KOICHI

Koichi is a walking simulator inspired by the mechanism of coping with trauma (Somer 2016). The level largely relies on the potential of digital games to elicit the players emotions (Isbister 2016), by presenting at first a relaxed atmosphere, and, towards the end, an unsettling emotional juxtaposition. From a narratological viewpoint, Koichi tells the story of someone who has lost their memory and must explore the given world to remember. Memories are displayed through drawings placed in differ...