When we were making Splice, we created an in-game level editor for ourselves so we could jump into any level and modify it while playing. The editor was a simple drag-and-drop interface for creating and deleting nodes, and it was super streamlined and convenient. We were sad that our players never got to use it. We’re hoping Duet will be a different story.
»Hey Dev Nighters, ready for a challenge?
»The folks around here at the office have been after me for some time now about doing a “musing,” since I haven’t really posted any to date. I feel that these musings should be a reflection of personal experiences, something to take pride in, something that stands as a digest of interests and projects you’ve become invested in. The trouble is my interests shift so quickly that I rarely have a chance to recap in any form of writing, let alone a musing for the public to read. So, with this being my first musing, I’d like to talk video games — since it’s on my mind for the moment.
»At last week’s Dev Night, a gang of nerds had the honor of shooting the breeze with Mike Bithell, creator of Thomas Was Alone. Listen to the brilliant, British ramblings of a living teddy bear.
»Tomorrow, 7:00 PM: we’re hosting a virtual Q&A session with Thomas Was Alone creator Mike Bithell! Mike wins an extra ninety million awesome points for agreeing to do the Q&A all the way from England–thank you so much, dude! So come out to tomorrow’s dev night to get the inside scoop on Mike’s lovable menagerie of rectangles.
»This past week we’ve started getting into the nitty-gritty of cooperative puzzle play.
»At Cipher Prime, we create games constantly. You may only see one or two of our games released a year, but behind the scenes we make games weekly — sometimes even daily. The biggest problem is always getting started. Game jams help by providing a theme, but there are so many different places you could start with creating a digital game. I have a personal style: looking at “controls”.
»Let’s set the record straight.
»For the past week, most of Cipher Prime has been out of the office, celebrating Nikko‘s wedding and catching some tasty Cali waves. Excuses, excuses.
»We’ve got two upcoming events and a special bulletin to make. Here are the deets:
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