Currently, echoes is about paths of change. Life is not a straight line down a flat road. There are twists and hills and forks that derail us on our journeys. Our games are inspired by poems that push back against the well-trodden paths and ponder the marks people leave on our hearts. This semester we echo the paths of poets.
John Roche is a poet located in New Mexico who has been heavily involved with the poetry scene in the Rochester/Finger Lakes region. An Emeritus Associate Professor at RIT, Roche taught Creative Writing and Literature classes for decades and was formerly President of Just Poets in Rochester, NY, a member of the board of BOA Editions, chief organizer of the Black Mountain North Symposium, and an instigator of the annual Cloudburst Council poets' retreat in the Finger Lakes.
Gail Hosking is a poet, memoirist, and retired RIT instructor located in Rochester, NY. She is the author of the memoir Snake’s Daughter, and three books of poems, Adieu, Retrieval, and The Tug. Her essays and poems have appeared in such places as Waxwing, South Dakota Review, Nimrod International, and Lillith Magazine. Some pieces have been anthologized. Gail has an MFA from Bennington Writing Seminars and several Pushcart nominations.
Paulette Swartzfager is a poet, freelance journalist, essayist, and activist originally from New Orleans who moved to Rochester, NY after Katrina. Now retired, she taught Writing and Creative Writing in New Orleans and Rochester: University of New Orleans, Loyola University of New Orleans, and Rochester Institute of Technology. Her poems have been included in various anthologies. Her work has also served as inspiration for various jazz and theater productions.
A user explores and dives through an ever-expanding pool to feel peace and bliss, but also yearning.
Myth of Change brings the player on the road to come to terms with the fears and anxieties of change. Moving away from the home you’ve known, you’ll say goodbye to loved ones, reconnect with old friends, and meet your new neighbors. Your time on the road teaches you to accept the coming change.
A game about a child exploring a cool boardwalk, collecting cool stuff, and trading with cool people – all to achieve your goal of obtaining the most amazing thing you can imagine, a jelly donut.
Play as a scared child living through an unknown Cold War era crisis trying to piece together what is happening while completing games and chores.