The Runaway (video game)
Doctor Who: The Runaway was a virtual reality video game created by the BBC. It featured the Thirteenth Doctor voiced by Jodie Whittaker in the TARDIS, taking the individual Player on an adventure.
The game was released on 16 May 2019 in two versions: An interactive version with a runtime of 13 minutes on Oculus Store and Vive Port for use on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and a 360 degree version with a runtime of 11 minutes on BBC VR App for use on Oculus Go and GearVR.[1]
Jo Pearce, creative director for the BBC's digital drama team, said:
- Fans will find themselves at the centre of this wonderfully animated story, helped by the natural charm and humour of Jodie Whittaker, in an adventure that really captures the magic of Doctor Who. Viewers truly are in for a treat - for those who ever dreamed of helping to pilot the TARDIS, this is your opportunity!
Zillah Watson, head of BBC VR Hub, said:
- This is the most ambitious project yet from our team in the BBC VR Hub, and the result is a magical adventure that Doctor Who fans everywhere will simply love. It also shows the enormous potential that virtual reality has for creating new kinds of experiences that appeal to mainstream audiences.
It was written by Victoria Asare-Archer, directed by Mathias Chelebourg and produced by BBC's digital drama team, BBC VR Hub and Passion Animation Studios with original music by Segun Akinola.
Summary
The Thirteenth Doctor takes you, the Player, on an adventure to return an alien creature named Volta back to his home planet and parents.
Plot
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Cast
- Jodie Whittaker - The Doctor
- Richard Eifyn - SPUDS Officer
- Maria McClurg - Motion Capture Performance
Crew
The Runaway
- Written By - Victoria Asare-Archer
- Directed By - Mathias Chelebourg
Sound and Music
- Music composed by - Segun Akinola
- Sound Design & Mix - Guillaume Moutardier
- Music Recorded and Mixed by - Olga FitzRoy
- Cello - David Cohen
- Guitar - Andrew Cooksley
- Original Theme Music by - Ron Grainer
BBC Doctor Who
- Executive Producer - Matt Strevens
- Creative Director - Jo Pearce
- Producer - Matthew Rogers
- Script Executive - Sam Hoyle
- Producer (motion capture) - Alex Mercer
BBC VR Hub
- Commissioning Editor, VR - Zillah Watson
- Producer - Niall Hill
- Programme Manager - Katie Hudson
- Technical Consultant - David Johnston
- Production Manager - Angela Crago
Passion Animation Studios
- Head of Passion Experience - Katie Grayson
- Executive Producer - Pierre-Arthur Goulet
- Producer - Matt Saxton
- Producer - Rick Bland
- Production Assistant - Rita Oliveira
- Story development - Hunter Andrews
Visual and Interactive Development by Passion Paris
- Pre-Production Manager - Emmanuelle Planko
- Interactive Development - Thibault Samson
- Character Development - Gwenn Germain, Jules Rigole
- Visual look Development - Anais Marmonier
Developed for VR by Innerspace
- Hadrien Lanvin
- Balthazar Auxietre
- Julien Le Corre
- Pierre Riom
- Fabrice Gaston
- Hayoun Kwon
- Guillaume Bertinet
- Maxime Grange
- Quentin Renaud
- Alice Boudry
Animation by Kombbo @ Passion Paris
Motion Capture by Mocaplab
References
The Doctor
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TARDIS
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Player
- The Player is given the sonic screwdriver to use.
Species
- Volta is a male teenage creature who is also a bomb.
- Volta needs to be taken home to his parents.
Locations
- The TARDIS is flying through regions of space.
- Volta needs to get home to his home planet.
Story notes
- The description at the bottom of the end credits reads:
- This work benefited from the French Tax Rebate for International Production
- The description also features the Unreal Engine logo and underneath it reads:
- 2019, Epic Games, Inc.. All rights reserved. Unreal, Unreal Engine, and the Unreal Engine logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and elsewhere.
- After the end credits has finished rolling and the BBC logo has faded, the Player uses the sonic screwdriver to turn off the game.
