Digital

Casper Cornwell Bauer

Officer Secondary College, Officer
Bunurong Country

A still from the video game Tall Trees, showing a black and white illustrated character in a dark forest. There is a menu button in the upper left corner, and text at the bottom of the image reads ‘Heya! What’s a living person doin’ out in the forest?’.
Tall Trees by Casper Cornwell Bauer, Top Designs 2022. Courtesy of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.

Tall Trees           

Video game / visual novel
TyranoBuilder

Tall Trees is a video game of the psychological genre, in which the first-person character is slowly revealed to be the villain. The game tells the tale of a reporter who goes into a forest in search of supernatural activity and finds a range of ghosts along the way.

With a focus on guilt and empathy, my work examines how we may unwillingly exploit those around us (living or dead) when we focus too much on our own narrative. Will you flee, or push forward, hurting those around you?


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