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A mind-controlling middle-school performance about suggestion and forced choices, well disguised as a game.

Andra Person Singular is a performance tailor-made for children (and adults) who love role-playing games and video games. In creating the performance, Skuggteatern has collaborated with game developers, role-playing game creators, children who play games, and Humlab at Umeå University to infuse the form of gaming into performing arts.

In Andra Person Singular, the audience transforms into a collective YOU that travels through the story by making choices. Instead of performing theatre for you, the performance is a game that you play; the actor is a game master who guides you through an adventure that none of you know how it will end.

After the performance, the audience can then play the digital version of the performance and explore all possible paths online. There is also teacher material and a creative school package that combines programming and creation so that students can create their own interactive story. Humlab has contributed to the development of the digital version of the game.

Read more on Skuggteatern's website

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