From the creators of The Artifacts and Midnight Feast, Hilda Bewildered is an illustrated short story for deep-thinking adolescent readers and above.

Somewhere in a non-specified European country, Princess Hilda comes of age. She must deliver a prepared speech at midnight tonight, charged with the task of ‘opening winter’. Unfortunately for Hilda, she is terrified of speaking in front of a live audience.

Put on your close-reading hats for this one. Prepare a cup of peppermint tea and wait for the cold to set in.

HILDA BEWILDERED THEMES AND IDEAS

The nature of celebrity
Constant surveillance/Imaginary Audience Syndrome
Social invisibility
The stochastic nature of birthright
Beauty and self-image
‘Grass is greener’ feelings
The language of advertising
Fear of public speaking
Finding inner strength
Loneliness among crowds

OTHER FEATURES

32 pages of story
Intuitive navigation
Painterly style of artwork
Hand-coded interactive book
Original soundtrack composed for this story by Chris Hurn

important Note

We have maintained an aspect ratio of 4:3 to preserve the original artwork. You will see panels on the side of a typical 16:9 ratio computer monitor. We have provided an option to run Hilda Bewildered in a window on the desktop, without the panels.

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