Avatar High
Asked to create a game that embodied the mission of Viacom cable network The N -- helping pre-teens explore and discover who they are -- THUP came up with Avatar High.
Players take control of a simulated high school full of characters they can name after their real friends. From there it's a completely open-ended experience. Players assume an all-knowing perspective on Avatar High's world of cliques, academic and social pressures, and where to sit at lunchtime.
With a style inspired by the old-school pixel art of The N's message board avatars, Avatar High gives players a sandbox to act out situations in their own lives, meddle in the lives of their characters, or just sit back and watch.
Asked to create a game that embodied the mission of Viacom cable network The N -- helping pre-teens explore and discover who they are -- THUP came up with Avatar High.
Players take control of a simulated high school full of characters they can name after their real friends. From there it's a completely open-ended experience. Players assume an all-knowing perspective on Avatar High's world of cliques, academic and social pressures, and where to sit at lunchtime.
With a style inspired by the old-school pixel art of The N's message board avatars, Avatar High gives players a sandbox to act out situations in their own lives, meddle in the lives of their characters, or just sit back and watch.
Make the bookworm ask out the most popular jock (and then read his diary to see what he thought), or watch as your real life crush gets closer to asking out your best friend. Avatar High's blend of art, humor, and play-as-you-like gameplay made it a huge hit for The N.
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