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Space Opera

Space Opera is a sci-fi/fantasy game engine for building empowered community. Participants gather over several days to collectively tell the story of how the societies they create survive, navigate, and dream amongst the stars. It brings participants together with a team of game masters and performer/facilitators in a unique combination of gameplay and theatricality.

Team:

Lead Artist: Daniel Park

Direction: Cat Ramirez

Performance/Facilitation: Joseph Ahmed, Sulu LeoNimm, KC Legacion, Sam Rise

Game Design: Arianna Gass, Dain Saint, Daniel Park, John Bezark

Production Design: Harbour Edney, Evelyn Langley, Dain Saint

Circles Administrator (2022-3): Dominique Pearson

Playtesters look on as Evelyn acts out what happened during the last generation. Two people are seated at a long table in the left background of this image. One has an orange face mask, the other wears a blue one and a leather jacket. Evelyn, a white woman with brown hair in a bun stands in the foreground and is wearing a black and white striped top under black overalls and a blue mask.

Dain Saint stands behind a lectern on a stage. He is wearing khaki pants that perfectly match his hat. he is wearing a facemask and very cool gold round sunglasses. Dain is playing as the sun of this solar system. There is dramatic red lighting in the background.

Two playtesters sit next to each other at a table in the center of the frame. They playfully are crouching and gesticulating with their hands as they attack another society in the game.

Dain Saint, playing the sun, is at the center of the frame and is talking to two attentive, seated playtesters. Joe Ahmed can be seen in the background of the photo and is holding their hands above their head in a pyramid shape. The foreground is illuminated with red light, and the background is blue and purple. The lighting is dramatic.

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Unlike a piece of theater that might undergo workshops or previews, Space Opera is an interactive game that requires frequent playtesting. Playtesters are a vital part of our process: playtesters get early access to our game and their feedback helps us create a better, more accessible game.

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The William Penn Foundation provides lead support for this project.

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