As of
late, my readers have noticed a lack of 'Art of Gaming' installments
to which I would like to apologize about. For those of you who are
new to following or bookmarking my humble blog, 'Art of Gaming' is
one of several segments that I do my best to keep updated with new
spotlighted information. In this case, I focus on mostly Indie games
and look at the art style(s) used instead of game play and mechanics.
I then email the developers of said games to find out what their
inspirations were. The feedback I have received from those who have
responded has been absolutely positive but here is where I hit a
roadblock. What do I mean by this? Perhaps it's due to the fact that
I'm not a journalist or some other form of press or it's the workload
of the developers I attempt to talk with which causes my inquiries to
be overlooked, but the amount of emails I get back compared to the
volume I send out is actually relatively small. I do thank every
single developer who has responded and share with them the articles I
write on their spotlighted games. It's always an honor to speak with these talented individuals and a delightful surprise when they let me know that they have taken time to read the various things I have posted.
I often
get asked by a mixture of my gamer audience and artists where I find
the games I end up writing about. With all honesty, I can say that
it's a mixture of looking at gaming sites such at Steampowered.com
and gog.com along with suggestions from friends who are more savvy on
the subject of gaming as well as watching Youtube personalities such
as John “TotalBiscuit” Bain. Like any other installment I write,
I make sure that I site where I found the information, discuss the
art, share the developer's insight on what they were striving for and
then share with my audience where they can possibly get the game to
play it themselves. There has been several times that I have pondered if I should still do the articles I have planned and just include the developer's insights if I received any but until then have my thoughts on the matter. Perhaps my readers could help me decide if this is a good idea or not.
So I
apologize if you have been waiting with held breath for the newest
update of 'Art of Gaming' but I'm currently re-emailing several
developers to see if I can get any responses along with keeping a
look out for Indie games that might spark not only my interest but
yours as well. Interested in checking out the games I've already
spotlighted? Feel free to check out those I have been able to share
thus far and their developers!
Deep
Silver & Chromatrix GmbH, published by Daedalic Entertainment
Spooky
Squid Games, Inc.
Cochroach,
Inc.
Terry
Cavanagh
Okugi
Studios
Erik
Svedäng
Colin
and Sarah Northway, Thomas Shahan
Dreampainters
Software
Stoic
Studios
Ty
Taylor & Mario Castañeda
Spaces
to Play
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