Elsinore
- Synopsis
- This adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Hamlet" for video game platforms is an adventure/role playing game in which Ophelia is placed centre stage. Having experienced a vision in which everyone dear to her meets their death, Ophelia vows to do everything her power to avert this tragic destiny.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
Credits
- Writer
- Katie Chironis
- Music
- Adam Gubman
- Art Direction
- Tatiana Soutar; Valeria Reznitskaya; Wesley Martin
- Animator
- Becca Gray
- Games Design
- Connor Fallon
- Games Engineer
- Eric Butler; Kristin Siu
- Sound Design
- Steve Green
Additional Details
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Women’s studies
- Keywords
- York
Notes
- Notes
- "Elsinore" has been created for PC, Mac and Linux platforms as a single-player game.
- Awards
- Best Adventure/Role Playing Games,
2016 Intel® Game Developer Contest
https://software.intel.com/sites/campaigns/levelup2016/hall-of-glory/ - Reviews
- "It’s a really neat concept...." (A Video Game About Changing What Happens in Shakespeare’s "Hamlet", 16 April 2016 https://kotaku.com/a-video-game-about-changing-what-happens-in-shakespeare-1765275342 )
"...you might present a character with a piece of information that you expect will have a very positive result, only to see them twist it into smething horrible because of their mental state, with the results being something you had no no intention of bringing about." ("Shaking Up Shakespeare’s Balance of Power in the Upcoming Game Elsinore", 11 April 2016 https://feministfrequency.com/2016/04/11/shaking-up-shakespeares-balance-of-power-in-the-upcoming-game-elsinore/
Related
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Elsinore". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77926 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)