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Mix 103.7 FM - Fort McMoney launching online soon

ort McMurray will become a virtual reality for viewers across the globe.

A new documentary invites audiences to immerse themselves in the social and economic challenges of the city, and decide its fate.

After two years of research, and 60 days of filming the creator of Fort McMoney is launching the online documentary game.

“The more you watch, the more you get your input into the game, and you can change the city just like in SimCity,” says creator David Dufrense. “You can make decisions about shadow populations or homeless people or everything. It’s a game, it’s not reality, but it’s a way to get people interested.”

Dufresne is already defending the film’s title against backlash from community leaders who argue that it cheapens Fort McMurray’s image. He says its an appropriate moniker for a community where many community events are funded in part by big oil.

“It’s a realistic name,” says Dufrense. “I know that people from Fort McMurray love their city and their lifestyle and you’ll see that there will be a lot of sequences [that are] very happy like Santa Claus parade and everything. But for example, take the Santa Clause Parade, this is a happy moment, but who paid? Total, Nexen, so it’s, it’s money.” 

Dufrense is launching the project at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, following several prelaunch event.

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Mix 103.7 FM - Users control city’s fate in ’Fort McMoney’

Fort McMurray is the land of oil and money, according to one interactive documentary that lets viewers chose the fate of the oilsands epicenter.

After two years of research, 60 days of filming and 55 interviews, the creator of Fort McMoney is launching the online documentary game.

During four weeks, users will decide the virtual future of the city, while learning about the social economic, political and cultural history to understand what’s on the line.

“It was obvious to us from the first shoot that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper got it right when he said these oils sands were truly ‘an enterprise of epic proportions,’" says Creator David Dufrense. “That magnitude inspired us to create a wild narrative, blending the video game experience with the documentary approach. The landscape guided the choices we made in crafting this exploration of Fort McMurray that is on par with its development: boundless.”

Some of the region’s most familiar faces are featured in the project, including Mayor Melissa Blake and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam. 

Dufrense also gives users an inside look at camp sites and community events and he doesn’t shy away from the seedier parts of the region.

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