video games | Vivid Foundry https://vividfoundry.com Creativity emerges, even from structure. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:51:25 +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: 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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]]> GDC 2015: A Journey in Learning https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2015/03/29/gdc-2015-a-journey-in-learning/ Sun, 29 Mar 2015 20:43:32 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=1679 GDC was such a whirlwind of experiences, inspirations, and constant learning. Learning came in many forms, whether they were in workshops, at chill-out lounges, at talks, in the Yerba Buena Gardens, at parties, at the expo, at luncheons, at roundtables, and more. It was cathartic to be surrounded by so many talented individuals from so […]

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]]> Scar Tissue from TOJam 9 https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2014/06/04/scar-tissue-at-tojam-9/ Wed, 04 Jun 2014 04:24:41 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=1393 While buried with other work obligations, I was really pleased to have the chance to work with some really talented people at this year’s TOJam 9, the largest game jam in Toronto. For the uninitiated, it means that participants in teams of their choosing have 48 hours the weekend of April 25 to 27 to create […]

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]]> Review for To the Moon published on IGR https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2012/08/19/review-for-to-the-moon-published-on-igr/ Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:39:13 +0000 http://vividfoundry.com/?p=949 My review on the indie game, To the Moon, created by Kan Gao, has been published on Indie Game Reviewer. Click here to read! “The game is more than a sum of its parts, but really teases at the fringes of our personal philosophies on the subconscious mind and emotions, of how it affects our personal identities and […]

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]]> Knee of the curve https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2010/06/18/knee-of-the-curve/ https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2010/06/18/knee-of-the-curve/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:11:10 +0000 http://enginetones.wordpress.com/?p=172 In hindsight, I had a lot of fun new experiences in the last month and a half. This was despite my developing minor but chronic medical complexities since January of this year that lend itself to a whole host of stresses. Two months and a few days ago, I joined EVE Online after very inconsistent […]

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]]> https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2010/06/18/knee-of-the-curve/feed/ 2 Lady Vengeance, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pew-Pew https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2010/04/26/fem-pewpew/ https://vividfoundry.com/blog/2010/04/26/fem-pewpew/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:52:37 +0000 http://enginetones.wordpress.com/?p=1 The sudden flurry of shared experiences within a game community must be one of the most unpredictable and satisfying things to be engaged with. When it’s a game that’s as prolific as EVE Online, with in-game politics as well as fan-made blogs, guides, databases, and creative media, these vast networks of internet media become the […]

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