We Dwell In Possibility is a gay crowd simulator full of naked people

The image says it all really (pic: itch.io)

Developer Robert Yang has debuted his latest game, We Dwell In Possibility, which is packed with naked people and suggestive imagery.

Video games have certainly attempted to be more inclusive and feature LGBT+ characters in prominent roles in recent years, including the likes of The Last Of Us Part 2 and Tell Me Why).

But indie developer Robert Yang uses his games to explore gay subculture in an unusually provocative manner. He recently lifted the lid on his latest project, We Dwell In Possibility – a gardening simulator populated with naked people.

While the naked crowd can be interacted with, they move about on their own and you can just watch as they react to each other and the objects that appear from seeds they plant. Said objects are inherently suggestive, ranging from fruit shaped like testicles to phallic cacti.

According to Yang, the purpose of the game is to subvert the kind of crowd simulations used by architects and city planners.

‘Like my previous works, We Dwell In Possibility is all about queer bodies and sex, but for this project I also wanted to respond to a lack of politics in crowd simulation art and to create an artwork that is rooted in a specific historical moment,’ he told Pink News.

‘From this simple model of politics, sexuality, and architecture, the simulation improvises a new landscape, a virtual heaven or hell, or more likely something both at once – a society.’

This is possibly one of Yang’s tamer projects. Some of his previous works are far more explicit, such as The Tearoom, which can be described as a public bathroom sex simulator.

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We Dwell In Possibility debuted during the Manchester International Festival (which is running until July 18) and can be played via itch.io.

If you’re interested, further details can be found on the Manchester International Festival’s website.

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