I Love Potatoes

2015~ 20 minInteractive: Interactive application

By: Vali Fugulin

Production: Catherine Brainbridge (Minority)Christina Fon (Minority)Ernest Webb (Minority)Julien Barnoin (Minority)Linda Ludwick (Minority)Vander Caballero (Minority)Hugues Sweeney (National Film Board of Canada)

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with Ruben Farrus and Minority.

Everyone loves potatoes in Potatoland, as they are the bounty on which they survive. After his village is struck with misfortune, Chips finds himself to be sorely lacking in potatoes. Through innovation and human contact, he must learn to survive without them in order to save his community and overturn the potatosaurus Monster's dominance.

I Love Potatoes is an adventure game for 7 to 77 year olds that deals with social innovation and sustainable economy issues in a slightly absurd, funny and quirky manner. Available for the Web, tablets and mobiles (IOS and Android), this playful journey will teach the steps of social innovation to people of all ages. Download this game whose narrative is designed to plant new ideas and harvest some change.

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Subject categories


  • Social Issues > Social Change
  • Economics > Socio-Economic Conditions

Credits


interactive production creator
Vali Fugulin
creative director
Ruben Farrus
artistic concept
Patrick Doyon
illustrations
Patrick Doyon
music
Jean-Phi Goncalves
Alex McMahon
sound design
Benoît Lafrance
implementation
Benoît Lafrance
artistic director
Sophie Paquette
lead programmer
Alexandre Viens
prototyping
Jean-François Pérusse
lead animator
Yann Penno
game designer
Erik Szabo
executive producer
Catherine Brainbridge
Christina Fon
Ernest Webb
Julien Barnoin
Linda Ludwick
Vander Caballero
Hugues Sweeney
line production
Tali Goldstein
associate producer
Charlotte Fisher
head of production
Marie-Pier Gauthier
head of technologies
Martin Viau
editorial manager
Valérie Darveau
administrator
Marie-Andrée Bonneau
production coordinator
Dominique Brunet
Caroline Fournier
Angel Trasgallo Carpio
marketing manager
Tammy Peddle
additional graphic designer
Raed Moussa
research
Anne-Marie Archambault
translation
Gabrielle Lisa Collard
Catherine Bélanger
quality assurance
Gabrielle Lisa Collard
Catherine Bélanger

Awards


  • Grand Prix NUMIX InnovationPrix NUMIX
  • Prix d'excellence pour le meilleur contenu interactif – Engagement et communautéYouth Media Alliance
  • Best Digital Initiative- Gold MedalDigital Publishing Awards
  • Best Original Interactive Production Produced for Digital MediaCanadian Screen Awards
  • Grand prix Site ou application - fiction, variété, humour et jeunesse ex aequo avec Fonfon interactifBoomerang Awards by Editions Info Presse
  • FWA Mobile Of The DayFavourite Website Awards
  • Best Social Casual GameCanadian Video Game Awards