The Longest Walk
The Longest Walk
StoryFutures Xperience is a National VR Showcasing programme run by StoryFutures, the UK’s National Centre for Immersive Storytelling, with the support of the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding. StoryFutures is run by the National Film and Television School (NFTS) and Royal Holloway, University of London and funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation.
Health and wellbeing VR experience
The Longest Walk is a BAFTA-nominated walking simulator game about depression and suicidal ideation. Over the past five years, Dundee City has been one of the council areas with the highest suicide rate in the whole of Scotland. The Tay Road Bridge – an infamous local landmark for those seeking to take their life – has been labelled a “crisis area” by local councillor Lynne Short. More needs to be done to help people recognise the symptoms of depression and encourage those who are suffering to reach out for help before they reach a crisis point.
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