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1619 – AntVentor (2018 video game)
AntVentor is a point & click adventure game, the first short chapter of the AntTrilogy series about an ant and his unusual adventures in a realistic macroworld.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows) MINIMUM : OS: Windows 7 or higher, Processor: 1.8 GHz dual core CPU, Memory: 2 GB RAM, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series, Geforce 9400 Series with at least 512 MB VRAM, DirectX: Version 9.0c, Storage: 1800 MB available space, Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card, Additional Notes: Mouse is recommended
1616 – Botanicula (2012 video game)
Botanicula is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Amanita Design. The game was released on April 19, 2012, for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game was later ported to iOS and Android.
Botanicula follows the adventure of five botanical creatures (named Mr. Lantern, Mr. Twig, Mr. Poppy Head, Mr. Feather and Mrs. Mushroom) who are trying to save the last seed of their home tree from evil parasitic creatures that have infested their home. (wiki)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows): OS:Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/10, Processor:1.6 Ghz Processor, Memory:1 GB RAM, DirectX®:5.0, Hard Drive:550 MB HD space
1575 – Lara Croft Go (2015 video game)
Lara Croft Go is a turn-based puzzle video game in the Tomb Raider series.
The player moves Lara Croft as a puzzle piece through a board game while avoiding obstacles and manipulating the environment. The developers distilled major series motifs, such as boulder chases and reaction-based gameplay, to suit Lara Croft Go‘s time-independent gameplay.
Square Enix Montreal developed the game as a spiritual successor to its 2014 Hitman Go, based on another Square Enix franchise. The company released Lara Croft Go in August 2015 for Android, iOS, Windows, and Windows Phone devices. A version for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita was unveiled in November 2016, It was released on Steam on 4 December 2016. (wiki)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows – MINIMUM): OS: Windows 7 / Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.4GHz / Memory: 1 GB RAM / Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 310 / DirectX: Version 11 / Storage: 2 GB available space
1564 – Mimic (1997)
spacetime coordinates: 1990’s New York City
Mimic is a 1997 American science fiction horror film co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro based on Donald A. Wollheim‘s short story of the same name, and starring Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Charles S. Dutton, Giancarlo Giannini and F. Murray Abraham. The film features Norman Reedus in his Hollywood debut. (wiki)
Originally planned as a single 30-min. short as part of a feature of sci-fi/horror/comedy shorts by Miramax. The other segments also grew into the features Impostor (2001) and Alien Love Triangle (2008).
1541 – Pinocchio (2019)
spacetime coordinates: 19th century Tuscany, Italy (the city of Catchfools, Toyland etc)
Pinocchio is a 2019 Italian fantasy film co-written and directed by Matteo Garrone (tale-of-tales-2015), based on the 1883 book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi. (wiki)
1510 – Fantastic Fungi (2019 documentary)
Fantastic Fungi is a 2019 documentary film directed by Louie Schwartzberg. The film combines time-lapse cinematography, CGI, and interviews in an overview of the biology, environmental roles, and various uses of fungi.
[Reception] Critics praised Schwartzberg‘s time-lapse cinematography. Some critics found the narration unnecessary. (wiki)
Paul Stamets with Laricifomes officinalis aka agarikon
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World (2018 documentary)
The Magic of Mushrooms (2014 documentary)
The Triumph of the Fungi: A Rotten History (2006 book by Nicholas P. Money)
TimeSpace Warps 