https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2021/jan/01/george-orwell-is-out-of-copyright-what-happens-now#:~:text=The%20distinguished%20Orwell%20scholar%20Professor,held%20by%20Penguin%20Random%20House.

this face is probably still under copyright for a few decades tho: :nineteeneightyfour:

which is unfortunate, because big brother face is about all I know about the series.

What would you do if you were in a position to make a game/film?

  • ssjmarx [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I've got this interpretation of 1984 where Winston's idea of global politics is completely wrong because he's been propagandized to his entire life, and that Eastasia and Eurasia are in fact socialist utopias well on their way to Fully Automated Luxury Communism. I'm not really sure how to turn that into a game though - maybe a stealthy immersive sim with three campaigns (one each in London, Moscow and Beijing), where the message isn't made explicit but can be figured out by paying attention to the environmental storytelling.

    • CTE_SUPERFAN [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      I liked the theory that Airstrip One is literally all of IngSoc, everywhere else is just like normal.