Hyper Rural

Hyper-Rural was a group project that we completed in my 2nd year studying Computer Games Technology. @joshuaoliver99

We got the chance to work with a group of MSc Landscape Architecture students on a project that aimed to focus attention on various complex issues with the aim of rethinking the rural landscape and generating visions of alternative rural futures. 

Some of these issues included:
• The crisis in traditional forms of farming, many of which only survive due to government or E.U. grants;
• The impacts of new technologies and new economies on traditional agriculture;
• Ecological desertification due to pesticides, herbicides and other intensive agricultural practices;
• The flight of the young to the cities due to job losses, second home ownership and cultural isolation;
• The increasing ‘museumification’ of landscapes through designation and conservation;
• The need to adapt to mitigate the impacts of climate change, such as flooding or moorland fires. 

The game is something of a short prototype, of what could be a fully fledged game if kept updated. 

Download it, have a play, and let me know what you think in the comments!