Water Trembles is a poetry game, which will be published along with the forthcoming poetry book, Fast Fire by Rainie Oet (Carnegie Mellon University Press). In the game, the main character Gertie, who has locked themself in their room after their mother died, solves puzzles by collecting poems about memories of their mother. By progressing the game, Gertie completes the poetry book and also takes themself out to the world ending their isolation. As a participant engages directly in the decision making and completing the poetry book in the game, the game unpacks the protagonist’s profound emotion through an exploration of the virtual domestic environment. Such a poetic unfolding of the narrative leaves plenty of room for the player to interpret their encounter and interaction in the game.
