<s>
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
is	O
an	O
art	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Ryan	O
and	O
Amy	O
Green	O
,	O
Josh	O
Larson	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Numinous	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
aimed	O
for	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
time-limited	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
makers	O
helped	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
expanded	O
funding	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
scope	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
to	O
secure	O
additional	O
funds	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
assuring	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
including	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
bore	O
out	O
from	O
experiences	O
that	O
Ryan	O
and	O
Amy	O
Green	O
had	O
after	O
their	O
third	O
child	O
Joel	O
was	O
diagnosed	O
with	O
an	O
atypical	O
teratoid	O
rhabdoid	O
tumor	O
at	O
twelve	O
months	O
of	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
is	O
played	O
as	O
an	O
exploration	O
game	O
from	O
both	O
third	O
-	O
and	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
through	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
abstracted	O
scenes	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Greens	O
 '	O
experience	O
with	O
raising	O
Joel	O
from	O
learning	O
of	O
his	O
condition	O
through	O
his	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
church	O
,	O
Ryan	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
during	O
their	O
reflection	O
on	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
specifically	O
recalling	O
a	O
night	O
at	O
the	O
hospital	O
where	O
he	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
stop	O
Joel	O
from	O
crying	O
but	O
anything	O
he	O
did	O
seemed	O
to	O
make	O
his	O
crying	O
worse	O
;	O
only	O
after	O
he	O
sat	O
down	O
and	O
prayed	O
to	O
God	O
did	O
Joel	O
stop	O
crying	O
;	O
Ryan	O
recalled	O
how	O
that	O
reminded	O
him	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
subverted	O
game	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
will	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
,	O
they	O
expect	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
make	O
similar	O
emotional	O
games	O
using	O
other	O
third-party	O
stories	O
for	O
inspiration	O
,	O
with	O
expectations	O
that	O
being	O
less	O
involved	O
will	O
help	O
to	O
make	O
further	O
projects	O
run	O
smoother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Green	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
secure	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
funding	O
from	O
Ouya	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
a	O
time-limited	O
exclusivity	O
for	O
the	O
micro-console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
this	O
came	O
from	O
Kellee	O
Santiago	O
,	O
who	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
had	O
been	O
recently	O
named	O
as	O
Ouya	B-Application
's	O
head	O
of	O
developer	O
relations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ouya	B-Application
funding	O
helped	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
Greens	O
and	O
Larson	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
hire	O
three	O
more	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Green	O
announced	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
deal	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
public	O
release	O
to	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
,	O
many	O
criticized	O
Green	O
's	O
choice	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
perception	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
poorly	O
worded	O
Twitter	B-Application
message	O
that	O
Ouya	B-Application
had	O
used	O
to	O
announce	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Green	O
defended	O
his	O
choice	O
of	O
opting	O
for	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
stating	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
the	O
device	O
has	O
good	O
intentions	O
towards	O
the	O
larger	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
with	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
and	O
other	O
investment	O
funding	O
running	O
out	O
,	O
Ryan	O
Green	O
announced	O
that	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
widest	O
impact	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
opted	O
to	O
forgo	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
exclusivity	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
to	O
have	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
version	O
alongside	O
versions	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Razer	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
acquired	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
platform	O
and	O
properties	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
all	O
revenue	O
from	O
sales	O
of	O
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
on	O
Ouya	B-Application
would	O
be	O
donated	O
to	O
the	O
Morgan	O
Adams	O
Foundation	O
and	O
Family	O
House	O
SF	O
,	O
two	O
charities	O
that	O
had	O
assisted	O
the	O
Greens	O
during	O
Joel	O
's	O
treatment	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
5	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
documentary	O
about	O
the	O
Greens	O
and	O
their	O
development	O
of	O
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
entitled	O
Thank	O
You	O
for	O
Playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
and	O
Ryan	O
Green	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2015	O
documentary	O
GameLoading	O
:	O
Rise	O
of	O
The	O
Indies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
was	O
highly	O
praised	O
by	O
reviewers	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
favorably	O
commenting	O
on	O
the	O
overwhelming	O
emotional	O
difficulty	O
presented	O
that	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
experience	O
and	O
understand	O
what	O
the	O
Greens	O
had	O
gone	O
through	O
with	O
Joel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Machkevoch	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
other	O
games	O
have	O
tried	O
to	O
elicit	O
similar	O
emotions	O
from	O
its	O
players	O
,	O
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
was	O
unique	O
in	O
its	O
approach	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
so	O
frank	O
,	O
so	O
nakedly	O
autobiographical	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
imbued	O
with	O
its	O
creators	O
 '	O
spiritual	O
identities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cassandra	O
Khaw	O
for	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
believed	O
that	O
while	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
vignettes	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
others	O
,	O
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
made	O
effective	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
medium	O
,	O
as	O
by	O
forcing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
interact	O
instead	O
of	O
remaining	O
an	O
observer	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
compels	O
us	O
to	O
shoulder	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
creators’	O
grief	O
and	O
to	O
embrace	O
the	O
legacy	O
of	O
Joel	O
’s	O
short	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
noted	O
that	O
many	O
Let	O
's	O
Play	O
videos	O
,	O
gathering	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
views	O
,	O
of	O
That	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	I-Application
Cancer	I-Application
had	O
simply	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
commenting	O
on	O
it	O
or	O
providing	O
viewers	O
with	O
links	O
and	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
giving	O
viewers	O
no	O
incentive	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
title	O
once	O
they	O
had	O
seen	O
it	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numinous	O
Games	O
used	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
's	O
ContentID	O
system	O
to	O
flag	O
and	O
take	O
down	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
videos	O
,	O
leading	O
some	O
players	O
to	O
complain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2016	O
Emotional	O
Games	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
Emotional	O
Indie	O
Game	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Audio	O
and	O
Narrative	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Change	I-Application
Awards	O
2016	O
Best	O
Gameplay	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2016	O
Games	O
for	O
Impact	O
2017	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
