ARS: Alexander Bruce delights in watching people play Hazard. I asked him how to solve a puzzle, and he declined to comment, merely taking note of my failed attempts to pass a tricky section. When another writer played after me, I understood Bruce's reaction: watching how people interact with the game and how they learn to play it is part of the fun. This is a game that changes every mechanic you've become comfortable with during your time in gaming, and it forces you to learn a new way to think.
BeefJack interviews Alexander Bruce, creator of award-winning indie game Hazard: The Journey of Life.
BeefJack: How would you sum up Hazard, for those who haven’t heard of it before? What makes it unique?
Alexander Bruce: Hazard is a game designed around players knowing nothing about it. Without saying too much, it’s a first person exploration puzzle game, set within a non-Euclidean labyrinth of manipulatable geometry. That probably doesn’t mean a lot to people. It will when the game is released.
That game has got to be the most beautiful and bizarre indie game I've seen in a while.
In this week's episode of the Mobcast, Night Owl Games Art Director Peter Franco, PopCap Editorial and Social Media Director Jeff Green, and Community Director for Microsoft Connected Experiences Kathleen Sanders join Bitmob's Dan Hsu.
The group discusses their favorite indie titles, the migration of celebrated developers to Facebook, microtransactions, and how consumers assign dollar values to games.
DIYGamer: "A month back Arsen posted on Freeplay IGF announcing the inaugural Freeplay Awards, an indie competition running alonside their August festival in Australia. Now, just over two weeks away from the event, the finalists for the competition have been revealed."
