Trailers, Psychology and Awards under the Dome
Dear C.R.O.N.U.S. Employees,
We are happy to announce that Encased has been nominated for the Best Role Playing Game Award at this year’s gamescom!
If you want to check out the full list of Award Nominations, you’ll find it here:
https://www.gamescom.global/the-gamescom/gamescom-award/
And don’t forget to vote for Encased as the most anticipated game of Gamescom 2021!
https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/gamescomawardconsumerawards
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When a number of media outlets previewed Encased last month, we noticed that very few explored the more unique playstyles Encased has to offer. To find out why that was, we spoke with Dr. Rachel Kowert, who said:
“Our in-game avatars are often a means of experimenting with many possible ‘selves’, either as we are – our actual self – or an idealized version of ourselves. The characters we create in-game are very often closely related to who we are out of game.”
There’s also a personal development aspect to this too. Research at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab found players who were helpful to NPCs in a video game were then more helpful to others in real life too. It’s called the Proteus effect and – yes – playing video games can make you a better person; other studies have produced similar results.
“There is an entire field of research looking at how digital role play in video games can impact how we think and behave out of game. For example, seeing a digital version of ourselves being successful in these spaces can become a catalyst for changing thoughts and beliefs we have about ourselves.”
Here you can watch our new trailer showing off some of the more unusual ways you can play Encased:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
• Setting your intelligence as low as possible
• Not talking to anyone and being permanently in the shadows
• Being a pacifist and only using non-lethal weapons
• Acting like a serial killer
And if you want to learn more about Encased and the psychology behind how we play video games, take a look at this Interview between Gamereactor and Dr. Rachel Kowert here.
Remember: Encased comes out 7 September! Only two more weeks to go!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/921800/
Please Wishlist and click Follow to stay updated!
The game is still in the development so if you want to stay in touch on other channels than Steam you can follow us on social media and visit other cool resources with game updates information new artworks and lore pieces.
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
:lwCheckPoint: Character Generator - create a character that may appear in the game as NPC and get the cool story item.
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:checklist: Newsletter
:checklist: Twitter (game updates)
:checklist: Facebook (game updates)
:checklist: Youtube (trailers, livestreams and dev diaries)
:checklist: VK (game updates in russian)
:checklist: Instagram (art and stories)
Dark Crystal Games
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:RideCheck: Press Center (presskit and publications)
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Black Tower Publishing
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:tower: Black Tower's Blog
We are happy to announce that Encased has been nominated for the Best Role Playing Game Award at this year’s gamescom!
If you want to check out the full list of Award Nominations, you’ll find it here:
https://www.gamescom.global/the-gamescom/gamescom-award/
And don’t forget to vote for Encased as the most anticipated game of Gamescom 2021!
https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/gamescomawardconsumerawards
------------------
When a number of media outlets previewed Encased last month, we noticed that very few explored the more unique playstyles Encased has to offer. To find out why that was, we spoke with Dr. Rachel Kowert, who said:
“Our in-game avatars are often a means of experimenting with many possible ‘selves’, either as we are – our actual self – or an idealized version of ourselves. The characters we create in-game are very often closely related to who we are out of game.”
There’s also a personal development aspect to this too. Research at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab found players who were helpful to NPCs in a video game were then more helpful to others in real life too. It’s called the Proteus effect and – yes – playing video games can make you a better person; other studies have produced similar results.
“There is an entire field of research looking at how digital role play in video games can impact how we think and behave out of game. For example, seeing a digital version of ourselves being successful in these spaces can become a catalyst for changing thoughts and beliefs we have about ourselves.”
Here you can watch our new trailer showing off some of the more unusual ways you can play Encased:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
• Setting your intelligence as low as possible
• Not talking to anyone and being permanently in the shadows
• Being a pacifist and only using non-lethal weapons
• Acting like a serial killer
And if you want to learn more about Encased and the psychology behind how we play video games, take a look at this Interview between Gamereactor and Dr. Rachel Kowert here.
Remember: Encased comes out 7 September! Only two more weeks to go!
Encased community is the most important for us - we are going to follow up those closely for your feedback on the game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/921800/
Please Wishlist and click Follow to stay updated!
The game is still in the development so if you want to stay in touch on other channels than Steam you can follow us on social media and visit other cool resources with game updates information new artworks and lore pieces.
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG
:lwCheckPoint: Character Generator - create a character that may appear in the game as NPC and get the cool story item.
:chat: Official Discord Server
:checklist: Newsletter
:checklist: Twitter (game updates)
:checklist: Facebook (game updates)
:checklist: Youtube (trailers, livestreams and dev diaries)
:checklist: VK (game updates in russian)
:checklist: Instagram (art and stories)
Dark Crystal Games
:RideCheck: Dark Crystal Games dev page on Steam
:RideCheck: Press Center (presskit and publications)
:RideCheck: Dark Crystal Games (news and jobs)
:RideCheck: Artstation (art production and stories)
Black Tower Publishing
:tower: Black Tower Publishing on Steam
:tower: Black Tower's Blog