Solace State | 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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]]> 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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]]> BMCAA 10th Unconference Talk: On Narrative Design https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/11/23/bmcaa-10th-unconference-talk-on-narrative-design/ Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:47:47 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2164 I had a great time presenting at U of T Biomedical Communications Alumni Association’s 10th annual Unconference on 2016-Nov-19! I presented a talk entitled “Designing for Narratives in VR and Visual Novels“. I talked about my modus operandi, and my method of designing from narrative-first then follow through with game mechanics, rather than the other […]

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]]> [Press] Kill Screen: Look out for Solace State https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/04/16/press-killscreens-look-out-for-solace-state/ Sat, 16 Apr 2016 02:27:20 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2101 I’ve had the honor to be interviewed by Conrad at Kill Screen. Our interview focused on how my political philosophy brought about an unusual aesthetic and game mechanics in Solace State, as well as many of my narrative designs and inspirations. It was such a fun conversation, and I’m so happy that a publication that […]

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]]> Solace State: New development build, press, showcases, talks https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/04/14/solace-state-new-development-build-press-showcases-talks/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 04:27:19 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2064   Both of these interviews were a lot of fun and the journalists asked some really interesting questions! They also created interviews that had completely different angles, which was really interesting.A lot of new things have happened since my last update! I have been so busy lining up new builds, collaborating with new specialists, and […]

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]]> [Press] Femhype: Blanket Fort Chats with Tanya Kan https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2016/03/03/press-femhypes-blanket-fort-chats-with-tanya-kan/ Thu, 03 Mar 2016 18:45:20 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=2049 I have had the honor to speak with Miss N at Femhype about my unusual game development process and especially about what drove the development for my 3D Visual Novel, Solace State. Read the two-part interview here: [part 1] [part 2] Miss N: A lot of your work revolves around narrative-driven games. What drew you to […]

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