National Theatre of Scotland and Quartic Llama
in association with Dundee Rep Theatre and University of Abertay Dundee
present
Other
A new transmedia project based in Dundee and the launch of a new,
free, iPhone horror game
Other is a location-based horror game for iPhone which uses sound to unleash a
hidden adventure on Dundee's streets. The game, available to download from 31
May 2013, has been developed by the National Theatre of Scotland and
independent games development studio Quartic Llama. Using the Unity 3D engine,
to game leads the player on a sinister journey through the streets of real-life
Dundee. This is the first time that National Theatre of Scotland has ever developed
and designed a game.
The Other game has been created through a community based project involving
writing groups and noise workshops across Dundee. The workshops have been
taking place since April and have included the Eh! Write – Community Writing Group
and St John’s Roman Catholic High School. Many of the sounds and stories generated
in these workshops have shaped and been used as integral parts of the game.
Starting at Dundee Rep Theatre, the player follows the route through Dundee,
uncovering hidden stories and buried secrets by finding locations and solving
puzzles. As the journey develops, a fictional, darker side of the city is discovered,
where the world of Dundee is subverted, the possibility of horror is around every
corner, and the secret of Other is revealed.
As well as the game and the writing workshops, Other has been a wider transmedia
project which has included a 48 hour short film challenge entitled ‘Two Days of
Darkness’, a games jam which invited Abertay University students and St John’s High
School pupils to design a new horror game, and an online scrapbook. The films and
games were all made to an incredibly high standard due to Dundee’s unbeatable
reputation for digital technology, and will be featured on the Other online scrapbook
www.otherdundee.com.
The launch of the Other game will take place Friday 31 May-Sunday 2 June when live
theatre will combine with promenade site-specific tours of the route bringing an
even darker side of Dundee to life. At the end of the tours there will be a celebration
in Duke’s Corner where the ‘Two Days of Darkness’ short films and games, made as
part of the Other project, will be showcased along with live music. These tours will
also be fully accessible to deaf audiences.
The live performances have been produced in collaboration with community groups
including loadsaweeminsingin, Dundee Rep Youth Theatre, Dundee Rep Community
Company, students from Dundee College, Whitfield group and local musicians.
The Other game will run from 31 May 2013 and can be downloaded free from the
iPhone App Store, It is recommended to download it via wi-fi.
Other is inspired by, and created to support, Let the Right One In, a stage adaptation
by Jack Thorne based on the Swedish novel and film by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
Directed by John Tiffany. Dundee Rep 5-29 June 2013. Tickets on sale at
dundeerep.co.uk.
Let the Right One In is presented by National Theatre of Scotland by arrangement
with Marla Rubin Productions Ltd and Bill Kenwright in association with Dundee Rep
Theatre.
Other creative director Philippa Tomlin said: “We’re really excited to be working on
a project supporting Let The Right One In. It’s such a wonderfully dark and beautiful
story and this has inspired our stories for the Other game. We’ve met and worked
with some brilliantly creative people along the way and that, combined with
Dundee’s atmosphere and all its rich layers of history, make it the perfect setting for
this game.”
Quartic Llama’s support of National Theatre of Scotland’s Other project has received
a New Arts Sponsorship Grant of £5,000 from Arts & Business Scotland.
For further information visit: otherdundee.com
To connect with the project follow: @NTS_other #NTSother
As the Other game is iPhone based, an iPhone will be available to borrow with a
deposit from Dundee Rep box office.
For further information contact:
Jane Hamilton
Tel: +44 (0)141 227 9231/ +44 (0)7967 742491
E: [email protected]
Emma Schad, Press Manager
Tel: +44 (0)141 227 9016 / +44 (0)7930 308018
E: [email protected]
You can follow the National Theatre of Scotland’s press office on Twitter @NTS_press
Press Images
There is a selection of images for current productions available for download from
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/press - please contact the press office for a password
Listings Information: Other Live Tours
Friday 31 May : 7pm, 7.30pm, 8pm & 8.30pm
Saturday 1 June : 7pm, 7.30pm, 8pm & 8.30pm
Sunday 2 June : 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm & 3.30pm
Tickets for the Other Live Tours are free but only a very limited number are available.
To book contact Dundee Rep Box office: 01382 223530 or dundeerep.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. Since its launch in February 2006, the National Theatre of Scotland has been
involved in creating 189 productions in 162 different locations. With no building of
its own, the Company takes theatre all over Scotland and beyond, working with
existing and new venues and companies to create and tour theatre of the highest
quality. It takes place in the great buildings of Scotland, but also in site-specific
locations, airports and tower blocks, community halls and drill halls, ferries and
forests. The Company has performed to over 830,000 people across four continents.
The Company is funded by the Scottish Government.
www.nationaltheatrescotland.com
2. Quartic Llama is an award-winning independent games development studio based
in Dundee. www.quarticllama.com
3. Dundee Rep Theatre is a multi award-winning world-class performing arts
organisation made up of Dundee Rep Ensemble (the only full time company of actors
in the country), Scottish Dance Theatre (Scotland’s national contemporary dance
company) and Rep Creative Learning (the largest arts community and learning
facility of its kind in the UK). With a year round programme of the best drama,
dance, comedy and music Dundee Rep Theatre is at the centre of Dundee’s cultural
community. www.dundeereptheatre.co.uk
4. University of Abertay Dundee is a world leader in computer games education and
launching the next generation of interactive digital media companies. Abertay
University launched the world’s first computer games technology degree in 1997,
and runs both the UK Centre of Excellence for Computer Games Education and the
international game design contest Dare to be Digital. Our unique partnership with
BAFTA makes Dare the exclusive pathway to the BAFTA Ones to Watch Award, a
major recognition of up-and-coming games talent. www.abertay.ac.uk
5. Arts & Business Scotland (A&BS) is the national charity dedicated to encouraging
new and sustainable arts and business relationships. A&BS helps strengthen
communities by developing creative and effective partnerships between business
and the arts. The New Arts Sponsorship grants – funded by the Scottish Government
and delivered by Arts & Business Scotland – aim to build private sector sponsorship
of the arts. The grants provide match funding for new arts sponsors, doubling their
sponsorship benefits. www.aandbscotland.org.uk