How Stickman came to the third dimension – the final presentation of the third cycle of Playing Narratives

The jury of the final Playing Narratives 2023 event had a difficult decision to make, as you will see for yourself when you watch these six presentations. Although the final scores were really close, Čiče Gliše’s team won. Enjoy the pitches of the five teams of the Playing Narratives project and pick up some tricks, as we wait for applications to open (soon) for the fourth, new cycle!

When a 3D printer appears in the neighborhood, one Stickman escapes from paper to discover himself in a whole new dimension, which does not sit well with the Mad Wiper, the Emperor of All Drawn Things.

Puzzle adventure by Čiča Gliše:

Aleksandra Bulajić (3D Art), Aleksandar Andrić (Game Design & Animation), Uroš Andrić (Sound Design), Pavle Lazarević (Narrative Design & Project Management)

The famous paintings inside the museum have begun to change, and Damien, a former artist, now a night watchman at the museum, tries to restore them to their original state and escape from the enchanted day that keeps repeating itself.

Puzzle Adventure by Clockwork GP

Leona Stojković (Game Producer, 2D art), Milivoj Stanković (Game & Level design), Ivana Isailović (Narrative & Game writer), Luka Parivodić ( 3D art & Animaton), Ema Galić (Speaker, VFX & 3D art), Nikola Mihailović ( Music & Sound design)ž

On his way to eternal agony, a lost soul manages to escape from the river Styx and return to the body of Leo, a French jazz pianist. In order to save himself and completely escape the jaws of hell, Leo must recover the memories of his life and face the unforgivable sins he has committed.

Narrative thriller mystery by Dies Irae

Isidora Ćirić (Character & 3D Artist), Stojan Dobrički (VFX & 3D Artist), Tamara Marjanović (2D Artist), Dunja Milekić (Music & Sound Designer), Toma Paleček (Narrative and Game Design)

Atlas, a discarded AI, wakes up in a garbage dump with an inexplicable urge to eat garbage. Through physical and intellectual evolution, he discovers his history and the reason why he ended up there.

Experimental arcade rougelite by Komunalna opozicija.

Vukašin Tarabić (narative & game design), Miloš Petković (sound design), Aleksa Vukić (3D & 2D art), Bogdan Golubović (3D art).

This program is organized and implemented by SGA (Serbian Games Association), but it would not be possible without the support of the RECONOMY project, as well as dedicated partners from the industry – the company 3Lateral / Epic Games, Ubisoft Belgrade, and Two Desperados. In addition to them, the platform and the A Maze festival also participate in the project. / Berlin, as well as the Goethe-Institut and the French Institute in Serbia.

RECONOMY is a regional inclusive and green economic development program of the Swedish Development Agency Sida, which is implemented by HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, in cooperation with the organization Help – Hilfe zir Selbsthilfe e.V. and other partners in the countries of the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership.