Ken Levine (Bioshock) está trabalhando numa série interativa de "Além da Imaginação"

Ken Levine Is Working On An Interactive Twilight Zone Film

by Mike Futter on April 18, 2016 at 08:46 AM 732 Views



Ken Levine isn’t leaving his current project at the studio formerly known as Irrational. He does have something new in the works, though.

The creator of the BioShock franchise is teaming up with media house Interlude for an interactive film based on Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone. The project will land somewhere in between film and games, giving the viewer a bit of agency.

“Interactivity is a spectrum, it’s not binary,” Levine told Wired, which broke the news this morning. “I think of it as the viewer’s angle in the chair. When you watch something, you’re sitting back in the chair. When you’re gaming, you’re leaning forward in the chair. This is an interesting place in between … your brain is forward in the chair.”

Levine has been asked to write and direct the project. He says he was attracted to Twilight Zone in particular, because of the show’s exploration of the human condition.

Levine isn’t the first game developer to sign on with Interlude. Her Story’s Sam Barlow is serving as creative director on a short film based on the movie WarGames.

No release window has been discussed for Levine’s project, as it is still in the earliest phase of development. For more, you can read Wired’s full interview. For more on Levine, you can read our extensive two-part interview about BioShock, faith, and relationships here and here.

CBS Enters “The Twilight Zone” As Interactive Series and Video Game!
By MrDisgusting on April 18, 2016

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Just last week we told you what modern horror filmmakers can learn from “The Twilight Zone.” The show, which ran from 1959-64, is one of the most influential basis for genre entertainment. It was the Shyamalan before the Shyamalan, on a weekly basis.

After various incarnations, including a feature film from John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and George Miller, talk of a resurrection has been ongoing for years. And while Warner Bros. has been developing a feature, CBS is now entering the anthology series as a newly revived television series and video game.

Digital video company Interlude has secured a deal with CBS to turn the series into a project marrying television with gaming, reports The Wrap.

Interlude is known for making videos that play like sophisticated choose-your-own-adventure films, explains the site. The company has widened its scope since then, using its technology to help filmmakers, music artists and brands craft interactive online videos.

For the coming “Twilight Zone” revival, Interlude and CBS were vague about the shape it would take, defining it as an “original interactive project” that will let viewers “step in and become a part of the story.” Like many of the start-up’s past creations, it is sure to sew together live-action storytelling with opportunities for the viewer to choose the direction of the narrative.

Here’s the bombshell: Ken Levine, esteemed in gaming circles as the creator of “BioShock,” will write and direct the pilot episode!

The new “Twilight Zone” will honor the original series’ approach but will add the twist of letting the viewer “change and adapt the story based on what he or she feels,” the companies said. “As with all other Interlude videos, viewers can return repeatedly and have a different viewing experience each time.”

Série "Além da Imaginação" ganhará remake interativo
Do UOL, em São Paulo




A série "Além da Imaginação" ("The Twilight Zone", no original em inglês) ganhará um novo remake – dessa vez, porém, ele será interativo e reunirá a emissora norte-americana CBS e a empresa de games Interlude.

A nova versão do programa terá o mesmo espírito da série original, mas permitirá ao espectador "mudar e adaptar a história baseado no que ele sente", afirmaram as empresas em um comunicado divulgado ao site The Wrap.

Ken Levine, criador do game "BioShock", irá escrever e dirigir o episódio piloto da série.

Clássico da ficção científica e fantasia, "Além da Imaginação" foi criada em 1959 e ficou no ar até 1964, mas ganhou dois remakes, também na TV: um exibido nos anos 1980, e outro, entre 2002 e 2003.