPG (Role-Playing Game) is set on a post-catastrophic world. A.E. doesn't try to educate, but as the player advances through the game, he/she interacts with other characters and submerges in this fantasy world similar to ours in many ways. Some questions arise. How legitimate is it to perform risky experiments for the sake of mankind? Can science advance without putting life in danger? Can sustainable science be achieved?
The software RPG Maker VX was used to make the demo. This small demonstration should be considered a part of the project, not its final stage (PC only).
PHASE #1 | Research Inês Glória1 . Joana Rolo2 . Ricardo Bessa3
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Toyota Motor Marketing Europe ("TMME"), The Process of Recycling
Visited on March 30th 2008, in Toyota – Today Tomorrow
It's interesting to see how conception, fabrication and the end of utility of a car have now environmental concerns. With interactive and appealing graphics, the user has access to the advances made by the enterprise towards the conservation and improvement of the environment.
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A Perfect Circle, Emotive, Counting Bodies, 2004
A mix of the theme 'Pet', this song talks about the ignorance imposed by the people who claim to be our protectors. It's a vicious cycle from which we cannot escape. Concerning the matters of the environment and politics, it creates various possible interpretations surrounding something inconvenient. 'Go back to sleep; Safe from pain and truth and choice and other poison devils...'
For more information about the song, visit the official site.
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...“ Creative Partnerships, Cookbook,
Visited on March 31st 2008, in Ideas that can change the world
Just like in the Time article mentioned below, this website's own article (that, in this case, works more like some sort of 'cookbook' for the reader, just like its title suggests) reflects on the state of the planet we're living in (both economically and sociologically) and presents us with clear and innovative steps and strategies to change and stabilize the world.
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SACHE, Jeffrey D. - 10 Ideas to change the world Barbara Kiviat et al, Time vol. 171 'What's Next', n12 (2008).
An article that reflects upon the world we live in, in which we are presented with steps and strategies in order to change our planet.
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BURNS, Michael - Spreading the green message. Illust. Neil Duerdan. 'Digital Arts' magazine. London. n77 (2007) pages 26-32
An article about sustentability and design and how every and each one of us can help the planet simply by using the right materials and having a strict ecologic policy.
... Ashes and snow - visited on March 31st 2008
Website of an artistic project by Gregory Colbert in which humans and Nature are shown to us in perfect harmony. We're motivated to be ecologic every day, to save resources, to respect the planet... and Gregory's work, with a naive look on wild animals and their relationship with us, helps us fint a motive, a reason to respect those principles, and places both humans and animals on the same level, which, in the end, is the only truth.
