ABOUT

WHO WE ARE

Oracle and Bone is an independent game studio established in Vancouver, Canada by co-founders, Tida Kietsungden and Charissa So. 

Oracle and Bone seeks to create historical narrative games with a focus on storylines that explore and reflect a diversity of LGBTQ and Asian identities throughout history. We as independent characters aim to depict characters and showcase storylines often overlooked in popular media. Our goal as a studio is to create innovative games with thought-provoking and inclusive narratives.

A SUMMER’S END - Hong Kong 1986

The game is a work of fiction, but it discusses the atmosphere of 1980s Hong Kong following the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, local Hong Kong pop culture, as well as the shifts in cultural attitudes towards the societal role of women and LGBTQ issues. Individuality, self-determination and freedom of sexual expression is called to question as the player steps into Michelle’s shoes and experiences a burgeoning romance amidst the vibrant backdrop of 1980s Hong Kong. A Summer’s End is also a new media homage to Asian cinema and Hong Kong’s golden age of entertainment.

Studio Members

Charissa So
Cofounder, Narrative Design, Writer, Programming, Sound Design, Music

Charissa So is the co-founder of the studio and the writer and programmer. She was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada at an early age. Charissa So graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science Pharmacy degree from the University of British Columbia. She is currently a licensed and practising pharmacist. Although her educational background is in the field of science and healthcare, she has continued her passion for storytelling and poetry by producing self-published comic and poetry zines and exhibiting in various zine comic and arts festivals throughout 2017-2018. In 2018, Charissa So combined her writing talent with the artistic talent of Tida Kietsungden and formed their own independent game studio, Oracle and Bone. Charissa wants to take her intersectional experiences as a queer and first-generation Chinese-Canadian immigrant and relay it into interactive storytelling.

Tida Kietsungden
Cofounder, Art direction, Concept Artist, Character Artist, Environment Artist, UX/UI Design

Tida Kietsungden is the co-founder of the studio and the visual director and artist. She is a Thai national who graduated with first honours and gold metal prize from Chulalongkorn University with a Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts degree. Her portfolio employs the use of various techniques in both digital and traditional media. Tida enjoyed an international career in fine art, visual arts, and illustration prior to her immigrating to Canada in 2011 where she continued her career as a multimedia visual artist for various film, television, and game production studios. Her curriculum vitae includes past clients such as Macmillan, Atomhawk, Capcom, Beeline Entertainment, Sequence Group, Warner Brothers, Square Enix, Applibot, Cygames, Nexon, NC Soft, Kodansha, Kinokuniya, and many other professional collaborations. Her diverse skill set and experience led to her co-founding her own studio, Oracle and Bone in 2018. Her indie game, “A Summer’s End - Hong Kong 1986” was released in 2020 to critical acclaim and commercial success among an international audience. Tida has followed through with her passion for art her whole life. Tida’s goal is to express sincere emotions in her art and storytelling, as well as share her valuable experience as a Thai woman, immigrant, and queer artist in her work.

Portfolio: www.tida.gallery

A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986

Michelle is a young professional working woman living in Hong Kong during the heydays of the 1980s. She meets Sam, a free-spirited woman and an unconventional entrepreneur, by chance after an incident involving a broken heel. They share a mutual attraction. As their relationship progresses, Michelle is forced to make a decision between traditional propriety and her newfound feelings. A Summer’s End is a modern romance. It is a story about seeking identity and meaning in a rapidly changing world where conflicting worldviews and cultures collide. It is a new media homage to Asian cinema and Hong Kong’s golden age of entertainment.

夏天的一天 — 香港 1986

Michelle生活在黃金八十年代的香港，是位年輕又具備專業的職場新女性，在一次鞋跟斷裂的意外之後，因緣際會認識了不受傳統拘束、思想自由開放的女性創業家Sam。她們深受彼此吸引，然而隨著感情一天天的進展，Michelle苦苦掙扎於傳統道德與內心萌生的感情之間，她將被迫做出關鍵的抉擇。《夏天的一天》不僅是一則現代愛情故事，也是身處在不同價值觀與多元文化矛盾碰撞、瞬息萬變的時代中，對自我存在意義與身份認同的探尋之旅，更是一部向亞洲電影及香港娛樂黃金年代致敬的新媒體之作。

あの夏の日 — 香港 1986

ミシェルは1980年代、全盛期の香港に住む若き専門職員。靴のヒールが折れたのをきっかけに、奔放で型破りな女性実業家・サムと出会いお互いに魅かれあっていく。しかし関係が進むにつれ、慣習と自身の中に芽生えた気持ち、どちらを優先するかの選択を迫られる。Summer’s End (サマーズエンド) は、モダンロマンス。目まぐるしく変わる世の中で、相反する価値観と慣習の中、自身の人格と意味を探し求める物語です。アジアンシネマと黄金期の香港エンターテイメント敬意を表し、最新メディアでお送りします。

여름의 끝자락 – 홍콩 1986

미쉘은 1980년대 전성기 홍콩에 살고 있는 젊은 커리어 우먼입니다. 그녀는 구두 굽이 부러지는 우연한 사건을 계기로, 관습에 얽매이지 않는 자유로운 영혼을 가진 사업가 샘을 만납니다. 그리고 그녀들은 서로에게 호감을 느낍니다. 그녀들의 관계가 진전될수록 미쉘은 전통적인 윤리와 내면에서 새로 찾은 감정들 중 하나를 선택하게끔 강요됩니다. ‘여름의 끝자락’ 은 현대 로맨스물입니다. 급변하는 세계관과 문화가 충돌하는 세상에서 자신의 정체성과 의미를 찾는 이야기입니다. 이 창작물은 아시아 영화와 홍콩의 엔터테인먼트 황금시대에 대한 경의의 표시입니다.

วันสุดท้ายในฤดูร้อน ฮ่องกงปี 1986 

มิเชลเป็นหญิงสาววัยรุ่นทำงานระดับมืออาชีพพำนักอยู่ที่ฮ่องกงในช่วงเจริญมั่นคงปี 1986 เธอได้พบแซมผู้หญิงที่มีจิตใจรักอิสระและหัวคิดล้ำสมัยเป็นผู้ประกอบกิจการร้านที่แตกต่างจากทั่วไป ด้วยความบังเอิญหลังจากสถานการณ์อุบัติเหตุรองเท้าส้นสูงหักทำให้ทั้งคู่ได้พบกันและเริ่มให้ความสนใจต่อกันและกัน เมื่อความสัมพันธ์เริ่มพัฒนาขึ้น มิเชลจำเป็นต้องเลือกตัดสินใจระหว่างวัฒนธรรมอนุรักษ์นิยมหรือความรู้สึกใหม่ๆที่เธอพึ่งได้ค้นพบ วันสุดท้ายในฤดูร้อนคือเรื่องราวเกี่ยวกับความรักที่ทันยุคสมัย เป็นเรื่องเกี่ยวกับการค้นหาความเป็นเอกลักษณ์และความหมายที่ลึกซึ้งของการเข้าใจตนเอง ในยุคที่โลกมีความผสมผสานระหว่างวัฒนธรรมซึ่งเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างรวดเร็วทั้งในความคิดและมุมมองที่แตกต่างของสังคม เรื่องราวนี้เป็นการใช้สื่อใหม่ที่มอบความเคารพให้แก่วงการภาพยนตร์ในเอเชียและยุคทองของวงการบันเทิงในฮ่องกง