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I recently gave an interview to Ashley from InfiniteContinues. It’s a cool little piece, with some interesting questions about life as an indie. Check it out!
You should also check out the InfiniteContinues site, they’ve got a pretty unique angle on the art and culture of video games.
After more than a year working together, the Swimming Under Clouds team finally met for the first time. I recently traveled to Paris and took the opportunity to visit Mikaël at his home. Any initial awkwardness quickly passed as we fell into our familiar routine of discussing the video games currently inspiring us.
We made the best use of our limited time together with a full day of designing. Many aspects of Swimming Under Clouds were discussed and we spent a lot of time refining our vision of the overall game structure.
I’m a big fan of being able to work at a distance, and without modern communication technology, a partnership like ours would not be possible. But being able to sit side by side in the same room makes cooperation so much easier. Ideas are easier to express. You can easily make a sketch or a doodle to express a point, and there’s simply an added energy from sharing a workspace. Needless to say, we were quite productive.
We even manage to solve a long-standing issue in the editor that had been hampering Mikaël’s workflow. All in all, a very good day. I’m happy we finally got to meet in real life.
