Mannheim 1794
See what Mannheim looked in the 18th century and experience an historic spy thriller! In Mannheim 1794, players take the role of spies that have to prepare for an upcoming conquest of Mannheim by acquiring critical intelligence information.
Overview
This game has been created in collaboration with the Stadtarchiv Mannheim. You can find more information about the game here (in the German language): Stadtarchiv Mannheim, Gaming im Archiv.
Media
The university magazine FORUM at the University of Mannheim published an article about the game and the collaboration with the city archive. You can access the online version of the article here (in the German language): FORUM 1/2017, Ausflug ins Mannheim des 18. Jahrhunderts
Mannheim 1794 was also featured in the TV show Campus TV by the Rhein-Neckar Fernsehen. You can watch the video below or download the video file here (in the German language): CampusTV, Serious Games werden immer populärer., 2016.
Credits
Project Lead
Philip Mildner
Game Design
Oliver Beck
Sebastian Clausing
Florian Metz
Farid Mirza-Sade
Max Niedermeyer
Development
Oliver Beck
Abdul Rahman Bres
Yi-Ru Cheng
Benjamin Köhler
Florian Metz
Noah Metzger
Max Niedermeyer
Animation & Effects
Oliver Beck
Sebastian Clausing
Benjamin Köhler
3D Art
Oliver Beck
Abdul Rahman Bres
Sebastian Clausing
Florian Metz
Max Niedermeyer
User Interface
Oliver Beck
Sebastian Clausing
Benjamin Köhler
Testing
Oliver Beck
Abdul Rahman Bres
Yi-Ru Cheng
Sebastian Clausing
Benjamin Köhler
Florian Metz
Noah Metzger
Farid Mirza-Sade
Max Niedermeyer
Stadtarchiv Mannheim – ISG
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Nieß
Dr. Harald Stockert (project lead)
Elke Schneider
Susanne Vogt
Yanning Wu
Special Thanks To
Dr. Harald Stockert, Stadtarchiv Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Nieß, Stadtarchiv Mannheim
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Effelsberg, Department of Computer Science IV, University of Mannheim