Unravel the minds of a group of lovers, friends, and families to discover what drives their lives. Explore their psyches and memories to understand what makes them do what they do — and where their actions lead them
Of Two Minds, an upcoming FMV game for iOS created by art company Burgeon & Flourish puts you in the shoes of a psychoanalyst to explore just that — the minds and psyches of a cast of characters, as flawed, contradictory, and vulnerable (that is, as human) as yourself.
But this game has something very peculiar in its history. In 1989, director Michael Bergmann (founder of Burgeon & Flourish) shot more than three hours of fiction about the intensity of two psychoanalysts’ love affair; and 30 years later, in an inspired collaboration with game designer and composer Lucas Tahiruzzaman Syed, adapted the footage into this nonlinear narrative game. If we count “gnawing at your mind for 3 decades” as developing, this might be the game with the longest development ever!
Of Two Minds places you in the mindset of a psychoanalyst, diving into the psyche of a network of people (a couple having an affair, their spouses, and even their own analysts, one of whom goes broke while another marries the wrong person) in the gritty but vibrant New York of the late 80s. Every time you discover a new Memory, you will have to connect the topics and ideas — Themes — that appear in every video. Working with these Themes will unlock new videos, filling in the gaps in the story so you get to know each character and their motivations. Your deductions and daring leaps of reason and creativity will help you dig deeper into their lives and minds.
