<s>
Zineth	B-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
skating	O
freeware	B-License
indie	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
Arcane	O
Kids	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zineth	B-Application
originally	O
began	O
development	O
as	O
a	O
student	O
thesis	O
project	O
in	O
experimental	O
game	O
design	O
at	O
the	O
Rensselaer	O
Polytechnic	O
Institute	O
,	O
worked	O
on	O
by	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
7	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-creator	O
Jacob	O
Knipfing	O
cited	O
inspiration	O
from	O
many	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
games	O
such	O
as	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
and	O
Rez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
student	O
game	O
made	O
over	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
meant	O
to	O
celebrate	O
speed	O
,	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
twitter	B-Application
,	O
"	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
traverse	O
through	O
various	O
environments	O
at	O
high	O
speeds	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
while	O
completing	O
missions	O
provided	O
by	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
earn	O
cash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cell	O
phone	O
is	O
consistently	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
screen	O
and	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
receive	O
missions	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
play	O
other	O
games	O
contained	O
within	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
with	O
inspiration	O
taken	O
from	O
free-to-play	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twitter	B-Application
is	O
also	O
prominently	O
featured	O
as	O
an	O
aspect	O
;	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
to	O
take	O
in-game	O
pictures	O
using	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
tweet	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
launching	O
the	O
game	O
shows	O
disclaimer	O
about	O
the	O
controller	B-Operating_System
it	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
PC	O
remaster	O
complaints	O
,	O
when	O
players	O
attempted	O
to	O
use	O
keyboard	O
instead	O
of	O
usual	O
controller	B-Operating_System
and	O
had	O
problems	O
with	O
walkthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zineth	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
dystopian	O
future	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
entire	O
world	O
has	O
been	O
"	O
absorbed	O
by	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
brainwashing	O
of	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
Zineth	B-Application
won	O
an	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
for	O
best	O
student	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
