Kai UnEarthed is a Meditation on Unpoliced Futures Healing from Climate Change

You can simulate what it feels like to be an ancestor to liberated young people inhabiting an Earth healing from climate change. You can imagine and make contact with them through a paper journal, an interactive visual novel with multiple endings, and a videogame world. As you chose how the story unfolds, you can:

- fall in love with your crush

- go through a coming of age ritual

- explore the reclaimed ruins of an abolished youth jail

- go on a psychedelic journey imagining the volatile final decades of the Capitalist Era, as seen through the eyes of the revolution's children.

The game is a playful journey through writing and drawing activities, psychedelic 3D scavenger hunts, and embodied meditation practices. It is a quest to become a wildtender: someone who heals the relationship between humans and more-than-human beings. These activities prompt you to reflect on the choices you make, the artifacts you leave behind, and the worlds that will grow out of them.

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Tall trees with birds flying against a clear sky, message overlay reads "You’ve unlocked a connection with an ancestor (click to continue).”

Futuristic forest with glowing cyan mushrooms and ethereal figures

Virtual environment labeled 'Abolition Playfield' with ruins of a reclaimed youth jail, tables to gather, and a playspace in the middle with turquoise icons on it. In the distance there are futuristic looking buildings with plants on them.

A digital image of a character with bright teal spiky hair and sunglasses in a forest setting. The text overlay reads "She looks at you with joy and curiosity." Dialogue options are presented at the bottom."

A group of animated characters standing against a dark background with glowing symbols and icons. Text overlay reads: 'You look over and see Tempest and a few of your other classmates either still hallucinating or slowly beginning to rouse awake.'

Three characters observing an image of a burning building framed in wood next to red and white mushrooms. Text overlay reads "your classmates are taking notes on an old image of the Minneapolis police station burning during the 2020 rebellion."

A scene from a video game showing an elderly character in a wheelchair in a meditation room with foliage in the background. Text dialogue reads: 'You're interested in music - maybe you could be something more practical, like a music teacher instead?'

A spa-like bathroom with trees, a bottle labeled 'Herbs,' a futuristic music player, and a decision prompt asking "Am I really ready to go through with this?" with options: Yes, No, Not Sure.

Glowing blue mushrooms in a forest with grass and digital network roots. Text underneath reads: "who usually writes these stories of the future? Whose stories become real?"

Video game scene with forest, mystical artifact, and floating birds, featuring text "You've unlocked artifacts of the heart in your time tunnel."

Screenshot from a video game showing a dimly lit room with a tub and dual sinks. The game text reads: 'That's interesting...I wonder how my ancestors who couldn't walk got into this tub before they installed this door. Did bathtubs not always have do

Abstract digital art with swirls, patterns, and text labels "Our Time 2076 CE" and "Kai's Time 2164 CE". Instructions at the top to trace shapes on body and use a spacebar to complete the action. Vibrant overlapping colors create a complex web effect

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