A couple that took the dreaded experience of moving house and turned it into a 'relaxing' video game have picked up two major international gaming awards.
Key points:The game was designed entirely from the couple's apartment in inner BrisbaneWren Brier and Tim Dawson are part of a small team that created Unpacking, a part block-fitting puzzle and part home-decoration game, in which players are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life they are unpacking.The game took out two of the top gongs at the BAFTA Game Awards last Thursday: Best Narrative and Game of the Year.
"I noticed you unpack one box and unlock the box underneath. You're completing sets of items between boxes. You're putting items together on the shelf," Brier said. "In general, a lot of what you do is you create order out of chaos. And in this game, we do that in a very literal way."Tim Dawson works on Unpacking at his Toowong home.
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