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Everything is a “sandbox narrative computer game”: the course of the game is free, allowing players to explore the game universe on their own, and no game is like another. Everything you see here, you can be, so you can transform yourself into a ladybug, a plant, a microbe, or even an entire galaxy.
Everything is a philosophical journey between micro- and macrocosm, an experience that conveys new impressions, ideas and abilities. The voice of the narrator is from the philosopher Alan Watts, who died in 1973. Texts by Watts, Schopenhauer, Seneca or Emerson accompany the interactive simulation of nature.
With no specific goal or task, the game allows players to drift in a seemingly endless world of different perspectives, enhancing self-perception at the same time. Especially the simple animation and graphics contribute to the striking charm of this poetic, philosophical, educational, and also thoroughly political game.
