The Amusement | Digital productions ARTE

The Amusement

A coproduction of ARTE France and Curvature Games.

The Amusement is a narrative VR adventure game in which you play as Samantha Burkhart. Sent by her mother to check her late-father’s abandoned amusement park, she is quickly facing complex childhood memories, as she uncovers and solves mysteries hidden in the park. Your exploration of the park uses a redirected-walking technology translating every real-life step into the game, creating an intense and fully immersive adventure.

A family story Following her mother’s wishes, Samantha visits the old amusement park left behind by her father for one final inspection: a magnificent maze, the ruins of Atlantis… and of course, a Roller Coaster! Each attraction becomes an opportunity for Samantha to recall fragments of her childhood, marked by the turbulent relationship between her parents, Bridget and Hans. The latter died in…

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Technical Info & Short Credits

Format
Video games, VR/360°/AR
Genre
Fiction
Duration
4 to 6h
Technique
Animation
Developer
Curvature Games
Producer / Creative Director
Prof. Dr. Eike Langbehn
Game- and Narrative Director
Marc Barnes
Programmer
Daniel Neves, Malte Husung, Kolja Kirsch and Alina Fasen
Technical Artist
Tim Mayer
3D Artist
Lucas Donderis and Melodi Esgin
Editeur
ARTE France
PRODUCTION
ARTE France and Curvature Games
WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Gamecity Hamburg, Federal Ministry from Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Unique features

  • A vast amusement park filled with richly varied environments

    The park is inspired by Luna Parks from a 1920s post-war period. Where sorrow hums beneath the carnival’s faded joy.

  • Redirected-walking technology for an immersive, sensory exploration

    Translating every real-life step into in-game movement, adding an immersive and intense dimension to the experience.

  • A deep and complex story about family relationships

    Samantha visits her father's abandoned park per her mother's wishes.

  • Interactive puzzles based on holistic thinking and object manipulation

    Pick up and manipulate objects to search for clues and trigger intricate mechanisms to unlock paths through the park.