# Ceremony of Innocence > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ceremony_of_Innocence > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ceremony_of_Innocence.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremony_of_Innocence > Source revision: 1344528208 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1997 video game 1997 video game Ceremony of Innocence Developer Real World Multimedia Publisher Real World Multimedia Platforms Microsoft Windows, Mac OS Release 1997 Genre Adventure Mode Single-player ***Ceremony of Innocence*** is a [CD-ROM](/source/CD-ROM)-based game released in 1997. It used a mystery narrative based on the *[Griffin and Sabine](/source/Griffin_and_Sabine)* novel by [Nick Bantock](/source/Nick_Bantock). The title was taken from the poem "[The Second Coming](/source/The_Second_Coming_(poem))" by Irish poet [William Butler Yeats](/source/W._B._Yeats). ## Plot *Ceremony of Innocence* has an elaborate mystery game format to tell the story of Griffin, a young English artist, and Sabine, a woman from a (fictional) [South Sea Island](/source/South_Sea_Islander). The game takes the form of a series of postcards sent between the two, which the player must explore to continue. ## Development The work was produced by Peter Gabriel's Real World label by a team led by producer Gerrie Villon and creative director/chief designer Alex Mayhew. Joining them was a team of internationally renowned artists specialising in 3D character models, clay-modelling, precision metalwork, pastel painting, and pencil drawings, plus [computer-generated imagery](/source/Computer-generated_imagery); among them were Joan Ashworth, Ruth Lingford, Bedric Glaser, Jeff de Boer, and Jonathan Hodgson. Over 100 different artists, animators and musicians involved in the game's production. The core team of animators were from Realworld Multimedia.[1] Dan Blore, Brian Short and Karolyn Pike, all of whom had previously worked on Peter Gabriel's *EVE* CD-ROM,[2] joined forces with Realworld's programmers Michael Dean,[3] Darren Umney, Sam Deane,[4] Matt Thurling, Peter Fierlinger, [Joshua Portway](/source/Joshua_Portway), Chris Wright, Sam Clegg, Andy Lovelock, David Bateman and Robert Mettler. The game features voice acting by [Paul McGann](/source/Paul_McGann), [Isabella Rossellini](/source/Isabella_Rossellini) and [Ben Kingsley](/source/Ben_Kingsley). ## Reception ### Accolades *Ceremony of Innocence* was awarded the EUROPRIX 98 Overall Winner,[5] and two [BAFTAs](/source/BAFTA) in 1998 for Best Moving Image and Best Sound.[6][7] ### Reviews Reception Review scores Publication Score Macintosh PC Macworld 3.5/5[8] Arcade 5/5[9] J.C. Herz of the *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)* praised the sophistication and nuance of the game's presentation, finding it "technically impressive" and emotionally engaging.[10] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Realworld Multimedia](http://realworldmultimedia.com/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*EVE* CD-ROM](http://www.valazza.com/eve/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Michael Dean](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldeandigital/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sam Deane"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111015233243/http://www.elegantchaos.com/sam). Archived from [the original](http://www.elegantchaos.com/sam) on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-03-02. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-europrix_5-0)** ["The EUROPRIX 1998 Winners"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150209032437/http://europrix.org/europrix-classic-archives/1998). EUROPRIX. Archived from [the original](http://europrix.org/europrix-classic-archives/1998) on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bafta1_6-0)** ["Interactive - Moving Images in 1998"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150927130759/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/interactive/moving-images). *bafta.org*. [British Academy of Film and Television Arts](/source/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts). Archived from [the original](http://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/interactive/moving-images) on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bafta2_7-0)** ["Interactive - Sound in 1998"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150927131139/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/interactive/sound). *bafta.org*. [British Academy of Film and Television Arts](/source/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts). Archived from [the original](http://awards.bafta.org/award/1998/interactive/sound) on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-MW_8-0)** Breitzer, Frith (December 1999). ["Ceremony of Innocence"](https://archive.org/details/Macworld9912December1999/mode/2up?q=%22ceremony+of+innocence%22). *Macworld*. p. 94. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AR_9-0)** James, Chris (December 1998). ["Ceremony of Innocence"](https://archive.org/details/Arcade_Issue_01_1998-12_Future_Publishing_GB/page/n151/mode/2up). *Arcade*. No. 1. p. 150. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NYT_10-0)** Herz, J.C. (20 August 1998). ["Bringing Extra Passion to a Fine Romance"](https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/98/08/circuits/game-theory/20game.html). *New York Times*. Retrieved 21 March 2026. ## External links - [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20110825184708/http://realworldmultimedia.com/portfolio/cdrom/Ceremony_of_Innocence/) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived August 25, 2011) - [*Ceremony of Innocence*](http://www.mobygames.com/game/ceremony-of-innocence) at [MobyGames](/source/MobyGames) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ceremony of Innocence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremony_of_Innocence) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceremony_of_Innocence?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.