The recent migrant crisis in Europe has opened the world's eyes to the painful reality of human rootlessness, and this new role-play game, called 'Cloud Chasers,' lets players experience that reality in first person.
In Cloud Chasers, players embody the characters of a small girl and her father living on a barren, arid planet. In the game's universe, the world's well-off have left for a cloud city in the sky, where they harvest water, depriving those left behind of any source of hydration. Amelia and her father Francisco must navigate this world, bartering for resources, speaking to other migrants and searching for precious water.
Cloud Chasers is meant to mimic the challenges of migrants searching for a new home, set in a fantasy world in order to universalize the story line. It joins a movement of empathy-creating games that put players in the shoes of people undergoing unique and often tragic experiences.
Migrant-Inspired Video Games
The 'Cloud Chaser' Game Leads Players on a Desperate Journey
Trend Themes
1. Empathy-creating Games - There is an opportunity for game developers to create more games that put players in the shoes of people undergoing unique and often tragic experiences.
2. Mimicking Real-life Challenges - There is an opportunity to create more games that mimic the real-world challenges faced by people, such as those experienced by migrants.
3. Interactive Storylines - There is an opportunity to create more games with interactive storylines that enable players to alter their own stories as they play.
Industry Implications
1. Video Game Industry - There is a growing trend towards the creation of video games that are designed to have an emotional impact on players.
2. Film Industry - There is an opportunity for the film industry to create more productions that explore themes related to the migrant crisis and human rootlessness.
3. Charitable Organizations - Charitable organizations can leverage empathy-creating games to fundraise and raise awareness about issues related to human suffering and tragedy.