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Butterfly Dollhouse (2021) Jessica Schembri, Jessica Tuohey, Chase Profaca, Joshua Bowyer, Jam Walker

ACMI and Melbourne International Games Week present

Butterfly Dollhouse

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Schembri, Tuohey, Profaca, Bowyer, Walker | Australia | Unclassified (All Ages)
Videogame

When

2–9 Oct 2022

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Explore a dollhouse as your beloved doll Vanessa to solve puzzles and find secrets left behind by your grandmother.

Creators

Jessica Schembri (she/her)
Jessica Tuohey (she/her)
Chase Profaca (he/they)
Joshua Bowyer (he/him)
Jam Walker (they/them)

Chase Profaca was the runner-up in the 2021-22 ACMI + RMIT Games Prize for Butterfly Dollhouse.

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