Collapsus

            For this creative project I watched and played the interactive story Collapsus. Collapsus is about energy crises that caused the government to shorthand its people and start a revolutionary movement for the entire world. My interactive experience was quite fun, I must say. At the beginning I was a little confused about why Tina Fey was talking to the camera, is she talking to me? About halfway through the story I finally realized that she was video logging to an audience online. This way of communication and reporting has become largely popular around the world and what a better time to do it than during a civil war (more views on YouTube). The story followed several different characters from around the world to fully capture the intensity that is the end of the world, as we know it. The interactive part involved listening in on private conversations, knocking over a guy tied to a chair, etc. I wasn’t extremely impressed with the interactions because they distracted me from the story more than they helped me follow it. But that might just be me; I haven’t taken my medication yet today. I was extremely impressed by the quality of the audio, though. During some of the scenes it was so clear that I felt like the voices were coming from the guy sitting next to me in the library.

            The story overall was amazing, I loved that video logging played a huge part in it. I think this helped show that this kind of thing can happen to us too because its such a modern way of reporting. And the actors did an incredible job of not being cheesy. I got worried for a little at the beginning that they might be. The reason I liked this interactive story so much is because it combined so many elements in media. It had animation, film, audio, and gaming. Collapsus is one of the most creative projects I’ve ever seen. I could tell that a lot of talented people worked on this while I was embarking on its exciting story.