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The Cassandra Syndrome
Developer: Lowik & Coptor Productions Inc.
Non-Profit: Jeremy Edwardes
Release Date: 2008
Project Lead: Jeremy Edwardes
Funding Sources: Telefilm New Media Development Financing
Sponsors/In-kind donations:
Budget:
Overall: 100,000 Developmont
Secured: $50,000
Brief Description
Getting into war is easier then getting out of it. Ask the American soldiers in Iraq. The CASSANDRA SYNDROME is a marriage between a serious game and a feature length documentary film. This is the saga of the emerging competition between the major industrial nations to weaponize and control space.
Full Description
Superpowers have begun deployment of weapons into space. Each week, we receive media reports of infractions to current space treaties no longer respected by these nations. Only one person can prevent the upcoming space conflict that may lead to the extinction of the human race. You. CASSANDRA SYNDROME invites you to become one of the world�s leaders. Rule wisely and choose your Allies carefully. Some of them don�t respect the rules. Some are aggressive. You must maintain the balance between power and diplomacy. You choose to show compassion, or not. Take part in the economic and astropolitical advantages resulting from the conquest of space. Ensure the preservation of the planet. Your choice. Nobody wins if weaponfire in space leads to a scattering of waste that prevents access to orbit. We all lose if the fallout of a space battle leads to the destruction of human life on Earth. As the main protagonist in CASSANDRA SYNDROME, you hold the future of the planet in your hands. The CASSANDRA SYNDROME is a marriage between a serious game and a feature length documentary film. The game is as innovative as its subject. In the Documentary genre it is not uncommon to have ratios of 200 :1 or even 500 :1 of footage acquired versus used. Based on the feature length documentary it will take advantage of this extensive footage to provide information with more detail. The acquired footage will be augmented with stock and current news casts to broaden the games content and keep the scenario current. Player�s will be able to respond to current events and the game will predict the results of the player�s actions.
Target Audience: Adults
Social Issues Addressed: global conflict, politics,
Purpose:
Education and Information to promote diplomacy.
Metrics:
How? TBA
What outcomes have been measured? TBD
Press Coverage:
Not Yet
Press Release URL: Not Yet
Public Contact Information
Name: Jeremy Edwardes
Email: jedwardes@coptor.com
Press Contact Name: Jeremy Edwardes
Press Contact Email: jedwardes@coptor.com
Game Tags: It is easy to get into war, harder to get out.
Where you can play this game: In development in Canada.
