So according to the syllabus, we must post something to our blog every Thursday that is related to the class or our project at hand. Since I am in love with video games, I thought that this post would be cool and unique!
So I am not sure if any of you have heard of the game known as White Enamel, but it is pretty interesting. Although it is unplayable now since Adobe has left the chat, the developers of the game are still trying to find a way to make it accessible to players.
White Enamel is horror-based story game that is divided into different parts. Each part takes the player into the world of the fictional Glenfield State Penitentiary. The player goes into each section and is bombarded with real audios from real patients of asylums (warning; they are not happy sounds). The players is also greeted with images of the inside of old asylums as well.
Whilst playing the game, one cannot help but feel a wave of sympathy for the patients; they were treated more similar to animals rather than human beings, and were not given proper treatment. It is something about the screams and the images that stick with you throughout your gameplay.
Now, why did I choose this game? Simple; what one witnesses throughout playing the game is the reality of how those with mental health concerns were “treated” in the olden days, and further provides evidence of how far we as a society have come regarding the approaching of mental health and treatment.
Image Credit: ░W░H░I░T░E░ ░E░N░A░M░E░L░ ░U░P░D░A░T░E░. September 15, 2020. Facebook . https://www.facebook.com/whiteenamel/photos/10158953444263120.
Website Credit: “White Enamel.” White Enamel. Accessed September 2, 2021. http://www.whiteenamel.com/.
