Artist Vassiliki Khonsari explains how the Iranian 1979 Revolution became an episodic video game in this exclusive interview from the 2015 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier in Park City, Utah.
Games of History examines the history behind history-based videos for their authenticity, and the culture behind these games. Today's video is all about 1979 Revolution - the Iranian Revolution.
Josh Griffiths writes: "Khonsari and his team were right to be afraid. In August 2011, Amir Hekmati, was arrested on charges of spying while visiting his grandmother in Iran. Hekmati was also a game developer working on the Kuma War series, a first person shooter franchise set in the Middle East."
Josh Griffiths writes: "Historical games are incredibly important and can be a lot of fun, so why do they have such a poor track record when it comes to crowdfunding?"
I'm gonna venture to say that it's because they take more effort than 2d pixel plqtformers.
Seems weird...
Been wondering where this game went. Heard about it years ago but havent heard a blip from it since. Good to know its still in development.
Its from a former GTA/Rockstar developer, so hopefully its good.
I always welcome different stories in gaming.
This is also going to be a VR game.