FREEDOM RIDERS RIDE AGAIN

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvm-my1VuUg)

So how is the game actually going to play?

First-Person, that’s important. Constrained controls, and consequences for how you behave.

For instance, you can only turn your head so much before you have to shift positions, and fidgeting around may attract attention.

Jumping could be something neat to work with, since it'd likely be inappropriate at any time. If the Freedom Riders had been jumping on all the furniture in the bus stations, or constantly hopping in place, they wouldn't have been allowed on the bus in DC!

Maybe acting out, in a way that doesn't agree with the rider’s code of non-violence, or is disruptive, could result in a game over... but only if you do enough to really cause a disturbance.

Chris Milk was one of the many people who inspired me to create this game, because I believe he’s right. Technology gives us unprecedented tools for building empathy.

I want us to be able to look into the past as well, at the experiences that have shaped who we are as a society. Freedom Riders could be a nudge into that direction.

This is the official Freedom Riders game webpage!

Freedom Riders is a game based on the protests of 1961 in the Southern United States. You will play as several riders, and witness many significant events relating to the rides. You will be a non-violent protester who must endure the violent resistance of the South to desegregate their interstate bus stations.

I’m making this game because I feel like the world is ready for it, and someone needs to just put it out there. I think games like this could be a start on the path to something great, games with real significance. If games could provide a new way our society looks at it’s problems, then maybe we can solve them.