1000xRESIST
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 and Fellow Traveller
1000xResist is a narrative adventure game that tells an interactive, non-linear science-fiction story in which time and memory are core game mechanics. Created by a team of majority Asian-Canadian creators led by Remy Siu, at its emotional center is the dissolution of the 2019 Hong Kong demonstrations through which the game deftly explores issues of intergenerational trauma, historical revisionism, identity, resistance, and the diasporic experience. The game’s writing is stunning and nuanced, as is the game design wherein each chapter references different video game genres that resonate with the building narrative. Set one thousand years in the future, the game explores how humanity—in the form of a single teenage girl, Iris the ALLMOTHER, and her many generations of clones— survive a global pandemic brought on by the arrival of alien lifeforms called the Occupants. In the role of Watcher, players experience the ALLMOTHER’s memories to understand the hidden and unsettling truth of their past and the society they have built. For compelling us to reflect on “what should stay and what should go,” to think about how to live with our past while moving forward, and to choose the future we desire, 1000xResist wins a Peabody Award.
PRIMARY PRODUCTION CREDITS
Creative Director: Remy Siu. Art Director: Kodai Yanagawa. Producer: Natalie Tan. Senior Programmer: Colin J. MacDougall. Narrative Designer: Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Conor Wylie. Writers: Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Remy Siu, Conor Wylie. Composers: Line Katcho, Drew Redman. Songwriter: Alex Mah. Sound Design, Mixing, Mastering: Justin Aucoin. Motion Capture Performers: Felicia Lau, Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien, Kalena Kai, Natalie Tan, Natalie Tin Yin Gan. Video: Daneel Olivaw, Sepehr Samimi. Animators: Vasawat Changtroraleke, Abhinav S. Talent: Nhi Do, Agnes Tong, Jasmine Chen, Stephanie Wong, Felicia Lau, Amanda Sum, Maiko Yamamoto, Micah Chen, Sunny Daydream Chen, Lily Tang, Jeff Yung, Anjela Magpantay, Lissa Neptuno, James Long, Donna Yamamoto, Heidi Damayo, Meg Roe, Alessandro Julianni, Kimberly Ho, Evelyn Chew, Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Ming Hudson, David Yee, Ashley Aron, Ellis Cheadle, Nathan Kay, Angie Chen, June Fukumura, Sophia M. Wolfe, Mayumi Yoshida, Natalie Tan, Nathania Bernabe, Rohmann Barisoff, Norman Armour, Lee Su-Feh, Chelsea MacDonald, Jesse Del Fierro, Megan Zong, Remy Siu, Laura Fukumoto, Colin J. MacDougall, Rachel Angco, Conor Wylie, Alex Mah, Mahaila Patterson-O’Brien, respectfulchild, Daneel Olivaw, Craig Nickel, Annabelle Jupiter, Kalena Kai, Sonica, Donna S., Robbie Blake, Jessie McCormick, Leslie Lee Social Media: Jessie Lo, Natalie Tan, Remy Siu. QA: James Neves. Artistic Advisors: Maiko Yamamoto, David Yee. Advisor: Jeremy Hartmann. Design Consultant: Julie Muncy. Cultural Consultant: Jung-Sheng Lin (林容生). PUBLISHED BY FELLOW TRAVELLER. Managing Director: Chris Wright. Head of Marketing: Marla Fitzsimmons. Finance Officer: Fiona Murray. Producer: Louis Li, Laure Bruyère. Channel Marketing Executive: Ben Kosmina. Product Manager: Ben Pollock, Jacob Burgess, Francis Fincke. Scout: Spencer Hayes. Business Development: Christopher Wolf. Tester: Max Pheonix, Ame Searle. Double Jump Communications: Jasmine James, Daimian Galbraith. Made Possible By: Canada Media Fund, CreativeBC, Canada Heritage.