{"id":149,"date":"2019-12-14T09:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T09:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jedidjah.dds.nl\/wordpressjjn\/?p=149"},"modified":"2024-09-21T03:01:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T03:01:45","slug":"new-game-for-accidental-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jedidjahjulianoomen.nl\/?p=149","title":{"rendered":"Alt-Frequencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Genre: interactive audio drama 
Keywords: dystopian, timeloop, politics, humor, large cast
Format: mobile
Developer: Accidental Queens (published by Plug-In Digital)
App Store<\/a>
Altfrequencies.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

About the game:
What happens when everyone is stuck in the same time loop, without knowing? Alt-Frequencies is an audio mystery game where you use the airwaves to open the world\u2019s eyes to the truth. Record, rewind time and broadcast snippets of radio shows to expose radio hosts, conspiracy theorists, politicians, underground activists – and a dog. By redistributing information, you change what happens in the next 3 minute time loop and impact both news cycles and the lives of the people behind them. Listen as their personal stories evolve, in a world that seems to stand still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I did:
I joined the team after a first test and protoype had been made. I developed a new storyline, inspired by the setup of the prototype and the story ideas of the team, and after that I developed and wrote the script and worked on the narrative design, together with gamedesigner Emmanuel Corno.
Next to this, I directed the voice actors. We worked with over 60 actors in 3 different languages; English, French and German. Recordings were done in Paris and Berlin, and I worked remotely with two American guest-actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Script examples:
Alt-Frequency audio teasers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviews and articles:
L.A. Times<\/a> (large review article)
The Verge<\/a> (review)
Handsome Phantom<\/a> (PAX East preview – see image 2 below for quote)
Androidpit<\/a> (A.Maze preview – see image 1 below for quote)
RockPaperShotgun<\/a> (Pax East preview)
Spotlight on the team<\/a> (in French)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DnR3CqW8O2o<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Awards and Nominations:
French Game Awards 2020 ‘Pegases’<\/a> – nominations for best game design and best audio design, win for ‘Game with the strongest social theme<\/a>‘ (\u2018Prix Special de l\u2019Academie\u2019).
Google Play Store \u2018Best of 2019\u2019<\/a> – one of the five most innovative games of the year
Independent Games Festival 2019<\/a> – honorable mention ‘best audio’
Artribune Best of 2019<\/a>
USGamer <\/a> – ’15 best games you probably missed in 2019′
AppleVis<\/a> – best of 2019 nominee
IMGA<\/a> – nominee public choice award
Ludicious X<\/a> – Special Selection
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Interviews and lectures:
The YAR Adventure Game Showcase marathon stream<\/a>played Alt-Frequencies (among others) to raise money for Ablegamers. I was a guest and could add comments and insights on the way Alt-Frequencies was designed.
My lecture <\/a>at AdventureX gave insight on making an audio-only game like Alt-Frequencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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