gameplay, real-world exploration and storytelling traditions, including transmedia, psychogeography, escape rooms, and live-action roleplay. Aconite's first prototype was Limberlost, a location-based game with a magical realist narrative written by Steen Comer, designed to be played at any bookstore or library in the world. The first playtest took place at Powell's Books during XOXO Fest 2016 in Portland. Players used their mobile phones to solve puzzles which led them through a sequence of physical books. Each book contained an illustration that acted as an augmented reality marker. When triggered, the markers displayed audiovisual data that provided clues for the next book in the sequence, and unlocked new parts of the game's narrative. In 2019, Aconite came out of stealth mode and announced their first title, HoloVista. References External links Coilhouse Magazine Aconite Living people Russian emigrants to the United States American women chief executives American corporate directors American women company founders American company founders American women photographers American magazine editors Photographers from Moscow Fetish photographers Fashion photographers 1982 births Women magazine editors 1980s births Temple University alumni Russian businesspeople in the United States 21st-century American women