| Passage | |
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| Designer(s) | Jason Rohrer |
| Platform(s) | Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo DSi[1] |
| Release | November 1, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Art game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Passage is a 2007 experimental video game developed by Jason Rohrer. Since its release it has become a significant entry in the burgeoning debate of video games as an art form.[2][3] Rohrer himself has been an outspoken proponent of advancing the artistic integrity of the medium.[4]
In the game, the player spends five minutes experiencing a character's entire lifetime, with results that many commentators have described as emotionally powerful.
Rohrer has described the title as a "memento mori" game.[5]
- ^ "Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology". nintendo.co.uk. 2012-12-30.
- ^ Wickman, Forrest (2012-04-30). "Does "Go Right" Point the Way to Games as Art?". Slate. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ Thompson, Clive (2008-04-21). "Poetic Passage Provokes Heavy Thoughts on Life, Death". Wired. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ Bearman, Joshuah (2008-04-21). "Can D.I.Y. Supplant the First-Person Shooter?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ Rutkoff, Aaron (2008-01-28). "The Game of Life". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-07-24.