Hands-On: PSN Game Datura Aims to Move You

[Commander Fury]

I’ve never seen a game quite like <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/datura/">Datura</a>. I encountered this upcoming <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/category/psn/">PSN</a> adventure title last week during a <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/gdc12/">GDC</a> demonstration that showed off the game’s intricate use of the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/tag/playstation-move/">PlayStation Move</a> motion controller. In Datura, your gestures with <a href="http://us.playstation.com/ps3/playstation-move/">PS Move</a> guide a disembodied hand onscreen, a bit like a mouse cursor but in a full 3D space. The motion tracking is 1:1, so I was able to reach into the game to interact with the environment, whether it was to caress a tree trunk or pull a hand-drawn map in for closer inspection. In the video, Producer Matt Morton gives a full tour of Datura’s interface and universe -- it’s absolutely worth watching.

 

Intrigued by the game’s cryptic presentation and strong emphasis on player choice, I spoke with Director Michal Staniszewski to learn more about his inspirations. If Datura intrigues you, be sure to tune into this Thursday’s PlayStation Blogcast for another segment discussing this enigmatic <a href="http://us.playstation.com/psn/">PSN</a> title. And if you have questions, be sure to leave them in the comments.

 

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