The Book of Distance

Вызывает намного более теплые эмоции, чем можно было бы ожидать от описания. Рассказ от первого лица о своей семье с фотографиями и кусочками старых аудио-диалогов. И сделано очень живо и интересно. Деталей истории много, назидания или политики минимум. Графика упрощенная. Необычно меняются сцены, и рассказчик шныряет забавно. В целом уровень исполнения высокий, это новая работа в VR во всех смыслах.

In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Hiroshima, Japan, and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. Three generations later, his grandson, artist Randall Okita, leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost. The Book of Distance blends techniques from mechanical sculpture, film, and stage to redefine personal storytelling in virtual reality. Family archives add a haunting layer of realism. 2D and 3D hand-crafted sets reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints, evocative character design, and seamless choreography combine with surprising moments of interaction to gently whisk us across the ocean and through the years. Okita invites us to participate in this generous act of imagination: a space of magical theatre and generational echoes. He never strays too far from our side as we move through the story’s darker moments. @ В 1935 году Йонэдзо Окита покинул свой дом в Хиросиме, Япония, и начал новую жизнь в Канаде. Потом война и санкционированный государством расизм все изменили-он стал врагом. Три поколения спустя его внук, художник Рэндалл Окита, ведет нас в интерактивное виртуальное паломничество через эмоциональную географию иммиграции и семьи, чтобы восстановить то, что было потеряно. Книга дистанции сочетает в себе методы механической скульптуры, кино и сцены, чтобы переопределить личное повествование в виртуальной реальности. Семейные архивы добавляют навязчивый слой реализма. 2D и 3D наборы ручной работы, напоминающие японские гравюры на дереве, вызывающий воспоминания дизайн персонажей и бесшовная хореография сочетаются с удивительными моментами взаимодействия, чтобы мягко перенести нас через океан и через годы. Окита приглашает нас принять участие в этом великодушном акте воображения: пространство Волшебного театра и Эхо поколений. Он никогда не уходит слишком далеко от нас, когда мы проходим через темные моменты истории. 10 из 10

A beautiful and touching tribute to the author's grandfather and other ancestors. Using gorgeous animation and skillful storytelling, the author projects our 21st century minds into the experiences of his family members during the internment of Canadians of Japanese ancestry during WWII. It is a controversial topic for sure. Many people were wronged during this period and it was a long road to bring healing after the war. They were uprooted, relocated and held against their will during a time of national paranoia and terror. In the decades since, we've realized what a bad decision internment programs were. We've tried to offer recompense to those affected as a way to help heal the wrongs that society inflicted. I believe the folks who endured this treatment deserve our empathy, our sympathy, and continued moral support. I appreciated the author's effort to create a memorial to his grandfather and family. Rather than focus on the accomplishments, character, legacy of his grandfather, our author focused on a period of injustice and hardship he endured. That was his choice but I don't appreciate the concentration camp imagery to represent what his family endured. The author himself, during his narration, admits that it is imprecise if not simply inaccurate. An issue as controversial as this needs to be treated with the utmost candor so that we and future generations can accurately assess the matter. Embellishment is out of place here. In the end, it is a beautiful work. In my opinion, this work was ultimately diminished by over-the-top narration and imagery. You be the judge but I have to stop just-short of an endorsement.