Inanimate Alice task

Таблица Inanimate Alice Episode 3 - Russia:

Episodes	What can we see?	What can we hear?	What shall we do?
My apartment	Moscow overview at night; Alice’s bedroom which consists of big dirty windows, a bed, a chair, and a table; a draft of Alice’s whole apartment.	Calm, but dark music flows into terribly strange singing in an obscure language.	We should follow the arrows which appear on the screen, looking through the streets of Moscow.
Siberia	Pictures of places in Siberia (factories, stations, towers); White text on the screen, describing where Alice’s dad worked.	The same calm, but dark music as before.	We should view all the pictures carefully and follow the plot of the scene.
Matryoshka	Alice’s phone screen with a game appears.	Very dynamic music from the game.	We should catch the matryoshka, using a little colorful boy-player.
Quiet	The black screen which is suddenly changes to white with a text on it.	There is no music, only silence; In the end you can hear a sudden woman’s voice.	We should read the text on the screen and be very attentive.
Checkpoint	Scene of driving in a car at night; A soldier, who flashes his blinding flashlight.	Fast dynamic music.	We should follow the story by pressing the arrows.

Essay

Inanimate Alice «Episode 3: Russia»

I found the story about Alice in Episode 3 «Russia» very fascinating and intriguing to read, especially in the game form. Reading carefully, my eyes scanned each screen from left to right and I examined every scene of this episode. I followed the story, pressing the arrows and catching matryoshkas throughout the game. Sometimes the sounds seemed very creepy, but they added texture to the atmosphere. The images were cinematic and it helped me immerse into the plot. The words that appeared on the screen told a beautiful yet sad story of Alice’s life. What I liked most about Episode 3 is that I have never seen such approach of storytelling. The animation was well-done and this story kept me awe till the end. Because of the music and sounds it was difficult to follow what Alice was saying. But overall, I really liked how the story was conveyed even if it seemed depressing and sad at times. The best bit, in my opinion, was the feeling that this game gave me as if I was traveling myself, looking at all the pictures of Moscow and Siberia. What’s more, I really liked the game form of this. In conclusion, I would like to give some tips to those who will experience it for the first time – be very attentive and careful when reading this story, try not to get distracted by anything. It needs your close attention and full immersion.