In 1935, Yonezo Okita left his home in Hiroshima, Japan, and began a new life in Canada. Then war and state-sanctioned racism changed everything—he became the enemy. Three generations later, his grandson, artist Randall Okita, leads us on an interactive virtual pilgrimage through an emotional geography of immigration and family to recover what was lost.
The Book of Distance blends techniques from mechanical sculpture, film, and stage to redefine personal storytelling in virtual reality. Family archives add a haunting layer of realism. 2D and 3D hand-crafted sets reminiscent of Japanese woodblock prints, evocative character design, and seamless choreography combine with surprising moments of interaction to gently whisk us across the ocean and through the years.
Okita invites us to participate in this generous act of imagination: a space of magical theatre and generational echoes. He never strays too far from our side as we move through the story’s darker moments.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245640/The_Book_of_Distance/
System Requirements
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-4590
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
Storage: 6 GB available space
VR Support: SteamVR – Standing or Room-Scale
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Genre
Adventure · Casual · Indie · Free To Play
Developer
National Film Board of Canada
Publisher
Astrea
Release date
8 Oct, 2020