Loop over begraafplaatsen in Boon Hill
Kickstarter heeft er een bijzonder gameproject bij: een spel waarin je langs graven loopt en leest wat er op de stenen geschreven staat. Klinkt een beetje doelloos, maar de initiator vindt zelf van niet.
Het spel heet Boon Hill en projectstarter Matthew Ritter heeft vijfduizend dollar nodig om zijn unieke project gefundeerd te krijgen. In Boon Hill is er geen moment waarop je wint of verliest - tijdens het spelen loop, ontdekt en lees je.
"I don't want to imply the game is aimless. Boon Hill is about inferred stories, about the connections people have that continue even after they die. The graveyard tells many tales woven by those who've long since passed on: stories of love, life, sorrow, and joy, told over generations.
The threads of narrative are woven throughout the gravestones for you to discover, if you have the inkling to look. A row of graves all with the same last name, most of them having died very young, suggests a specific set of circumstances. An epitaph that reads 'Survived by no one' is dour, yes, but clearly someone carried out their last wishes. Here, people are tied together by something as simple as similar birth dates, the places they were born or died, and even the styles of their grave markers. Subtle stories abound in the rows of stone."
