# Artfully Regenerated Video Games Each Video Game Death Makes the Reanimation Game Reinvent Itself By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-04-30 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/video-game-deaths References: [designtaxi](http://designtaxi.com/news/365263/A-Game-That-Restores-You-To-A-New-Visual-Environment-Every-Time-You-Die/) & [reanimationgame](http://reanimationgame.com/) Video game deaths aren't typically something gamers look forward to, but with the 'Reanimation Game,' every time you fall off the screen of the [platformer game](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yooka-replaylee) is a treat. The inventive game was created by Julia Neumann, Jordan Bruner, and Jamie Carreiro, three former [Young Guns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bugsnax-ios) members who are now committee members helping to get the word out about this year's Young Guns 12 competition, which has a theme of "Creativity Never Dies." The playable Reanimation Game features a slew of [creative background designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/african-futurism) from 45 different artists, so there's plenty of different environments to try and perhaps purposely fail at so you can see a few of them, like the wild wild west, snowy caverns and insides of volcanoes. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 28% | Activity: 56% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/games) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Reanimation Gaming:** Creating video games that evolve and reanimate each time a player dies offers an innovative new approach to gaming. - **Collaborative Game Design:** Incorporating artwork and design concepts from multiple artists and designers can create visually stunning and diverse gaming experiences. - **Interactive Competitions:** Introducing creative competitions like Young Guns with a theme of 'Creativity Never Dies' motivates innovation and out-of-the-box thinking in game design. ### Where This Applies - **Video Gaming:** The video gaming industry can benefit from incorporating reanimation gaming, collaborative design and interactive competitions in their products and marketing. - **Art and Design:** Artists and designers can apply their skills to the video gaming industry, creating visually engaging environments and contributing to the development of collaborative game design. - **Creative Competitions:** Hosting creative competitions like Young Guns can inspire innovation and creativity in a variety of industries, including the video gaming industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Life-Inspired Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-game-of-death.md) - [Haunting Gaming Adventures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hauntii-xbox-game.md) - [Ai-Generated Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/codez-mortis.md) - [Monstrous Horror Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/horror-video-games.md) - [Drag Culture Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drag-her-video-game.md) - [Horror Animated Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scope-creep.md) - [Gaming Ads-Inspired Video Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/those-games.md) - [Interactive Educational Bug Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rebug.md) - [Streamed Mobile Game Launches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immortality-game.md)