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We’re going to the Maldives – The games
Read about the background of this trip here. We got the move controllers water-proofed and were excited to try our underwater idea. We thought of having an underwater minefield of floating move controllers. If you touched one, a chain reaction would start, and you would hear sounds played from above the water. However, as soon…
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We’re going to the Maldives – Boat, water and island games
Read about the background of this trip here. At our third day here we wanted to get to know the local culture more. We wanted to hear some local fairytales and folk stories. That’s why we arranged a get-together with some of the locals at a café on a Malé suburb – Villingili (it’s on…
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NGIN 2013 Finalists
We are happy to announce this years finalists for the Nordic Game Indie Night Showcase. Our jury of Copenhagen Game Collective members, as well as previous finalists have selected eight games representing the breadth and quality of the Nordic Indie Scene: Badland, By Frogmind [Finland] Clairvoyance, By Erik Svedang, Johannes Gotlen, Niklas Akerblad and Oscar…
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We’re going to the Maldives – first days
Read about the background of this trip here. The last couple of days we have been settling in. Getting to know the “island time” and meeting local people and Amani’s family. All very nice people. I got to play a game with the locals that they claim is the predecessor of the other games in…
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We’re going to the Maldives – day 0
Yay! We got invited to participate in this cool game design trip to the Maldives. Amani Naseem of the Collective has invited a group of international game designers to go and design games and make playful events in the capital city of the Maldives, Malé. We will work with key artists, thinkers and organizers in…
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ERVAX for 2 nominated for A MAZE!
So, our little game / compositional tool ERVAX for 2 has been nominated for the Most Amazing Indie Game of 2013. We are, of course, very honoured and find it a bit daunting to see the quality and scope of the other nominees. The competition Before this, I only knew of three of the other…
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Independent Drinking Game Summit 2013
Do you think mainstream drinking games are too… mainstream? Do you think indie games summits are too… sober? You should go to the Independent Drinking Games Summit @ GDC 2013 Come and play a selection of independent, underground and ground breaking drinking games Thursday March 28th from 6-10pm We have found a super cool…
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LAZA KNITEZ!! – a Nordic Game Indie Night Retrospective!!
Sup indies! The deadline for submitting to Nordic Game Indie Night is less than a month away. I’m Tommy, part of the team (plus Jonatan van Hove, Mads Johansen and Jonas Maaløe) that won the Nordic Indie Sensation award last year with our game LAZA KNITEZ!! and I’m here to tell you about the awesome…
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Burglers ain’t gonna burgle us no more
Ohh noooo. Last week, some burglars went into Chassis Arcade, our favorite Arcade in Copenhagen (read: only arcade) and stole a lot of things. As we have written earlier, we really like this place. They have also been helpful with lending us machines for different events we have been hosting. Latest, the Nordic Game Jam’s pre-party, where we…
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NORDIC GAME INDIE NIGHT 2013 – CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We are pleased to announce the 4th annual Nordic Game Indie Night showcase and summit in collaboration with Nordic Game Conference. The purpose of the showcase is to call attention to talented indie developers from around the Nordic region. Last year’s showcase featured a variety of different indies and their awesome games, and over 400 attendees. We are looking forward…
