Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a single-player game that centers around the journeys and stories of characters during the Great Depression. Where the Water Tastes Like WineĮlizabeth LaPensée, assistant professor in Media and Information, was a writer for the Developer’s Choice Award Winner Where the Water Tastes Like Wine. “While dead men tell no tales, a Plunder Panic play session is bound to lead to many tales of swashbuckling adventures on the high seas,” Winn said. Winn believes the game won over the audience not only because of its theme, but its ability to bring people together to defeat a common enemy while engaging in humorous role-playing. We had many visitors to the booth that were not aware of the strength of our game program and we turned a lot of heads.” “Having a strong MSU presence at the festival demonstrated that MSU is an elite game program doing interesting work and creating student talent that is impacting the world. “We showcased Plunder Panic as part of a MSU booth at IndieCade,” said Brian Winn, Director of the GEL Lab and executive producer and lead designer of the game. Think of that iconic battle scene from Pirates and the Caribbean when The Black Pearl faced off with the Flying Dutchman- there’s plenty of action on the open seas. Plunder Panic is a multiplayer arcade game that follows the exhilarating lives of pirates. The game was developed last summer and premiered at the Traverse City Film Festival. The Games for Entertainment and Learning (GEL) Lab’s game Plunder Panic raked in the 2017 Audience Choice Award. They’re also winning awards for their games at IndieCade, the game-design world’s equivalent to the Sundance Festival.

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