- A Story Where Your Choices Count -

The Synopsis

Sinkcity is a withering metropolis built on a textile landfill torn by rebellion and savage rat politics. An insurgence group plans to oust the king while noble houses compete for his approval. 

The story follows Ronnie Rocket, a runaway prince turned smuggler. After a heist goes wrong, the young rat is rescued by an unlikely ally, a cat. After seeing many trucks headed for the landfill, the two must return to Sinkcity to save it from destruction.

Book Features

• A "choose your adventure" story
• Includes storybook illustrations
• Allows multiple save/load slots
• Mobile friendly interface

Content Warning

This book contains depictions of mild violence and potentially graphic battle sequences which some readers may find distressing. 

Intended for readers aged 13 years and older.

An Ecological Novella 

As the world's most populous lifeform, animals face the forefront of both natural and man-made disasters. Stories from the perspectives of animals allow us to depart from human-centered narratives and consider ecology. The relationships animals and humans have with each other and the environment. 

Tackled themes

• Overconsumption driven by fast fashion;
• landfill waste and textile incineration;
• Air and soil pollution;
• Microplastics and microfibers on the environment;
• Land creature health and security;

and more.

A YUNGA Ambassador Project (2022-23)

This interactive fiction was created in affiliation with the Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA) Ambassador Program Japan of 2022-23. University student and YUNGA ambassador, Mei found and led the Sentaq Project with the purpose to instill social awareness through interactive creative fiction.

Fun Fact

The story, game development, and illustrations were done in less than two months!

The project was built by members of the youth, students.

The Sentaq Project

Motivated by SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), Sentaq strives to awaken youths to the exploitative nature of the Fast Fashion industry and overconsumption. Recent lifestyle habits have sped up the deterioration of our environment and society. It is high time that we, as global citizens, make choices that count! 

Against this background, Sentaq has decided to create a “choose your adventure” story to educate others on the impact their choices have. A collection of original interactive stories with the overarching theme of overconsumption are currently in the works. The first title, Sinkcity, involves savage rat politics and textile landfill waste.

This project is in association with the Youth and United Nations Global Alliance (YUNGA) Japan’s Ambassador Program of 2022.

Credits

Author: Kenjiro Mitsui

Story producer: Mei Mitsui

Programmer: Mei Mitsui

In-game Illustrators: Mei Mitsui, Sabrina Tamayo, Kenjiro Mitsui (banner and background design)

Marketing: Codey Silong, Tsenguunbileg Naranpurev

This interactive fiction was created using the open-source tool, Twine

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