In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Florent Maurin, CEO of The Pixel Hunt and a former journalist, to discuss reality-inspired games. I was deeply moved by their latest creation, The Wreck. The game follows the story of Junon, a French screenwriter who is faced with a decision regarding her mother's death. Florent is an expert in indie narrative games, and during our conversation, we delved into topics such as the balance between commercial success and personal expression in indie games. I hope that our discussion will inspire you as well. Show notes 01:11 Why Florent left the media industry and became a game producer 06:27 Revisit games made by The Pixel Hunt 09:13 The Wreck was born after a car accident 10:25 Florent's young sister took a lead in The Wreck 18:31 What reality-inspired games are? 22:14 A perceived gap between the public and the private in The Wreck 34:25 Does commercial success really matter? 38:19 NEXT PROJECT inspired by Disco Elysium and Citizen Sleeper 47:41 How Florent looks forward to indie games 55:29 Read some Boris Vian! If you are a Chinese native speaker, you could read some selected content here. Reading List Check out The Wreck on Steam (and buy one please!) * The Wreck was featured on the Chinese gaming media Chuapp.com Reach out to The Pixel Hunt * Florent is a guest writer in Night Call - I highly recommend it to those who haven't been to Paris * Experience Noir's story in Bury me, my love and witness how this Syrian woman makes her way to Europe * Explore ice, history, and colonialism in Inua Narrative games * We also talked a bit about Disco Elysium and Citizen Sleeper. We believe they are super iconic narrative RPG games you should have played in the recent five years. More about reality-inspired games (Chinese translated) * 现实主义游戏的价值：《亲爱的，请将我埋葬》玩后感 * 什么是受现实启发的游戏？ The Cast Editor: Molly Xing Audio Editor: ZZ Graphic Design: Zia Special thanks to Kakihara MasO, Haoxi, Dody and all the other friends who help made us here. * Haoxi Luo is a PhD candidate in cultural studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research covers the fields of Game Studies, Indie Games, Contemporary China and Pop Culture. * Dody Chen is a PhD Student in Game Localisation. * Kakihara MasO is the Simplified Chinese localizer for The Wreck. His work includes Who's Lila?, Milk Series by Nikita, Tiny Bunny and Backbone. Check his portfolio. Contact us [email protected] About Dream Anyway A bilingual podcast hosted by Molly Xing for people who could light up the world. Molly has a media background and spent some time in the indie games industry. Now she is wandering in Shanghai.

*This episode is spoken in Chinese and recorded outdoor *本集为中文并在户外录制 还没听上一集？那你错过了太多！我和 Qing 聊到了 UWC、身份认同危机、多元文化隔阂，很巧合的是，我们都在 14 岁时做了个人项目，变得相信自己能改变一些事，并且不那么害怕世界了。 这一集我们主要 Qing 在北大附中的经历，当时她还是初中生，之后我多讲了一些平时关注的创新教育形式。世界很大，还需奋力探索。 Haven't listened to the previous episode? You missed a lot! Qing and I talked through UWC, the identity crisis as young intl students and the actual cultural gap. The funny thing is that we both had our first personal project at age 14. It made us believe we could change something and become less afraid of the big world. Today's episode mainly focuses on Qing's story at the Affiliated High School of Peking University. She encountered a very inspiring educational reform against the Chinese traditional system. After that, I spoke about the innovative forms of education I've paid attention to. The world is wide, more to be explored. Show notes *Click to catch up on the previous episode 点击听上一集 00:34 Qing在北大附中的日子：分院、抢课和社团活动 10:55 改革之下“自由”的代价 17:08 离开北大附中的理由 20:49 另一些教育改革：青云计划、十一中学和百年职校 27:31 上海的高考选科目更像欧美系统了 29:16 我们反思了一下privillege 43:31 世界大同 Reading List 延伸阅读 * 北大附中改革：《王铮和他的北大附中改革：一场堂吉诃德式的试验？》，《第一财经》杂志，2022年1月，Qing曾出演报道中的戏剧，当时在新民学院，不过她表示北大附中的现状和她就读时应有很大差异 * 青云学子计划：《一场穷孩子的人生实验》，《人物》，2021年1月 * 北京十一中学：《如果孩子中途就跑不动了，赢在起跑线又有什么意义？ | 张琳》，一席，2022年5月 * 百年职校：《教育的本质：“差生”、理想主义和命运》，《三联生活周刊》，2023年2月 * 成都好奇社区：《一个没有文凭的 “野”孩子俱乐部》，GQ报道，2023年2月 * 上海高考改革 The Cast 工作人员 剪辑：水母、Molly 文字运营：Dwen Logo设计：枕棉（Zia） 特别感谢夜游船 Contact us 联系我们 [email protected] About Dream Anyway 关于就要做梦 A bilingual podcast hosted by Molly Xing for people who could light up the world. Molly has a media background and now works in the indie games industry. 一档由 Molly Xing 主持的双语播客，寻找能点亮世界的人。Molly 拥有媒体背景，现在在独立游戏行业工作。

*This episode is spoken in Chinese and recorded outdoor *本集为中文并在户外录制 这集里，我在大学花园里和学妹兼同事 Qing 聊了聊“变革者”（Change-maker）——这也是世界联合书院（UWC）的育人理念。Qing 儿时搬到了北京，曾在北大附中和印度世界联合书院上学，经历过两段不同于主流的教育。她曾和我聊到在 UWC 时的迷茫。我一直很好奇一个人如何成为“变革者”，如何相信自己可以改变世界。希望这期能给大家启发。 因为我们聊了两小时，所以本集被对半切分了。请大家先听 1.1，我们很快回来！ In this episode, I talked to my younger junior Qing in the university's garden about how to become a Changemaker. It is also a vision proposed by the United World College (UWC), an innovative international network of schools. Qing moved to Beijing as a kid, later attended the Affiliated High School of Peking University and UWC India, where she was able to experience something unique. I'm curious about these questions: can a Changemaker be made? How to let a person believe that he/she/they could actually change the world? We finished the whole conversation in 2 hours and had to cut the episode into halves. Please listen to EP 1.1 first. We'll be back soon! Shownotes 01:18 Qing的自我介绍 03:13 UWC简史和新颖的教育理念 09:02 批判地看UWC：学费不便宜、模式向美国看齐 12:46 Molly海外求学时经历的文化隔阂 16:16 Qing在UWC经历了“等级制”和身份认同危机 24:13 顿悟的自我和解之旅 29:00 从14岁的项目开始相信自己能改变一些事 32:57 “UWC每个人都闪着光”背后：8 万人里选 1 人授予奖学金 37:39 Molly在14岁有类似的经历（曾在实习生活聊到过） 44:28 不要害怕这世界，到处都是草台班子！ 46:00 和世界产生联系，找到自我 51:27 要创造和记录，不要消费 53:23 比以前更理解哲学和政治了 【未完待续】 Reading List 延伸阅读 * United World College (UWC)，世界联合书院 * What is a 'changemaker'? At UWC Atlantic, we believe that a self-empowered person – a changemaker – is someone who has the energy to change things and the inclination to use that energy in the right way and for the common good. * A global citizen is someone who is aware of and understands the wider world – and their place in it. * 最后我提到的好吃零食：Penn State Sour Cream & Chive Pretzels，发现于英国维珍航空 The Cast 工作人员 剪辑：水母、Molly 文字运营：Dwen Logo设计：枕棉（Zia） 特别感谢夜游船 Contact us 联系我们 [email protected] About Dream Anyway 关于就要做梦 A bilingual podcast hosted by Molly Xing for people who could light up the world. Molly has a media background and now works in the indie games industry. 一档由 Molly Xing 主持的双语播客，寻找能点亮世界的人。Molly 拥有媒体背景，现在在独立游戏行业工作。

*This episode is bilingual in English and Chinese 本集为中英双语，英文在前，中文在后 大家好，好久不见！你注意到logo变了吗？ 没错，这是一期《就要做梦》2.0版的发刊词。我是刚刚加入了独立游戏行业的Molly！我经常遇到一类人，不知道自己喜欢什么、该做什么，为什么活着。我们很容易能拿到很多方法论和说明书，但我认为，个人意志和热情是没法被教会的。 今天，AI正在挑战人类社会，把很多人拽进了“存在危机”。在《就要做梦》，我想和大家坐下来聊聊，发现点燃世界的人，他们未必是超级成功者，只是有原则和专注领域，经常做梦、创造、革新和分享。 Hey, nice to meet you. This is Dream Anyway, a podcast hosted by Molly Xing, a business journalist who just joined the indie games. Dream Anyway paused for almost two years and is heading to the next level today. In this episode, I'm going to talk about why this is happening and the steps ahead. I always find out that many people don't know what they like and the meaning of being human. We can quickly get access to tons of methodologies and instructions to become super successful, however, we sometimes ignore the fact that love, passion and motivation cannot be simply taught and learnt. Mankind is being challenged by AI. At Dream Anyway, we're looking for people who would light up the world and give us some sort of inspiration. They may have their own rules and personal philosophy which guide them to dream, create, innovate and share. 延伸阅读 More To Explore * OpenAI * O'Neill Cylinder 背景音乐 Background Music * Assets via YouTube Audio Library * MO'BETTER BLUES by SOIL & "PIMP" SESSIONS