Frontiers Gold Extra 2010

Frontiers is an online multiplayer game that leads its players to the borders of Europe. It portrays a refugee itinerary from the sub-Sahara region to Europe. As a refugee or border patrol you'll get to know the border and the life behind it from both sides – in the Sahara, the beaches in southern Spain or the rainy Container port of Rotterdam. The game portrays a major migration itinerary, from Sub-Sahara Africa to Europe. The players face up to four border situations on their route, and a final dream-like landscape filled with interviews and material from our research. The players can initially decide between the roles of refugees or different authorities. The game offers a fresh perspective on structure and game-play of first person shooters: It is a modification of the game engine Half-Life2 reinterpreting the common narrative and gaming strategies of first-person games. The game is based on extensive research trips to the Ukraine, Slovakia, Spain and Morocco and interviews with refugees, refugee helpers and authorities. Don't just watch, experience the news yourself: Frontiers as a game can not possibly resolve the political matters of migration and refugees. But it aims at setting geographical areas and political fields into context to enhance the perception and understanding of the migrants' situation above a casual level of catastrophic news and create a platform for intercultural dialogue. From the beginning on the game was presented and opened for discussions in various steps. In up to 50 work in progress presentations, open game sessions, players, refugees and everyone interested in the topic could discuss the game. In 2011, it was presented at the Games for Change Festival New York. The game is also exhibited in the permanent game exhibition of mediamuseum ZKM Karlsruhe. The game is funded by: European Cultural Foundation, Austrian Ministry for Arts, City of Salzburg, State of Salzburg, ERSTE Sparkasse Kulturfonds. In 2012, it was awarded with the Austrian Outstanding Artist Award in the field of Interdisciplinarity.
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