Mommy, where do games come from?

[eeenmachine]

I've seen these kinds of threads in the past, and it is always a blast for gamers to see a tiny glimpse of where the games they play came from.

Too add a human element to iPhone Games I propose that devs come out of the shadows and post a picture of themselves (optionally) and their work space!

I'll start.

Ian Marsh (and the new Mrs.)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2638599750_9c67c822fb_m.jpg?v=0
Games born here: Scoops, Textropolis
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3178496025_eb9b1b8e95.jpg?v=0

[pablo19]

coungratulations! and always nice to see who acutally made the games

[dannys95]

nice to see where games are from. is that u in hawaii?

[1337brian]

Cool thread, Thanks for the cool games and glimpse into you life!

[BATTLE BORN]

you don't gotta lie... we all know the Carl's Jr. cup is the brains of the operation. :D

[istopmotion]

you don't gotta lie... we all know the Carl's Jr. cup is the brains of the operation. :D

Nah, it's the Honey Bunches of Oats! That cereal is the best :D

Anyway, yeah that's pretty cool seeing where you developed your games. :) Is that like an office away from home or is it in your home? I think it'd be pretty cool and just decide when you want to start developing for the day. No having to drive to work and you can get up whenever you want. ;)

[eeenmachine]

Yeah, that pic is on top of Haleakala on our honeymoon (place is amazing). I've been running in Diet Coke lately and make numerous trips to Carls to refuel. The workspace is part of a larger office that an old co-worker of mine works in, but he recently took another job so I'm looking for a new space to rent :( I've been working on my couch / dining room table lately and it just isn't cutting it (plus I hate being devoid of human contact all day)!

I picture little white bear studios working in a cabin nestled away in the mountains but I'm probably way off :)

[Everydaynormalguy]

I take it that trophy in the corner is for Scoops winning the most ice-cream-related game in the appstore?

[PlayScreen]

I did the concept for Pigs a Pop'n and I'm the CEO of the company. My business partner, Sherri, is the designer of Mystic Jewels and BounceTrap. She is also an expert on Casino games.

I've been in the video game business since the dawn of time.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13563

A really good photo of me from a few years ago.

[BATTLE BORN]

I did the concept for Pigs a Pop'n and I'm the CEO of the company. My business partner, Sherri, is the designer of Mystic Jewels and BounceTrap. She is also an expert on Casino games.

I've been in the video game business since the dawn of time.

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13563

A really good photo of me from a few years ago.

dude... Return to Zork?! I'm not worthy....

EDIT: please tell me you'll port that to iphone. I lost my old copy and I've been wanting to track down another one for several years now, but it just never happened. ebay can be so flakey.

[PlayScreen]

dude... Return to Zork?! I'm not worthy....

Want some rye? 'cause ya do.

Yes, I did the worst of the puzzles. The bonding plant? Probabily my idea.

[eeenmachine]

I take it that trophy in the corner is for Scoops winning the most ice-cream-related game in the appstore?

That sir is my pride and joy, earned after playing Mario Kart DS tournaments every day for almost 2 years at an old studio I used to work at.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3182688327_0737c0ee33.jpg?v=0

[BATTLE BORN]

Want some rye? 'cause ya do.

Yes, I did the worst of the puzzles. The bonding plant? Probabily my idea.

haha I have fond memories of me, my dad, and brother, all huddled around a computer screen trying to figure out those puzzles. never did finish the game...
I don't know how feasible an iphone port would be, but I'd gladly cough up the dough for it

[PlayScreen]

haha I have fond memories of me, my dad, and brother, all huddled around a computer screen trying to figure out those puzzles. never did finish the game...
I don't know how feasible an iphone port would be, but I'd gladly cough up the dough for it

I'd like to do an adventure game for the iPhone.

[dannys95]

That sir is my pride and joy, earned after playing Mario Kart DS tournaments every day for almost 2 years at an old studio I used to work at.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3182688327_0737c0ee33.jpg?v=0

nice! lol :cool:

[Thorero]

playing Mario Kart DS tournaments every day for almost 2 years at an old studio I used to work at. Poor you... At least they gave you a trophy. :)

[VeiledGames]

Cool Idea. I present (most) of the Veiled Games team.

This picture is taken in our modest office in scenic New Zealand. We're an American company, but we work out of New Zealand. This is the place that such wonders as Payday Roulette and Up There were created.

That's me (Evan) in the foreground, I do lead design, art, and business development... I'm the face of Veiled Games, and the guy who keeps up the blog and Twitter. Also CEO.

In the Background is Jeff, code genius. He's the guy who makes my pretty pictures actually do something worthwhile. He's damned good at it to. Did you know jeff got Up There to run at a target of 60 fps, where most games shoot for 30? That still amazes me. He's VP.

Not pictured is Secretary of Veiled Games, Ellen. She's not a secretary in the answering phones sense... but secretary in the secretary of a corporation sense. She runs the business, because I have no idea how all that stuff works.

Or our Lawyer, but who wants to see him?

Or Sam... Sam is second on code with Jeff. Great guy, very quiet. Hard to notice.

That's the family!

[eeenmachine]

Cool Idea. I present (most) of the Veiled Games team.

This picture is taken in our modest office in scenic New Zealand. We're an American company, but we work out of New Zealand. This is the place that such wonders as Payday Roulette and Up There were created.

That's me (Evan) in the foreground, I do lead design, art, and business development... I'm the face of Veiled Games, and the guy who keeps up the blog and Twitter. Also CEO.

In the Background is Jeff, code genius. He's the guy who makes my pretty pictures actually do something worthwhile. He's damned good at it to. Did you know jeff got Up There to run at a target of 60 fps, where most games shoot for 30? That still amazes me. He's VP.

Not pictured is Secretary of Veiled Games, Ellen. She's not a secretary in the answering phones sense... but secretary in the secretary of a corporation sense. She runs the business, because I have no idea how all that stuff works.

Or our Lawyer, but who wants to see him?

Or Sam... Sam is second on code with Jeff. Great guy, very quiet. Hard to notice.

That's the family!

New Zealand! I'm jealous!

[VeiledGames]

New Zealand! I'm jealous!

Yeah... it's pretty great... except that nothing is ever open past 4:30. Outside of that, it rocks!

[nickels]

Congrats on the trophy!



Of course I mean your smokin hot wife, not that nerdy cup thingie :p

[SudoWorks LLC]

Congrats on the trophy!



Of course I mean your smokin hot wife, not that nerdy cup thingie :p

Agreed.. you did well. ;)

[SudoWorks LLC]

Me and my lovely wife.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/1710/img9645gd1.jpg

[eeenmachine]

Me and my lovely wife.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/1710/img9645gd1.jpg

you didn't do to bad yourself! Hot girls have a secret thing for geeks! Is that a Cheesecake Factory?

[dannys95]

you didn't do to bad yourself! Hot girls have a secret thing for geeks! Is that a Cheesecake Factory?

lol! interesting positioning of hands.......
and yeah that looks like a cheesecake factory

[PoV]

I lent my brother my my Camera for his trip to Mexico, so I have to refer to some archived pictures.

Here's where I work.

http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2007/12-December/PoV_Desk.jpg

This photo is actually out of date (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/12-December/DeskPhotoBefore.jpg), as one of the 19" monitors has since died, and I've upgraded some of my audio gear (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/12-December/MOTUInAction.jpg). The desk I've had for some 10 years now, so I'm looking for a new one.

Also, my Library (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/08-August/TheLibrary.jpg). Games, movies, VST's, and of course books.

[dannys95]

I lent my brother my my Camera for his trip to Mexico, so I have to refer to some archived pictures.

Here's where I work.

http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2007/12-December/PoV_Desk.jpg

This photo is actually out of date (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/12-December/DeskPhotoBefore.jpg), as one of the 19" monitors has since died, and I've upgraded some of my audio gear (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/12-December/MOTUInAction.jpg). The desk I've had for some 10 years now, so I'm looking for a new one.

Also, my Library (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/08-August/TheLibrary.jpg). Games, movies, VST's, and of course books.

wow! kinda tight space. im really curious about where little white works. eeenmachines theory is interesting. :D

[Sambo110]

Just wanna let you know that Scoops is an awesome game, I love it. Are you planning to add in anymore features? Not that it needs it, but would make it even greater.

[eeenmachine]

Just wanna let you know that Scoops is an awesome game, I love it. Are you planning to add in anymore features? Not that it needs it, but would make it even greater.

Thanks! No plans at the moment, been putting all my time into Textropolis!

[Little White Bear Studios]

I picture little white bear studios working in a cabin nestled away in the mountains but I'm probably way off :)

Way off! :) I work in my living room, as this is my night job! I've got my wife's computer next to mine, three kids, a 90 lb. dog, and a cat, all in the same room. Probably the furthest thing from a peaceful mountain cabin as you could possibly get!

http://littlewhitebearstudios.com/image/desk.jpg

[Rocketman919]

Congrats on the trophy!



Of course I mean your smokin hot wife, not that nerdy cup thingie :p

yeah I was wondering why nobody said anthing about his wife cuz I was about to. I can't believe it took 2 pgs for someone to say something. I would have said it a while ago if I had read this thread. Congrats man.

Ps I love scoops

[jonaswills]

Here's a cool video from about a year ago of the team + some friends... this was the release night of our first game in our old office(*cough* apartment).

GVkzauJCSsM

Ohh, i just wrtoe a blog post (http://jonas.teamphobic.com/) about how the company started.

[eeenmachine]

Way off! :) I work in my living room, as this is my night job! I've got my wife's computer next to mine, three kids, a 90 lb. dog, and a cat, all in the same room. Probably the furthest thing from a peaceful mountain cabin as you could possibly get!

http://littlewhitebearstudios.com/image/desk.jpg

I see the little white bear!

[Little White Bear Studios]

I see the little white bear!

Yeah, I got him for Christmas! And for all of you asking about the next game, it's right there on the screen! :) Too bad I scaled the picture down, or you could've read it perfectly.

[yourofl10]

its kool to see the devs pics idk y its just neat to see who made them

[1337brian]

its kool to see the devs pics idk y its just neat to see who made them

Agreed, this is a very neat thread, I want to see the freeverse offices or maybe even EA's...

[PlayScreen]

Here is a pic of a visitor to our Oregon development offices:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/bikingbill/Bear2.jpg

Don't worry, all employees have been issued .38 caliber pistols, specially modified with the front sights filed off. :)

[eeenmachine]

Here is a pic of a visitor to our Oregon development offices:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/bikingbill/Bear2.jpg

Don't worry, all employees have been issued .38 caliber pistols, specially modified with the front sights filed off. :)

Little White Bear, meet Big Black Bear! :D

[eeenmachine]

Hooray! New office which I'm sharing with my twin brother!

[dannys95]

Hooray! New office which I'm sharing with my twin brother!

cool. is that a benz i see? ;)
i still think your twin brother is just u messing with us but oh well. nice office.

[RtodaJ]

did you photoshop that babe in there.

[Tennisking1o1]

Hooray! New office which I'm sharing with my twin brother!

Very nice, liking the clean wood and nice office chairs. Seems like a starch-y environment, but a clean one i guess. Not much to get distracted by!

[eeenmachine]

Very nice, liking the clean wood and nice office chairs. Seems like a starch-y environment, but a clean one i guess. Not much to get distracted by!

First day in, not decorated yet!

[arono]

Men this is the kind of thread that is whort to have in the front page of TA

By the way, eenmachine congratulations for the great games, scoops and textropolis i love them both

[Schenk Studios]

Here's Andrew, our resident programmer. Not pictured on the team are Matt, graphics guru, and Ed, sound monkey.

[eeenmachine]

Here's Andrew, our resident programmer. Not pictured on the team are Matt, graphics guru, and Ed, sound monkey.

Smells yummy! :D

[OahuSurf]

Ah, Haleakala, I've never been. Then again I've never left Oahu, except to the mainland.

[eeenmachine]

New addition to my new office:

http://twitpic.com/1fvwd

[dannys95]

New addition to my new office:

http://twitpic.com/1fvwd

lol. cool!

[arono]

New addition to my new office:

http://twitpic.com/1fvwd

Yeah it's funny
By the way what is kyper and that one sky burger?
New games from ian marsh?

[Rocketman919]

New addition to my new office:

http://twitpic.com/1fvwd

that domo is gonna get distracting... Is he your glasses holder? Also just wanted you to know i like the orange kyper logo better. Any clues to what that would be?

[MaskU2See]

This is a kool thread.

We get to see the people behind the apps we get.

[eeenmachine]

Yeah it's funny
By the way what is kyper and that one sky burger?
New games from ian marsh?

Yessir they are. :D

[Chumbake]

Dude! Sky Burger? Is that like Scoops with Burgers? What's Kyper?

[eeenmachine]

Dude! Sky Burger? Is that like Scoops with Burgers? What's Kyper?

Don't worry I will make sneak peek threads when they are close to being done.

[Chumbake]

I love your other games, I'll keep my eyes open.

[WellSpentYouth]

Wow! This is really interesting to see what you guys look like ;)

[Mahaa93]

This IS me! This is pic taken with my macbook aluminum. Off-screen is my 42 in HDTV monitor. Yup, it is just a desk, a HDTV, and a Macbook. I haven't released my first app yet. Still pre beta!! LOL

mmmm gingerbread cookies :)

[Blaqkie]

I've seen these kinds of threads in the past, and it is always a blast for gamers to see a tiny glimpse of where the games they play came from.

Too add a human element to iPhone Games I propose that devs come out of the shadows and post a picture of themselves (optionally) and their work space!

I'll start.

Ian Marsh (and the new Mrs.)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/2638599750_9c67c822fb_m.jpg?v=0
Games born here: Scoops, Textropolis
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3327/3178496025_eb9b1b8e95.jpg?v=0

I have the same chair as you. :D

I literally just got it for christmas. I love it. Thought I'd share. ^^

[eeenmachine]

I have the same chair as you. :D

I literally just got it for christmas. I love it. Thought I'd share. ^^

Comfy eh? I like it. It was the chair I was using at my last job before all the iStuff started.

[arono]

Yessir they are. :D

Coz I love your other games I would definitely keep an eye on your new ones

[Gummybear]

Hooray! New office which I'm sharing with my twin brother!

You working together with your twin brother? Nice one! :cool: Hardly see mine nowadays, different cities different jobs. :)

[eeenmachine]

You working together with your twin brother? Nice one! :cool: Hardly see mine nowadays, different cities different jobs. :)

:( Thats too bad. I'm quite lucky to have mine, he's doing all the graphics for SkyBurger :D

[superbad]

ian ive always forget to tell you. she looks like the girl from bachelorette last season...

deanna pappas. is she her twin?
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm12/2ld/bachelorette.jpg

[ericxd]

how does she look like his wife...

[GatorDeb]

The daddy video game meets the mommy video game...

[eeenmachine]

ian ive always forget to tell you. she looks like the girl from bachelorette last season...

deanna pappas. is she her twin?


Nope, I'm sure she would be flattered buy that comparison though.

[dannys95]

:( Thats too bad. I'm quite lucky to have mine, he's doing all the graphics for SkyBurger :D

awesome!! i loved the screen u showed on twiter; it said danny. and since i cant wait that made me happy. :D
maybe i can team up with my bro; i can do the graphics and he can do the coding................

[Jeremy1026]

Me hard at "work"
http://www.1026development.com/me/pic3.JPG

My desk
http://www.1026development.com/me/pic1.JPG

My desk a bit closer for more cluttered detail
http://www.1026development.com/me/pic2.JPG

My Mac at and given point in time
http://www.1026development.com/me/pic4.jpg

[GatorDeb]

Are app makers mostly male?

[Jeremy1026]

Are app makers mostly male?

I'm gonna say yes, heavily. You don't see too many female geeks out in the wild :D.

[RPGGuy]

http://www.rockingpocketgames.com/images/T+C.jpg
Here is me and my fiance. She's a teacher but helped me with the graphics on some of my projects.


http://www.rockingpocketgames.com/images/RPGDesk.jpg
My work desk. That's Blue Skies ported and running off an XBox 360 in the middle :)

[PointOfLight]

New addition to my new office:

http://twitpic.com/1fvwd

Nice! That looks like me when I haven't gotten enough sleep. Even the glasses are similar :D

Hopefully one day I'll be lucky enough to post a picture of my office up here with the rest of you guys, but I'm still working on actually getting a Mac first so I can actually become an iPhone developer :)

[eeenmachine]

http://www.rockingpocketgames.com/images/T+C.jpg
Here is me and my fiance. She's a teacher but helped me with the graphics on some of my projects.


http://www.rockingpocketgames.com/images/RPGDesk.jpg
My work desk. That's Blue Skies ported and running off an XBox 360 in the middle :)

:eek: My wife is a teacher too!

[nattylux]

Here's me and Keith, aka Imangi Studios. Behind us is my keyboard, where I created the Little Red Sled music.

http://kshep.com/images/keithandnatalia.jpg

[MuN]

Me and my husband Jesse - we are both software developers and owners of Wasted Pixel, developers of Gemmed!

We are now using our office as storage (more like "I'll take care of this later" pile). We both have laptops, so we are using our living room as our office. It doesn't look pretty but that's all we do all day: work at our computers. And the living room is more spacious, closer to the kitchen and the bathrooms, and has a big screen TV - so it works better than any of the rooms at our house :) And our mac is hooked up to our big screen TV. So our living room is far from being tidy (oh we eat in the living room as well - either while still working, or on the coffee table while watching TV) - whenever we have a visitor we quickly tidy up the room, but our "I'll take care of this later" pile grows even bigger.

I'll post a picture of our living room/office after one of those visits - then I'll be less embarrassed sharing it :p

[dannys95]

Here's me and Keith, aka Imangi Studios. Behind us is my keyboard, where I created the Little Red Sled music.

http://kshep.com/images/keithandnatalia.jpg

cool. u look better than at the party imo. :D
and u created the music yourself?! wow. congrats

[GatorDeb]

I'm gonna say yes, heavily. You don't see too many female geeks out in the wild :D.

Nice, maybe I can score me one :D

All these pictures of PCs and laptops are making me drool ;)

[PoV]

http://www.rockingpocketgames.com/images/RPGDesk.jpg
My work desk. That's Blue Skies ported and running off an XBox 360 in the middle :)
I love the "Pizza Box" on the floor. ;)

[eeenmachine]

http://www.rockingpocketgames.com/images/T+C.jpg
Here is me and my fiance. She's a teacher but helped me with the graphics on some of my projects.


http://www.rockingpocketgames.com/images/RPGDesk.jpg
My work desk. That's Blue Skies ported and running off an XBox 360 in the middle :)

Where is that big ol diploma from?

[dannys95]

Where is that big ol diploma from?

sky academy? :)

[JDH22]

This IS me! This is pic taken with my macbook aluminum. Off-screen is my 42 in HDTV monitor. Yup, it is just a desk, a HDTV, and a Macbook. I haven't released my first app yet. Still pre beta!! LOL

dude i live in portland too

[butters]

My gosh, all these women are gorgeous. I have to get into that coding business right away, somebody got a job opening? :)

Apart from that it really is nice to see some of the people and workplaces behind the games. Keep them pics coming. ;)

[dannys95]

I'm gonna say yes, heavily. You don't see too many female geeks out in the wild :D.

maybe they are captive..................rarr!! :)

[RPGGuy]

It's not a pizza box.. It's a box of laminating pouches. Teachers need to laminate everything!

[Little White Bear Studios]

New addition to my new office:

http://twitpic.com/1fvwd


I raise you one Little White Bear!

http://littlewhitebearstudios.com/image/bear.jpg

[PoV]

Nice. I think that trumps the sign I was going to have made. :)

[blue ox]

Me circa 1970
http://hobbes.blueoxtech.com/images001/zoo007.jpg

Me circa 1985
http://hobbes.blueoxtech.com/images001/computer-kid.jpg

Me circa 2005
http://hobbes.blueoxtech.com/images001/scan001.jpg

I build my apps sitting on the couch with my MacBook and Dell Vostro laptops. Nothing too exciting...

Share and enjoy!

[eeenmachine]

Me circa 1970
http://hobbes.blueoxtech.com/images001/zoo007.jpg

Me circa 1985
http://hobbes.blueoxtech.com/images001/computer-kid.jpg

Me circa 2005
http://hobbes.blueoxtech.com/images001/scan001.jpg

I build my apps sitting on the couch with my MacBook and Dell Vostro laptops. Nothing too exciting...

Share and enjoy!

So, like one hand typing on the macbook while the other types on the dell? :D

[gillygize]

My digital camera is broken at the moment, so I have to use my cheap cell phone camera. :( Anyway, here is my tiny Tokyo apartment where the magic happens:

http://mattgillingham.com/software/wp-content/themes/Hello/images/desk.jpg

And here is me:

http://mattgillingham.com/software/wp-content/themes/Hello/images/me.jpg

[DHrox]

If I could code, and had a Mac, I would love to make iPod games. But guess what, I don'!

[blue ox]

So, like one hand typing on the macbook while the other types on the dell? :D

Sometimes it seems like that! :)

The Dell i use primarily for Photoshop work and research on the web, the MacBook for everything else.

Share and enjoy!

[dannys95]

Thought I would bump this cause a lot of new devs have joined the forums. I would love to see where ezone and Firemint work.

[IzzyNobre]

Sup, fellow goon ;)

[wootbean]

and dave, pocket god dev :)

[dmbfan1192]

I'd love to see where the guys at Gameloft work and whip out games like HoS and BiA.

[firemint]

Thought I would bump this cause a lot of new devs have joined the forums. I would love to see where ezone and Firemint work.

What a great idea :) Here's a photo of our studio from our web site:

http://firemint.com/images/phtStudio.jpg

(Sorry... it's too wide...)

It shows our open plan area, looking in both directions. The plant you can see is the same one, and the windows run along one length of the space, to help you orientate the views ;)

[dannys95]

What a great idea :) Here's a photo of our studio from our web site:

http://firemint.com/images/phtStudio.jpg

(Sorry... it's too wide...)

It shows our open plan area, looking in both directions. The plant you can see is the same one, and the windows run along one length of the space, to help you orientate the views ;)

cool! i never thought firemint consisted of so many ppl

[iFonePhanatic]

its kool to see the devs pics idk y its just neat to see who made them

I agree it's really cool to see the devs who make the games we play and a little insight into their workplaces.

[iFonePhanatic]

@IanMarsh I love Scoops and Kyper, thanks so much for great games. Also, I didn't know SudoWorks was a member on TA. Am I the only one that really enjoys DasBoot? Great new take on the classic submarine-sinking game:D

[spacecowgoesmoo]

What a great idea :) Here's a photo of our studio from our web site:

http://firemint.com/images/phtStudio.jpg

Wow...some of you guys are huge!

Wanna know what our workplaces looks like? Imagine your bedroom, except with a silver Macbook on the desk, and a 99$ MIDI keyboard in the corner. LOL!

[bit_Jon]

What a cool idea for a thread...
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/JonWheat/fam.jpg
Me, our accountant (AKA the wife) and the Kido.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/JonWheat/IMG_0404.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/JonWheat/IMG_0401.jpg
these are the two places I work the laptop is in the living room :D

One member of the team is missing, our programer, I don't have any photos of him ATM.

[firemint]

Wow...some of you guys are huge!

Wanna know what our workplaces looks like? Imagine your bedroom, except with a silver Macbook on the desk, and a 99$ MIDI keyboard in the corner. LOL!

That's how we started out, too :) Except the Mac was a PC, and minus the MIDI keyboard ;)

[dmbfan1192]

What a great idea :) Here's a photo of our studio from our web site:

http://firemint.com/images/phtStudio.jpg

(Sorry... it's too wide...)

It shows our open plan area, looking in both directions. The plant you can see is the same one, and the windows run along one length of the space, to help you orientate the views ;)
Wow wow wow!!! You guys must be cooking up a lot of games with all of those people...

EDIT: Fail, didn't realize how many game you already have for other mobile platforms...

[treehuggerflem]

what a cool idea for a thread...
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/jonwheat/fam.jpg
me, our accountant (aka the wife) and the kido.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/jonwheat/img_0404.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/jonwheat/img_0401.jpg
these are the two places i work the laptop is in the living room :d

one member of the team is missing, our programer, i don't have any photos of him atm.

go cubs go!!!!!

[Kris Jones]

I just grabbed a generic photo of me from when I was interviewed for a newspaper.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3183/krisipod009u.jpg

[WellSpentYouth]

I just grabbed a generic photo of me from when I was interviewed for a newspaper.

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3183/krisipod009u.jpg
Nice pic :p You got interviewed by a newspaper? You haven't had any games out yet have you?

[Kris Jones]

Nice pic :p You got interviewed by a newspaper? You haven't had any games out yet have you?

No games for the iPhone, but I come from a background in board game design and the article was for press release of the transition. :D

[Kris Jones]

Nice pic :p You got interviewed by a newspaper? You haven't had any games out yet have you?

WellSpentYouth, I noticed you live in Portland, OR.

So do I. Are you in the city or on the outskirts? You should look forward to seeing me in the Oregonian sometime next month! ;)

[dannys95]

WellSpentYouth, I noticed you live in Portland, OR.

So do I. Are you in the city or on the outskirts? You should look forward to seeing me in the Oregonian sometime next month! ;)

ok...................have fun you two!!! :D

[dannys95]

Kris, what newspaper did you get interviewed by?

Also with even more devs on here I thought more should come and share. I would love to see Illusion Labs and IUGO HQ.

[vladtheimpaler]

Also, my Library (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/08-August/TheLibrary.jpg). Games, movies, VST's, and of course books.

Ah it is nice to see that you have 3 books in which I've written. :)

Vlad.

[aleceiffel]

WellSpentYouth, I noticed you live in Portland, OR.

So do I. Are you in the city or on the outskirts? You should look forward to seeing me in the Oregonian sometime next month! ;)
wow, portland here too.....

[spacecowgoesmoo]

Also, my Library (http://junk.mikekasprzak.com/photo/SykStudio/2008/08-August/TheLibrary.jpg). Games, movies, VST's, and of course books.

So many commercial VST's...must be nice! I'm planning on getting my first one after Gomi finishes, probably Zebra and/or Absynth :D

[eeenmachine]

@IanMarsh I love Scoops and Kyper, thanks so much for great games. Also, I didn't know SudoWorks was a member on TA. Am I the only one that really enjoys DasBoot? Great new take on the classic submarine-sinking game:D

Thanks! So awesome to see the thread alive and kicking again with new devs!

[Kris Jones]

Awesome. Now I can come back and say that I am a real developer rather than a wannabee after releasing Sparta. :)

[eeenmachine]

This thread will probably get moved now, but check out some art I've found on Etsy to add some color to the drab NimbleBit office!

http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.62977419.jpghttp://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.38792004.jpghttp://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.73278225.jpghttp://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.69036883.jpg

[Kris Jones]

Nice art!

[Zincous]

This thread will probably get moved now, but check out some art I've found on Etsy to add some color to the drab NimbleBit office!

Quick huh ;)

That's really cool art though!

[nattylux]

Nice! I love how the art goes with your games :)

[Anders]

Cool thread! Here are some pics of us and our little office in Malmo, Sweden.


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And two little bonus pics from when we recorded sounds for Touchgrind ;)

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Cheers!

[eeenmachine]

Cool thread! Here are some pics of us and our little office in Malmo, Sweden.


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And two little bonus pics from when we recorded sounds for Touchgrind ;)

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Cheers!

Oh wow, thanks for sharing! I hope I can have an office that cool someday!

[le'deuche123]

Cool thread! Here are some pics of us and our little office in Malmo, Sweden.


Cheers!

Nice digs guys! Where do you keep the job applications?

[Marioman619]

:eek: And to think I never played Touchgrind with sounds!?
*Plugs headphones in and starts skating

[Anders]

Oh wow, thanks for sharing! I hope I can have an office that cool someday!

You should have seen our first office ;) It used to be a little store of some sort. It was about 15 m2 and we were three people at the time sharing the small space. We had three desks there, our laptops and a coffee machine, and it was pretty perfect since we got to use it for free. Plus, I lived about 150 m from there so the commute was about 2 min by foot!

There was no toilet, but instead you had to walk about 100 m and walk down to a basement and utilize a small toilet there there.

[Anders]

Nice digs guys! Where do you keep the job applications?

talent at illsuionlabs dot com ;)

[Anders]

:eek: And to think I never played Touchgrind with sounds!?
*Plugs headphones in and starts skating

What, why not?! ;) The sounds are very authentic and I think skaters can appreciate that.

[eeenmachine]

You should have seen our first office ;) It used to be a little store of some sort. It was about 15 m2 and we were three people at the time sharing the small space. We had three desks there, our laptops and a coffee machine, and it was pretty perfect since we got to use it for free. Plus, I lived about 150 m from there so the commute was about 2 min by foot!

There was no toilet, but instead you had to walk about 100 m and walk down to the basement and utilize a small toilet there there.

A coffee machine + 100m walk to bathroom would sure get me in shape! :D

[Anders]

A coffee machine + 100m walk to bathroom would sure get me in shape! :D

I'm super fit now ;) It was fine during spring and summer, but in the winter, oh man, not so fun.

[Anders]

Time to bump the thread. Any other devs wanting to share?

['Jeep]

Time to bump the thread. Any other devs wanting to share?

I only just noticed your pictures from Malmo! Very stylish. Nice part of the country too!;)

[Anders]

I only just noticed your pictures from Malmo! Very stylish. Nice part of the country too!;)

Yeah we are happy here ;)

[eeenmachine]

Here is a recent and rare shot of all 3 NimbleBit partners working together in the same office!

[Gadm]

Here is a recent and rare shot of all 3 NimbleBit partners working together in the same office!

Cool, keep up the good work

[gnetro]

I wish I can join the team on game development T______T I have lot's of concept on a real great game from storyline to gameplay.. but I'm not really good in programming... :p I hope I can share some of my ideas to the developers :)

[Slapshot]

Here is a recent and rare shot of all 3 NimbleBit partners working together in the same office!

I see a new game.... Look at the 2nd computer. He's workin' on something....

[Palfince]

I see a new game.... Look at the 2nd computer. He's workin' on something....

Zero Gear (http://myzerogear.com/) :) it's a PC game.

[Slapshot]

Zero Gear (http://myzerogear.com/) :) it's a PC game.

HOLY CRAP!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: That looks amazing.... Is that coming to the iDevice!?!?! It'd sell like hotcakes, cause it's the closest thing to Mario Kart! That's unbelieveable.... I hope that comes...:)

[Palfince]

HOLY CRAP!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: That looks amazing.... Is that coming to the iDevice!?!?! It'd sell like hotcakes, cause it's the closest thing to Mario Kart! That's unbelieveable.... I hope that comes...:)

Eeen said it would be a lot of work... Although he didn't say it wasn't possible. :) It's got to come out on PC first though. :rolleyes:

[DaveMc99]

HOLY CRAP!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: That looks amazing.... Is that coming to the iDevice!?!?!

Not in the plans http://www.nimblebit.com/2009/07/new-zero-gear-skate-map/#comment-2817

[Slapshot]

Not in the plans http://www.nimblebit.com/2009/07/new-zero-gear-skate-map/#comment-2817

I'm sad....:(

[khangtoh]

We're new and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA

Here's where our games are born


http://leftrightstudios.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/playing.jpg

[Kamazar]

We're new and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA

Here's where our games are born


http://leftrightstudios.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/playing.jpg

You need something on them wall, guys. Might I suggest a life-size poster of Dee Snider?

[Paul Hutson]

And here are three of the people from the Iron Will Studios team at the little office we have in Ipswich, Suffolk, England (I'll see if I can get pictures of everyone else in due course) :

In order of appearance, top left, Jason Turner - our Graphical Whizz, seen here creating the Jump Gates for in game. He has been responsible for all of the graphics in game to date - he often builds things in 3D then takes pictures of them as it's faster than pixel pushing them in photo shop. (lots of screenies on the Outer Empires website).

Top right, me, working hard (Ok, so I'm probably talking to one of the beta testers in game) - note the cool KingdomGame poster in the background! :) I work on the back end and middle layer of the game (database, servers) and also the browser front end mainly. Uniquely for this game we're making the same gameplay available from both the iPhone and the Browser in the same universe.

And Bottom Left, Susie Rowland working on the iPhone version of the game... although this is clearly a staged shot and she has just opened the app to make it look like she's doing something ;) She works primarily on the iPhone version but also does some of the database bits at the back end too.


If you want to know a little more about the game we're currently developing check out http://www.outer-empires.com - it's a space based MMO, set in a huge universe of 20k star systems.. you can set up your own colonies, do jobs to earn credits, build and customise ships and their modifications, take over system, be a part of a faction (player run/made), amongst a whole lot of other stuff... :) EDIT : I should've said, this isn't an imobster type vampire clone.. bah, here's the video, it'll be easier.

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Hope that gives you a wee bit of an insight into what we do here :)

[oftheheavens]

And here are three of the people from the Iron Will Studios team at the little office we have in Ipswich, Suffolk, England (I'll see if I can get pictures of everyone else in due course) :

In order of appearance, top left, Jason Turner - our Graphical Whizz, seen here creating the Jump Gates for in game. He has been responsible for all of the graphics in game to date - he often builds things in 3D then takes pictures of them as it's faster than pixel pushing them in photo shop. (lots of screenies on the Outer Empires website).

Top right, me, working hard (Ok, so I'm probably talking to one of the beta testers in game) - note the cool KingdomGame poster in the background! :) I work on the back end and middle layer of the game (database, servers) and also the browser front end mainly. Uniquely for this game we're making the same gameplay available from both the iPhone and the Browser in the same universe.

And Bottom Left, Susie Rowland working on the iPhone version of the game... although this is clearly a staged shot and she has just opened the app to make it look like she's doing something ;) She works primarily on the iPhone version but also does some of the database bits at the back end too.


If you want to know a little more about the game we're currently developing check out http://www.outer-empires.com - it's a space based MMO, set in a huge universe of 20k star systems.. you can set up your own colonies, do jobs to earn credits, build and customise ships and their modifications, take over system, be a part of a faction (player run/made), amongst a whole lot of other stuff... :) EDIT : I should've said, this isn't an imobster type vampire clone.. bah, here's the video, it'll be easier.

YouTube: video (http://youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GMAqX56DCRc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GMAqX56DCRc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>)

Hope that gives you a wee bit of an insight into what we do here :)

I am in the beta testing and i have to say this game is AWESOME!

[c0re]

Nice thread !

Jeez, Outer Empires looks really cool :eek:
EVE online on iPhone ? Count me in ;)


Well, let's contribute then,

Here is my everynight workspace :

http://benergy.Free.fr/pics/working_shot.jpg

and a summertime shot (top of the cliff view had a stunning factor) :

http://benergy.Free.fr/pics/Benshot.JPG

[lukeca]

Just stumbled on this thread, well I'm the developer of Thirty One.

Here is me, my wife, and son:
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9361/familypicr.jpg

Also here is an interview I did for a local news station:
http://www.fox5vegas.com/video/21206320/

My office is a Macbook Pro on the living room table, so no picture of that :)