Take A Seat

Take A Seat is a contemplative experience centred on memory benches and the embodied memories of the people that they commemorate. It includes three dioramas representing fictionalised reflective monologues from the viewpoint of a memory bench in need of repair. Players collect personal, associative items in order to "fix" the bench and engage with the memory.

This project has come from observations of memory benches that are vandalised or fall into disrepair, which can be both a disappointment to a community (who can no longer make use of it) and devastating for the family (as the costs for these are expensive and councils are not liable for their maintenance).

Developed by Andrew Reid (Developer, Designer) and Grant Reid (Writer). Assets sourced through Kenney (environmental assets) and Pexels (audio assets).

This is a proof-of-concept prototype with scope for further development.