Dear Insane Children,
Lots of new concepts to share with you today!
First off, two lovely pieces from Sonny - a baby Jabberwocky and our old friend Mock Turtle. I've asked Sonny to pull ...
2017-12-11 09:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post
"The secret is that only that which can destroy itself is truly alive... We must not underestimate the devastating effect of getting lost in the chaos, even if we know that it is the sine qua non<...
2017-12-04 06:58:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
It's been quite hectic around here since our last update. I've been in Thailand working to get my sailboat ready for the upcoming season and Pirate Jam 2018. 2017-11-30 04:16:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
We're back today with another art and story update. Joey's sent along further studies of the Hatter's domain and workshop interior.
I'm...
2017-11-20 02:52:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Another round of images from Joey just arrived! She continues her work on Hatter's domain and sketches for Hatter's attire. These images are inspiring all sorts of s...
2017-11-11 01:11:37 +0000 UTC View Post
You did it! Unlocked our $2500 goal which adds another illustrator to the Alice: Asylum pre-production team. Yay! I've already emailed Sonny with thoughts on where he can get started - Wonderland char...
2017-11-09 08:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
As we head into November we mark the 2nd month of pre-production on Asylum and unlock the first art print for upper tier Patrons. These will be signed and shipped th...
2017-11-07 09:08:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm back from an adventure up the West Coast of the US. Yan and I drove from San Francisco to Seattle stopping at a variety of lovely towns along the way. It's always good...
2017-10-30 23:17:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Another wonderful image from Joey has just arrived. Below I provide feedback and discuss what we might see upon exploring the interior of this domain of Anger. There...
2017-10-15 03:38:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Alice: Madness Returns benefitted from the creative output of a wonderful team of artists and illustrators. Among them Sonny made a lasting mark by defining the look of several key elements such as Th...
2017-10-12 02:36:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
We've got a final version of the initial Wonderland scene and some renders of Alice's "Ash Dress" from behind with focus on the Flaming Skull (sounds like a yummy drink). 2017-10-08 09:02:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Just in time for Halloween! I've added a collection of "Inmate" shirts to the Myster...
2017-10-05 07:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
We're through the looking glass once again... Today we're greeted by a vision of Wonderland during "Asylum."
During the 2017-10-03 07:03:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Martin and I discuss Alice: Asylum, Out of the Woods, and we play some Alice: Madness Returns.
We realized AFTER this stream that we neglected to answer your questions and read your comments. ...
2017-10-03 05:39:17 +0000 UTC View Post
In my last message to Joey regarding concept artwork I hinted at variations on the Cheshire Cat's presentation. Perhaps a younger, less emaciated cat? One who is still working towards getting all his ...
2017-10-02 03:35:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm really humbled to see so many new Patrons joining our adventure so quickly. Thank you, very much, for your trust and support.
We'll continue...
2017-09-30 23:28:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I think it would be interesting to share with you all the intimate details of pre-production work going into Alice: Asylum. In keeping with that idea I'm going to sh...
2017-09-28 07:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post
As many of you know I've started work on art, design, and a project pitch for Alice 3 - tentatively called "Alice: Asylum." Once of the first things I need to do when building the pitch for EA is to e...
2017-09-26 08:48:49 +0000 UTC View Post
When I first invited you to become Patrons it was to support a series of game and video creations produced largely while bobbing around SE Asia on my sailboat. That was the plan back in July of 2016. ...
2017-09-19 09:58:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Pirate Jam 2017 comes to an end in this final episode where the pirates share their development work and overall thoughts about the jam. 6 developers present 6 unique games based on the idea of "imper...
2017-02-21 02:23:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The pirates sail from Ko Jum to Krabi Boat Lagoon on the last day of Pirate Jam. They crunch to get their games ready before the play-test and awards event.
Want to check out the games or join the n...
2017-02-21 02:14:37 +0000 UTC View Post
The pirates continue their journey as the jam enters its next-to-last day. At Koh Jum development continues while the pirates discuss life aboard and lessons learned.
Learn more abo...
2017-02-15 13:39:43 +0000 UTC View Post
In today's episode, the pirates continue work on their games from Klong Dao on Lanta Yai. They share their development progress and challenges they've faced thus far. Matej and Renee come over to Sync...
2017-02-15 13:37:31 +0000 UTC View Post
The pirates race from the south to the north of Lanta, heading into their 4th day of jamming. On shore they continue to develop their games and take time out to discuss why Unity3D is the go-to choice...
2017-02-15 13:35:26 +0000 UTC View Post
The jamming continues at the Take It Easy Bar on Koh Lanta. In this episode, our pirates talk about the jam theme of "impermanence" and give us a glimpse of their development progress thus far. Advent...
2017-02-15 13:29:40 +0000 UTC View Post
The Pirate Jam continues on Koh Lanta in Thailand. Along with Evan Grennwood, Tucker Abbott, Danny Day, Ed Kay, Renee Blair, and Matej Navara, myself and sailing vessel Esper (Liz Cleere and Jamie Fur...
2017-02-11 14:00:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Pirate Jam kicks off at Lanta Old Town. We've met up with our 6 guests and introduced them to life aboard the boats. Next we'll sail to the first beach location for the start of the actual jam. Lots o...
2017-02-10 10:22:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Posting from Lanta Old Town in Thailand with the pre-episode for Pirate Jam. Tomorrow 6 developers from around the world will arrive on the island and then jump about two sailboats for a week of swimm...
2017-02-09 07:21:50 +0000 UTC View Post
We sail Dan's Couda Boat around Port Phillip Bay in Portsea. Yeni and Amanda make a wonderful Chinese dinner. And we walk along the "outback" beach in the Morningside National Park ;)
2016-12-27 01:00:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Christmas Eve and Day 2016 - we run errands, get a haircut, work on Dan's Couta Boat, and... Yan and I have a very special announcement... A very happy holiday indeed!
2016-12-27 00:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post