It is like life: puzzling, difficult, uncertain, unclear, always seen, in St Paul’s words, through a glass darkly. Bryan Appleyard of The Sunday Times called it '.the most genuinely realistic game ever made. In June of 2018, The Night Journey was made available for home players on PlayStation 4, PC and Macintosh. This is an experienced Peter Parker who’s more masterful at fighting big crime in New York City. This isn’t the Spider-Man you’ve met or ever seen before. The Night Journey debuted in the SIGGRAPH art gallery in 2007 and has continued to be exhibited worldwide for the past ten years, The project stands as a milestone in the search to expand the boundaries of what game experiences may communicate through their game mechanics and world design. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Insomniac Games, and Marvel have teamed up to create a brand-new and authentic Spider-Man adventure. The team has created a set of custom post-processing techniques for the 3D environment that give a sense of “explorable video,” integrating the imagery of Bill Viola’s prior work into the game world at both a technical and creative level. John of the Cross, the 16th century Spanish mystic and poet and Plotinus, the 3rd century philosopher.
Textual inspiration comes from the lives and writings of great historical figures including: Rumi, the 13th century Islamic poet and mystic Ryōkan, the 18th century Zen Buddhist poet St. Visual inspiration is derived from the prior works of Bill Viola, which provide reference for the game world, while source material for the in-game “reflections” is drawn from the vast archive of his video footage.
