Historically Themed Video Games – ‘Detention’
In this project, I explored the online game called ‘Detention’. Throughout this online game, I will be Investigate the historical context in gaming and more specifically, how the integration in-game and history demonstrate the social significance and its potential.
Brief introduction – ‘Detention’
‘Detention’ is a 2D atmospheric horror game set in a fictitious world in the 1960s Taiwan under martial law, Detention, the story-driven atmospheric horror incorporated Taiwanese and Chinese culture and mythology rarely used in games. Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese mythology, the game draws on local Taiwanese cultural references to tell a unique and terrifying story.
In this 2D atmospheric horror side-scroller, players navigate the main characters in a classic point and click fashion to explore a high school where evil encroaches. While hiding from the rampaging monsters, you are to find items to interact within the otherworldly rooms. And as more mysteries unveiled…
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