Prospero’s Island

Prospero’s Island is a game adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. The project explores new ways for young audiences to discover and engage with Shakespeare`. The game immerses the audience in Shakespeare’s poetry and themes, challenging them to inhabit his text in the creatively powerful medium of gaming.Alex Mayhew was invited by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  and The Royal Shakespeare Company  to create a series of visualisations, setting the visual tone of the project and to explore new interactive possibilities and game scenarios.