Book 1 Project

Become an investigative journalist by signing up for the Sharp Objects: Virtual Experience. This virtual reality game offers you the chance to be thrown into the world of Camille Preaker. You will play as the journalist as she struggles with being thrust into a murder investigation in a town she once called home. You will are able to make Camille’s choices for her as you explore this interactive world. Investigate subjects, talk to police, and find clues. It is up to you to find the killer that has rocked this small town before he/she strikes again.

When Camille Preaker is forced to her home town of Wind Gap, Mississippi many of the problems she tries to run away from confront her face-to-face. You will follow Camille and will take the necessary actions you must as you try to uncover which of the town’s residents could have murdered two preteen girls. As Camille struggles with blatant alcoholism, self-harm and a mother she insists “never loved [her].” Make the decisions that will get you through the investigation and allow you to locate the killer. Investigate a town “so suffocating and small, you tripped over people you hated every day.” You will contact the police and interview every officer you can and develop relationships with all of them. Every resident is a suspect and you are to investigate each one who has a connection to the murder, even your own mother and sister. No person in this town wants you there. You are longer considered an old friend, you are the media, the public attention, and something this town does not want. You must get involved in these people’s lives and find which ones have demons they don’t want getting out.

Not only are you investigating these murders but also the death of your sister. You have to get closer to a mother you never had a connection with and find out what really happened. The problems in this town “[started] long before [anybody saw] them.” You will find that deaths of these two preteen girls wasn’t the first odd death to happen in such a quaint, happy town. You will trace all the towns major events back to the early 80s and find things nobody else ever knew. The small town every thought to believe was so kind and peaceful is something else entirely. The wives of town all gather and gossip about each other while pretending to be the best of friends, meanwhile they would turn on each other in a heartbeat. This investigation not only has the potential to make your career, but to also destroy what little family you have left, play your cards right.

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is considered to an extremely dark book, which does make some readers uncomfortable. The game has been toned down to make it more appropriate to some audiences. However, the game still remains pretty gruesome, so player be warned. Though toned town this game still embodies much of what readers enjoyed about the novel. The drinking, cursing, and awful decisions are still there, but not as heavily influencing on your character. The creators of the game, though trying to remain true to Flynn’s bestseller, did change the way it ends to still leave a bit of surprise to those who’ve read as well as for those who haven’t. The game also includes a tie-in downloadable pack that connects will Flynn’s other best-selling novel, and now major motion picture, Gone Girl. This tie-in will allow for the player to interact with the characters, Nick and Amy Dunne, in the weeks leading up to the opening of Gone Girl. Have fun and good luck.

To end this post here is a picture of Channing Tatum