heidi j. boisvert

Circle of Salt (Work-In-Progress) 

Creative Director, Game Designer & Writer

Circle of Salt  is a transmedia experience about indigenous wisdom superseding artificial intelligence. It integrates a sci-fi graphic novel, immersive theatre and a mixed-reality game controlled by a personalized biosphere suit with extended story elements: DIY maker kits, digital clues planted across the internet and counter-surveillant culture jamming interventions.

The story follows the life of Aki Wabanak, a queer, mixed-race teen tech whiz who joins a counter-surveillant underground organization, the Endellions, as they attempt to restore democracy and human autonomy. But after the botched mission to dismantle the U.S. Government and install an AI President who goes rogue, she realizes the revolution is bound to fail. Disenchanted, Aki turns to her grandmother’s Almanak, which drops her into a secret universe of pre-scientific knowledge that holds the seed to societal regeneration.

Read an excerpt from the story here.