The Gamers 2037 facts for kids

The Gamers 2037 is an Australian television program for children which first screened on 9Go! on 14 November 2020. The series is set in a dystopian future where gaming is banned and three former friends must overcome their differences and beat an unbeatable A.I. controlled puzzled-based Virtual and Augmented Reality Gaming (VAARG), or risk becoming trapped in the machine forever.

Synopsis

In the near future 2037, the rule-following noob Xeon and technology geek Galahad secretly follow their estranged friend Kite into an abandoned warehouse. Wanting to find out why Kite suddenly stopped being their friend months prior quickly becomes a fight for their lives when they find themselves trapped inside the warehouse by the last remaining VAARG Ark. VAARG was the next generation of gaming and a technological marvel until it started digitising and absorbing players.

According to legend, if you beat the game, you release all the Absorbed, which is something Kite is determined to do, no matter the cost to herself or anyone else. Together, the three former friends must overcome their differences and work together to beat the unbeatable game or risk becoming trapped themselves.

Cast

• Miah Madden as Kite
• Marvin Rowland as Galahad
• Ashleigh Ross as Xeon
• Keaton Stewart as Game Master
• Sarah Spackman as Computer Voice

Production

The 26 part series was created by Keaton Stewart and Hannah Fitzpatrick for Ambience Entertainment and uses computer facial animation technology from Speech Graphics. It was written by Keaton Stewart, Hannah Fitzpatrick and Michael Boughen.