An August Agog at ByDesign!
.: The Joys of Reaching Out :.
Throughout August, ByDesign has worked to convert and extend the The Late Call code-base over to V2 of the Unity engine. Progress has been excellent and the game is already enjoying enhanced stability as well as performance boosts across all target platforms.
If that wasn't enough, in August we also participated in a few new short-term projects for the fun, challenge and interest they bring :
* New Game Design for EA; I cannot say too much about this at the moment, but ByDesign is performing Design Direction with the developer on a new version of a classic & critically acclaimed Electronic Arts console & desktop video game, originally released oh so many years ago. In days gone by, it landed on no less than 13 (that's right, count 'em!) platforms. This mystery game I grew up playing & enjoying as a wee sprout, and so leaped at the chance to help usher in a new version. More about this as it unfolds!
* New Interactive Visualization Toolkit; this project took shape initially to help an existing art client realize their interactivity goals. The end result is a very usable design & development toolkit that enables artists to create interactive visualization applications with no programming head-aches. If such a toolkit sounds interesting to you, you are welcome to email: archviz @ bydesigngames . com for more info.
Both projects have been interesting to participate in and great to work on, but alas, with our resources, they've taken some time away from The Late Call. From the looks of things, they will continue to do for at least a couple more weeks. So it goes...
Don't worry though, the TLC baby will be birthed soon enough! We're obviously taking our time on what is in some respects, a flagship game, in effort to deliver a fun and refreshing Next-Gen CasualTM play experience, hehe. Oh if only we all had more arms like our friend up above!
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So that's most of the excitement happening over here at ByDesign; the moving and the shaking. I hope this finds everyone healthy and satiated by the summer months here in the Northern Hemisphere.
And if you by chance are reading this from the Southern Hemisphere, well... consider this: there exists strong evidence to suggest that in the distant past, the Southern Hemisphere was actually the Northern Hemisphere! :P Just another reminder for us all to hang on tight!
"I put a dollar in a change machine. Nothing changed." [George Carlin -- Humourist]
