The Book Ritual

Alistair Aitcheson, 2018

URL: https://www.alistairaitcheson.com/games/thebookritual.html

An interactive art-piece played using a real-world book of your choice.

Write in your book to tell it about yourself. Deface its pages in creativity exercises, so that your book can understand you. Tear out pages to keep the conversation going, as it reveals to you how it came to be and why it wants to know you.

The Book Ritual is about dealing with loss and accepting grief. The process of tearing up a book allows players to live out the experience of loss and examine the emotions that arise.

Awards

• EGX Leftfield Collection 2018,
• Nominee Alt-Ctrl GDC Award 2019,
• Nominee - Most Creative Game PLAY18,
• Honourable Mention A MAZE Berlin 2019.

Age

Suitable for children, but is aimed at adults. No objectionable content in it.