Going ballistic !

This past week Happiness got presented to a group of Master students from the University of the West of England (UWE), to see if some of them wanted to work on the game. I was not present myself at the presentation, but apparently some students went 'ballistic', raising questions about why teenagers had to learn about the subject of trafficking at all. - We could also ask why we have to learn about hunger or war...What is interesting about this is that it seems that trafficking is still a taboo, and that it can still create heated discussions. Someone told me 'I was stepping into a minefield' doing this game. But maybe 'ballistic' and 'minefield' are not such bad things after all... On Friday I was doing a presentation myself to the studio, which also raised interesting conversations. - Some things to take away from that might be:
- Make Happiness a character that would also intrigue the boys to play (leave out the Ben character)
-Document the moral choices during the production
- Somehow mention other forms of trafficking (slave labor, domestic work..)

I'm on to another busy week..

Starting at the Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol

My first few weeks at the Pervasive Media Studio http://www.pmstudio.co.uk/ has been amazing. It's filled with inspiring people and everyone is up for helping each other out with projects. I've gotten some good constructive critique on Happiness and I've made it more concise and tightened up the story.