Encore:1844

“哲学家们只是用不同的方式解释世界，而问题在于改变世界。”

—— 卡尔·马克思，《关于费尔巴哈的提纲》第十一条

"Philosophers simply explain the world in a different way, and the problem is to change it."

-- Karl Marx, Syllabus on Feuerbach, Article XI

当今这个时代革命似乎已经离我们远去，已经成为一段遥远的记忆。我们生活在一个看似去政治化的世界，社会变革的激情和世界翻转的可能性被日常生活中的消费和虚拟的数字体验所替代。革命，这个曾经震撼世界并导向历史潮流的词汇，现在似乎被限定在电影荧屏或是书页间的浪漫叙事中。

但是否真的如此？

The revolutions of this day and age seem to have left us and have become a distant memory. We live in a seemingly depoliticized world, where the passion for social change and the possibility of turning the world upside down have been replaced by the consumption of everyday life and virtual digital experiences. Revolution, a word that once shook the world and guided the tides of history, now seems to be confined to movie screens or romantic narratives between the pages of a book. 

But is this really the case?    

《Encore：1884》是交响共创工作室的Encore-历史与未来档案系列企划的第一作。

Encore: 1884 is the first installment in Symphony Co-Creation Studio's Encore - History and Future Archive series of projects.

《Encore：1844》是一款新范式的互动游戏，游戏结合了教育、探索与抉择和交互叙事等要素。旨在创造一个既能挖掘历史记忆又能启发未来想象的游戏环境，让玩家在游戏中通过第二人称角色的参与，实现夺回历史、经历一场观念上的自我革命，并不断探索过去，现在和未来的不同革命道路的可能性。

Encore: 1844 is a new paradigm interactive game that combines elements of education, exploration and choice, and interactive narrative. The aim is to create a game environment that both taps into historical memories and inspires future imaginings, allowing players to take back history, experience a conceptual self-revolution, and constantly explore the possibilities of different revolutionary paths in the past, present, and future, all through the participation of a second-person character in the game.

游戏的时间坐标设立为1844年的欧洲，着重展现马克思理论的诞生与发展，并通过艾舍尔式的超现实主义与历史现实相结合的手法，让玩家深入体验并参与那个时代的社会变革。

在游戏中你将化身为青年“马克思”与多位“革命”者，置身于19世纪欧洲风云激荡的历史舞台，

你将亲历时代的动荡变革，通过撰写哲学巨著、应对社会挑战、参与决策历史关键节点，体验从思想启蒙到革命实践的全过程。

通过沉浸式的游戏体验，你将反思现代社会问题，在与历史的对话中重塑我们对未来的想象。  

The game is set in 1844 Europe, focusing on the birth and development of Marx's theories, and through the combination of Escher-style surrealism and historical reality, allowing players to experience and participate in the social changes of that era.

In the game, you will be a young "Marx" and a number of "revolutionaries", in the 19th century Europe in the historical arena of the turbulent, you will experience the turbulence of the times.

You will experience the turbulent changes of the times, from ideological enlightenment to revolutionary practice by writing philosophical masterpieces, dealing with social challenges, and participating in decision-making at key points in history.

Through immersive gameplay, you will reflect on modern social issues and reshape our imagination of the future in a dialog with history.