I love it when stories are re-told in different ways. Ramayana, a classic Sanskrit legend is brought to life in an experiment from the folks at Google, Fantasy Interactive and Ogilvy in an interactive website that harnesses the current power of HTML5 and Javascript.
The folks used features like Google Maps, Talk, Weather and more; all layered on top of their story to add to its rich experience. Take for example, the King who starts up a Google Talk to invite Rama to win his daughter’s hand. Or the various connecting smaller pop-up windows that come together seamlessly to unveil part of a larger picture. It’s pretty brilliant!
Then there’s also the music that went along with the story – which for me was the highlight of the game (tied with the breath-taking illustrations, done by Therese Larsson).
Go on and read up on their behind the scenes process and play the game yourself over here.
