‘It was a bit of a miracle’: Nathan Jurevicius plays the long game with ‘Scarygirl’

When Nathan Jurevicius came up with the character of Arkie, a young girl with a tentacle arm and talent for technology, in 2001, he immediately knew there was the potential to turn it into a television series or feature.

Over the next two decades, the character would form the basis for a vinyl toy range, a graphic novel, and a flash game that would pave the way for a free-roam global VR experience playable in more than 18 countries.

However, it wasn’t until August 2021 that Jurevicius got the call that production w...