Biodiversità Records' Biosphere Videogame Expands Digital Ecosystem
Italian record label Biodiversità Records, founded in December 2017 by Pietro Michi (aka P I T), has expanded its Biosphere project into a videogame titled Biosphere – The Island. Developed with digital artist Federico Niccolai, the game is a freely explorable 3D island based on one of Michi's digital 'biosferes'—planets created for the label's monthly mix series Biosphere on web radio Radio Fango. Players can walk through the island while listening to the monthly mix, and new life forms appear each month thanks to contributions from 3D artists worldwide. The project reflects Michi's interest in the relationship between humans and nature, as well as cultural biodiversity threatened by globalization. Biosphere – The Island is free and runs in a browser; it will be updated until July 2022, then pause for summer, with a final downloadable version (without mixes) releasing in autumn. The label also offers the biosferes as augmented reality filters on Instagram.
Key facts
- Biodiversità Records was founded in December 2017 by Pietro Michi (P I T).
- Biosphere is a monthly mix series on web radio Radio Fango.
- Biosphere – The Island is a videogame developed with Federico Niccolai.
- The game is a 3D island based on one of Michi's digital planets.
- Players can explore the island while listening to the monthly mix.
- New life forms are added monthly by 3D artists from around the world.
- The game is free and runs in a browser.
- Biosphere – The Island will be updated until July 2022, then a final version releases in autumn.
- Biosferes are also available as augmented reality filters on Instagram.
- Michi studied agriculture and focuses on human-nature relationships.
Entities
Artists
- Pietro Michi
- P I T
- Federico Niccolai
Institutions
- Biodiversità Records
- Radio Fango