Video Games Redefine the Classics
Tracy Fullerton, a gamedesigner at the University of Southern California (USC), has felt a connection to Henry David Thoreau’s ever since her father gave her a copy of the book when she was a kid. After rereading it during a stressful time in her life, Fullerton was inspired by Thoreau’s meditations in the novel—namely, how to meet our basic needs, refresh our souls, and connect with nature. “That spoke to me as a game designer,” she says. “I wanted to make a virtual experiment out of it.” began to take shape.
