The Night Journey

August 4, 2007 USC Game Innovation Lab, Bill Viola USC Game Innovation Lab
Adventure Indie
PS4 PC Mac
About

The Night Journey is one of the first experimental art games ever made. A collaboration between renowned media artist Bill Viola and designers at the USC Game Innovation Lab, it uses both game and video techniques to tell the universal story of an individual's journey towards enlightenment.
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Release Date August 4, 2007
Developer USC Game Innovation Lab, Bill Viola
Publisher USC Game Innovation Lab
Game Modes Single player
Perspective First person
Themes Mystery
The Night Journey

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