Devlog | Vivid Foundry https://vividfoundry.com Creativity emerges, even from structure. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 20:36:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Solace State: Emotional Cyberpunk Stories is now available! https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2023/10/01/solace-state-is-now-available/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 03:56:28 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=3286 Unite the people and ignite the revolution. As a hacker, make your mark in hundreds of moral choices. 3D Visual Novel Solace State is available today on Steam and Xbox! You can pick up your own copy at: Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/928000/Solace_State_Emotional_Cyberpunk_Stories/ Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-IE/games/store/solace-state/9nr5h934436j Remember, you’ll get to meet Torrent! Here’s his new social profile:   Additionally, […]

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]]> At Solace State, What Does a QA Tester Do? https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2023/10/01/at-solace-state-what-does-a-quality-assurance-tester-do/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 03:40:44 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=3274 Solace State is a visual novel that requires a lot of testing, due to its complex narrative, custom 3D text-in-the-environment system, and trippy sci-fi camera transitions. Less than a week before the game’s release, Kas Millard shares the process. Long time no see! With days until Solace State’s launch date on September 14, we are […]

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]]> Solace State year 2021 in review https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2022/01/07/solace-state-year-2021-in-review/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 19:21:00 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=3056 Solace State in 2021 has seen more production development from both myself and our larger team than in any previous year. But, on the other side of this is the vulnerability of tapping into myself to write fiction about social trauma and transformation, while experiencing my own grief and loss.

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]]> Steam Streaming companion guide: 5 tips for streaming https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2021/09/20/steam-streaming-companion-guide-5-tips-for-streaming/ Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:21:48 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=3016 This is meant to supplement the already fantastic How To Market A Game guide by Chris Zukowski! If you haven’t done so, please be sure to read that first. Here’s some additional ideas that may help you with you Steam Stream. As you can see from the volume of technical details, I highly recommend that […]

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]]> Solace State: 2019 Year Review https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2020/01/12/solace-state-2019-year-review/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 01:08:28 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=2875 Solace State has seen both challenges and growth in 2019. We've also got a chock-full of pictures to share with you. Let's celebrate our efforts from 2019 - from GDC, to Kinda Funny Games E3 showcase, to TCAF Comics x Games, and more!

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]]> Solace State in Netherlands, New York… and soon, Seattle for PAX West! https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2018/08/14/solace-state-in-netherlands-new-york-and-soon-seattle-for-pax-west/ Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:58:31 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=2568 Summer 2018 has been a season to remember for Solace State! In May, Solace State brought on board Gabi (@UndeadOoze) working full-time as a programmer from May through the first week of June, then part time for the rest of the summer. We also worked with Silverstring Media (@Slvrstrng), narrative consultants, and Seage (@Seageart), 2D […]

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]]> Solace State updates in energies, bizdev and social impact learning https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2018/03/25/solace-state-updates-in-energies-bizdev-and-social-impact-learning/ Sun, 25 Mar 2018 06:32:50 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=2448 Tanya Kan reporting in: There’s been a lot of behind the scenes activity for Solace State! In the past 9 months, I’ve been focusing on a lot of very diverse moving pieces of work that I have not written about in a blog post yet. First of all, we have a new-ish trailer with new music […]

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]]> [Press] IGN: Women in Video Game Development in 2017: A Snapshot https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2017/12/27/press-ign-women-in-video-game-development-in-2017-a-snapshot/ Wed, 27 Dec 2017 16:09:43 +0000 https://vividfoundry.com/?p=2393 It was a joy to be interviewed by Lucy O’Brien, IGN Games & Entertainment Editor. We had a very reflexive conversation about some of the challenges that women face in the video game industry. What makes her piece stand out is that she examines deeply at our roots, our first spark of delight at finding game […]

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]]> Eviction Notice direction and design notes https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2017/05/01/eviction-notice-direction-and-design-notes/ Mon, 01 May 2017 01:12:18 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2273 GDC17 was a great time, and I was happily surprised by the positive reception to Eviction Notice! Because of this, I want to share some of the core elements of design that drove me and the art direction that I pursued with this small-scale VR project. Eviction Notice’s design premise is very simple. It is […]

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]]> [Press] Versions: Inside Eviction Notice https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/12/09/press-versions-inside-eviction-notice/ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 02:59:15 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2233 I’ve a delightful time speaking with Caty McCarthy, editor of Versions. Versions focuses on AR/VR/MR development at Kill Screen, including experimental works! She asked me questions about collaborative development of Eviction Notice and how it went from game jam to its current iteration with a collaborative team, how it contrasts with my work on my 3D […]

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