WINNER Chris Meade Memorial Main Prize, New Media Writing Prize 2023 SHORTLISTED Writing Magazine Student Prize, New Media Writing Prize 2023

I DREAMT OF SOMETHING LOST is a short interactive narrative about data, grief, and memory. You take control of Jules as they sit down to their desktop computer and discover a new message from their ex-girlfriend - who died a year ago to the day.

Includes a functional fake desktop interface with:

  • Instant messaging
  • Music player
  • Notepad app
  • Navigable folders

IDoSL is intended to act as a 'proof of concept' for the Phantasos Template, a code library made using Unity and Ink Studios' ink narrative scripting language to help digital artists and writers interrogate data through storytelling. Phantasos can be downloaded here: https://github.com/bodypoetic/Phantasos-Template

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5
Rating
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Authorbodypoetic
GenreInteractive Fiction
Made withUnity
Tags2D, Atmospheric, Casual, LGBT, Short, Singleplayer, Story Rich, Unity

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I am legitimately unnerved by how similar my game is to yours! I encountered this game while perusing the New Media Writing Prize archives (because I was considering submitting this year), and it’s genuinely remarkable how similar the two games are in concept and execution. I mean, like, see for yourself.

All of which is to say I think this is very, very neat and yet more evidence that perhaps great minds do think alike :)

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I really felt this.....

I loved it all, the characters, the artstyle, the atmosphere, all the cool details

it feels so real, I really wanted to get to know these people so it hurt to keep hitting the edges and worrying that everything would collapse even more if I kept doing it

and now I'm thinking about memory and my own data and GHOSTS, seriously this is such a haunting ghost story

thank you so much for this experience

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Oh, gosh - this was such a lovely comment to receive! Thank you SO much, this is exactly the experience I was aiming for and I am extremely glad it spoke to you.

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YOOO THIS WAS SO COOL

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THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'M GLAD YOU THOUGHT SO :D

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Ok, I really liked this actually. A bit like Emily is missing, but also it's own thing. I got an interesting ending one playthrough, then played differently and basically couldn't get an ending (tho it was worth it cause i went through way more of the content) are there multiple endings? how many, if so?

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Thank you so much for commenting, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! There is only one ending, although dialogue along the way will indeed change based on your choices. I would like to release an expanded version at some point that will likely have multiple endings, though.

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that would be really cool! loved the inclusion of academic material and of course what you've done with the photos. looking forward to see a full version, and your future work in general!