The Night Journey

The Night Journey

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PS4

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Developers

Bill Viola, USC Game Innovation Lab

Release Date

August 3, 2007 (19 years ago)

Publisher

USC Game Innovation Lab

Content Rating

M

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Summary

The Night Journey is one of the first experimental art games ever made. A collaboration between renowned media artist Bill Viola and designers at the USC Game Innovation Lab, it uses both game and video techniques to tell the universal story of an individual’s journey towards enlightenment.

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