Although I haven't really explored the game and it looks as it's gonna be a classic one, it is interesting their use of fiction as a mode of deviation.
>> Soviet-Unterzögersdorf -- The Adventure Game >> monochrom http://www.monochrom.at/suz-game/sektor2/index_en.htm Soviet Unterzögersdorf (pronounced «oon-taa-tsee-gars-doorf») is the last existing appanage republic of the USSR. The enclave maintains no diplomatic relationship with the surrounding so-called «Republic of Austria» or with the Fortress «European Union». The downfall of her motherland -- the Soviet Union -- in the early 1990s had a particularly bad effect on the country’s economic situation. It is a great challenge to secure survival for the small but proud confederation. External reactionary forces put the country in danger. It’s a lack of respect due to a morally corrupted and perhaps even non-existing unity of the peoples. The goal of a glorious future is almost unreachable. But there are a handful of people who don’t give up on a vision for a better tomorrow. Let us tell you the stories of the brave citizens in the beautiful little country of Soviet Unterzögersdorf. For years monochrom has been occupied with the construction, analysis and reflexion of alternative worlds and models of recording history. monochrom projects are treating this field partly as a discussion with concepts deriving from popular culture, science and philosophy, partly as a direct reference to science fiction and fantasy fan culture. monochrom’s project «Soviet-Unterzögersdorf - The Adventure Game» is the implementation of a «false reminiscence» into the Austrian cultural memory -- a fictitious country taking the shape of a computer game adventure. The enclave «Soviet-Unterzögersdorf», created by monochrom, is the last remaining USSR republic, situated in the Austrian wine growing area. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
