Has Mr. King ever considered writing or adapting something to a "Walking Simulator?"

[HedlessChickn]

For those of you that don't know what a Walking Simulator is, it's a videogame genre where you...walk around.

The stories are played out as you go to different spots and whatnot.

Some wonderful stories have already been told using this vehicle.

What Remains of Edith Finch

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

That Dragon Cancer

And so so SO many more.

These are not action packed games.

There are some extremely light puzzle elements from time to time, but never anything difficult as far as I've seen. (And I've seen a LOT)

So, would sai King be open to maybe checking something like this out?

It would give a ton of credence to the genre, and since sai King enjoys working with new technology and ways to tell a story, I would think this would be right up his alley.

Thoughts?

 

[mal]

What better platform for a long trek towards a distant tower.

 

[CoriSCapnSkip]

How about a Pokemon Go type thing with Stephen King instead of Pokemon?

 

[HedlessChickn]

Something from the world of 1408 would be fun.
Or Children of the Corn.
Joyland would be fun as well.

A story from one of the levels of The Dark Tower would be interesting
There really are so many different opportunities here.

The problem, as I see it, is going to be telling the story with as little interaction as possible.

That is not to be read as "No interaction at all whatsoever."

If you've never played a game in this genre, it's hard to describe.

 

[FlakeNoir]

Have you tried our Discordia game? (it is a work that is still being added to)

 

[GNTLGNT]

...just being purely selfish here, but I like where he's at in his writing and don't want him to move into any other fields of style....

 

[Steffen]

...just being purely selfish here, but I like where he's at in his writing and don't want him to move into any other fields of style....

Agreed. Not everyone has to turn themselves into a multi-media empire (although he kinda already is).

 

[GNTLGNT]

Agreed. Not everyone has to turn themselves into a multi-media empire (although he kinda already is).

....indeed, but it's through already published material...not something he'd have to veer off into.......

 

[doowopgirl]

What better platform for a long trek towards a distant tower.

Now you're talking.

 

[HedlessChickn]

Have you tried our Discordia game? (it is a work that is still being added to)

I have, indeed.
And that's precisely the right idea.

The difference would be full movement and exploration.

It's a good start though.

 

[Neesy]

What better platform for a long trek towards a distant tower.

Good idea - or maybe for his book "The Long Walk"?

 

[mal]

Good idea - or maybe for his book "The Long Walk"?

Excellent! That would be good.

 

[HedlessChickn]

Excellent! That would be good.

Done right, this could prove to be a very good game.

It doesn't fit the strictest definition of the genre but it would be more than welcome.

It will end up being more of a survival management game (In that you have to ration things like water, food, etc.)

But the talking to the other kids along the way to what would otherwise be the finish line.

That would be fantastically awesome.

Unfortunately, because the game idea popped up from here I doubt it could ever actually happen in this regard.

Something about copyright law and all that.

 

[Blake]

I don't find your Avatar or signature very funny

 

[GNTLGNT]

I don't find your Avatar or signature very funny

...dude, I see no signature.....and an avatar is an avatar-that's all....cut em some slack.....

 

[Moderator]

For those of you that don't know what a Walking Simulator is, it's a videogame genre where you...walk around.

The stories are played out as you go to different spots and whatnot.

Some wonderful stories have already been told using this vehicle.

What Remains of Edith Finch

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

That Dragon Cancer

And so so SO many more.

These are not action packed games.

There are some extremely light puzzle elements from time to time, but never anything difficult as far as I've seen. (And I've seen a LOT)

So, would sai King be open to maybe checking something like this out?

It would give a ton of credence to the genre, and since sai King enjoys working with new technology and ways to tell a story, I would think this would be right up his alley.

Thoughts?

He's been asked more times than I can remember to collaborate on gaming projects and has had no interest in doing so so far.

 

[HedlessChickn]

He's been asked more times than I can remember to collaborate on gaming projects and has had no interest in doing so so far.

I absolutely understand that, but the genre I'm talking about isn't necessarily "games" any more. These are now more like Interactive Fiction. There's no decisions to be made other than where to head to next.

There's not even a Choose Your Own Adventure aspect to what I'm thinking about. It's hard to explain without someone who's never played one.

At any rate, there's more than a small chance of this kind of thing becoming the next major vehicle for story telling.

"Video Games" have already passed by Movies in terms of revenue.

I understand first-hand that not all art is in pursuit of profits, nor should it be. I'm just using it as an indicator of where art is heading.