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A series of short films created by UCLA students over the past five years uses a “modded” version of the popular video game"Grand Theft Auto V" to explore Los Angeles’ ecological future.“The goal is to tell stories about environmental futures that don’t just fall into apocalypse, post-apocalypse or dystopia,” Ursula Heise, an English professor who helped lead the project, said in a statement.
“The goal is to tell stories about environmental futures that don’t just fall into apocalypse, post-apocalypse or dystopia,” she said. “A world that is more just, more fair, not as hard on nonhumans, even one that isn’t perfect, is worth striving for and investing in.”“Grand Theft Eco” is set in a green future where major environmental problems have been addressed, like the transition to renewable energy and loss of biodiversity.
Angel Tolentino, a former UCLA student who modded the game, said in a statement that to build a better world, we must first envision one.Each of the three episodes have their own theme that play off classic film genres.” is a twist on the quest narrative and focuses on the revitalization of the Los Angeles River.
The third and final episode, “Coyote Heist,” is centered on urban wildlife and is based on the heist narrative. It follows Zoë, a female coyote, who falls in love with Bowser the border collie after she strays into an unhoused encampment on the outskirts of Pasadena.
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