Wildfire Chile 24
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Length: 3 min.
Wildfire Chile 24 is a game to call for help for the victims of the terrible fire that since February 2 has claimed the lives of more than 130 people and caused enormous destruction. 15,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged by the fire, and the National Botanical Garden suffered an almost total loss of its flora and fauna.
At Niebla Games, we feel the pain very closely: relatives, friends, and former students have lost their homes and loved ones. That's why all donations to the game will go to benefit the victims. Donations of 10 USD or more will be added to the acknowledgments of this page.
In this drone video you can see some of the effects of what happened (video by fotografias.salvajes):
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3GzDyTu2bj/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
And in this Tweet we explain in a video:
https://x.com/NieblaGames/status/1756380310248550561?s=20
DONATIONS --> https://gofund.me/431e76f9 <-- DONATIONS
Donations from Chile:
- Levantemos Chile NGO: https://shorturl.at/eDK07
- Firefighters Chile: https://shorturl.at/bkFSZ
- National Botanical Garden: https://shorturl.at/xBIPV
Acknowledgments to Our Donors:
Freya Schiwy
Elliryanna Mejía
Pedro García López de la Osa
Konstantin Choumiline
Pawel Orlinsky
Derek Burril
Gabriel Garzo
Ilya Brookwell
Carlos Varón
Phillip Penix-Tadsen
Alenda Chang
Mae Aldana Mendoza
Sebastián “Sheppi” Rodríguez
María del Rosario Acosta
Marta Hernández Salván
José Benavidez
Pascale Castro
Juan Sebastián Acero
Giulia Scarparo
Juan Pablo Lastra
Grant Palmer
Ray Garcia
Tobias Hammerle
Gustavo Valdez
Zachary Cain
Michele Berho
Ealisabeth Earley
Paula Nino
Dave Padilla
Ise De Smet
Nicolás Jaramillo Ortiz
André Carrington
José Francisco Segoviano
Zoe Caras
Jorge P. Yánez
Marina Murillo
Samuel Berck
Maximillian Randhahn
Abraham Gellis
Jackie Dubil
Marcelo Garzo
Joseph Tirado
Marcos Bravo
Cesar Abraham Dominguez Garza
Cinthia Duran Larrea
Camila Chaves
Rory Fewer
Mauricio Castillo Rodríguez
Evelyn Vázquez
Lina Aguirre
Mike Montoya
Carlos Guzman
Rebeca Hernández
María Fernanda Gomez
Vincent Cerbantez
Angelica Parr-Rosser
Lijen Chang
Patricia Baxter
Eduardo Vasquez
Juan Vallejo Pabon
Christine Küllmer
Luke Spencer
Agustin Rubinstein
Álvaro López
Alonso Canales Echeverría
Josh B
Liliana Ibarra Moreno
Juan Martin Charliac
Carlos López
Deanna Beatty
Vale Dupouy
Magda Argueta
Jaimie Kenney
Tomás Valdivia Hennig
Bruno Camousseigt
Maureen Berho
Johanna Nieto Rojas
Nico Valdivia Hennig
And thank you too for the generous anonymous donations!
Tools:
- Aurysystem. (2023). Bitsy Color [Software Tool for Bitsy]. https://aurysystem.itch.io/multicolorbisty
- Ledoux, A. (2017). BITSY [Video Game Engine]. https://ledoux.itch.io/bitsy
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (9 total ratings) |
Author | Niebla Games |
Genre | Educational |
Made with | bitsy |
Tags | artgame, Bitsy, crisis, fire, Flying, Minimalist, nature, Pixel Art, Singleplayer, wildfire |
Comments
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I work as a firewatcher in summer and we had a ton of big wildfires 2 years ago in Spain, (also under suspicious circumstances), so this hits on a personal level.
What worries me the most is that these disasters are becoming more and more frequent, we currently have no means to stop them, and on the long run they can devolve into different environmental issues... But people don't seem too concerned about it.
As terrible as this is, lets hope it works as a wake-up call for people in your country, and preventive measures are taken so that it doesn't repeat on the same scale.
Please accept my sincere condolences about the tragedy that has befallen you. Living in a country ravaged by a brutal war, that has already claimed hundreds of thousands of human and non-human lives and did immeasurable damage to nature, I am especially torn by the images of burned-down houses and habitats being destroyed. This is all too close to my heart. However, as my experience in Ukraine has taught me, it is in moments of despair like this that acts of human kindness, selflessness, and solidarity - your game being one of them - shine the most.
Unfortunately, I am currently in no financial position to donate to your cause. But I will do my best to spread the word about your plight and get as many people to know about your game as I can.
Thank you for doing what you are doing. I wish all the strength and resilience to your close ones who suffered from the disaster.
A veces usar medios artistícos para difundir mensajes importantes tienen más impacto de lo que podemos creer. Soy de Chile y a pesar de no vivir cerca de donde ocurrio el incendio, admiro el tiempo que se dio para realizar este juego, donare a penas las circunstancias me lo permitan!
Wow, super creative way to bring awareness to this. Art is incredible
Update: We added music to the game.
Dealing creatively with grief, loss and trauma can get so difficult - the work can quickly get selfish or self-involved, but you really managed to create something joyful out of tremendous loss. There’s always that worry of being insensitive to others' pain when you make something ‘fun’ or enjoyable - but your game in no way trivializes it. If anything, it works as a visual and sonic map of the trauma. You’re literally writing/coding history. I’m just so impressed.
Such a cool way of bringing awareness to this issue!
Muchas gracias por los esfuerzos! Fuerza para chile, saludos desde Argentina!
Thank you for generating support! 👏👏👏
The art is beautiful which makes the whole thing more gut wrenching, thanks for making this, it helped me at least to get a better understanding on what's happening.
Gracias por hacer esta gran labor para darle mas difusión a este desastre que esta ocurriendo en Chile, fuerza para toda la gente de allá.
Such an important piece of art. Thanks for creating this! Fuerza Chile!
Lo siento mucho por todo lo que les está sucediendo, espero les pueda llegar la ayuda que necesitan
Gracias por tan loable desarrollo. Lamentable la situación, mucha fuerza y ánimos a Chile.
Fuerza Chile!
Thanks fro making this!
Great initiative to bring more attention to the situation. Really recommend it.
Hermoso e informativo.
(No sé si era necesario entrar en especulación sobre causas, eso sí. Fuera de ello se aprecia infinito.)
Playing the game helped me understand what's going on over there right now and the root cause.
It is a truly devastating tragedy. Botanic gardens are pivotal for science and for conservation efforts, when you also consider the material, human, and non-human losses it becomes incommensurable.