Mike Bithell
The game creator Mike Bithell seems to be intent on exploring how interactive narrative narratives can work in a game context.
CAREER
- Thomas Was Alone (2012) was a major indie hit that told a story about relationships and belonging, through a platform game, of all things.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4zjNtQ3y8
After launching the stealth game, Volume (2015) and the VR game EarthShape (2016) Bithell is now making a series of smaller projects, each taking the narrative form further:
- Subsurface Circular (2017) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8ARXL4W1bw
- Quarantine Circular (2018) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU14jdXJ64A
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Emily Short analyses the narrative qualities of Quarantine Circular here: https://emshort.blog/2018/09/18/quarantine-circular-bithell-games/#more-38638