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 Send to email | Jenova Chen on flOw, Game Design, and Sony [Everything But The Kitchen Sink] in Everything But the Kitchen SinkFlowjenova chenNewspassagePS3PSPSonySpore |  By Maggie Greene
el 11-May-2008 |  flOw is one of those interesting little games that keeps on kicking (it's certainly made the rounds at this point) — it's spawned a lot of interest and discussion since its first appearance. Brandon Sheffield sat down with Jenova Chen (flOw designer and co-founder of thatgamecompany) at this year's GDC to talk about Sony's strengths, game design, and why making traditional games is 'too easy':
I think it's just too easy for us. And, also, if I just want to make violent games or fun games... It's not to say that fun games are bad, but I could just go to work for Blizzard, or go to work for Maxis. And they make fun games, they make creative games. I could get a lot higher pay, and a much more stable job. Why not?
Why would I start a company just to make the same kind of game which I can get a much better life in another company? You know, the reason we started this company is because nobody is making this kind of game, and to expand that emotional spectrum of video games — having more people be able to enjoy video games. The only way to do it is to just do it yourself.
The interview touches on a lot of issues — from Sony to Passage to Spore — and worth a read through.
Finding A New Way: Jenova Chen And Thatgamecompany [Gamasutra]
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| Jenova Chen: thatgamecompany aiming 'beyond just PlayStation' | | Indie studio thatgamecompany will conclude its three-game deal with Sony with the launch of Journey on March 13. Will the group still focus on Sony's hardware or possibly try their hands at PS Vita next? Somebody get Chuck Testa in here so he can respon [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-Feb-2012 by David Hinkle in jenova-chenjourneymulti-platformplaystationps3pspsonythatgamecompany
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| Palm prepping for MWC, possibly adding kitchen sink to Pre |  It seems like Palm tossed everything but the kitchen sink into its CES announcement but lo and behold, the company somehow held enough in its reserve for another round next month in Barcelona. Thanks to a small oopsie, a new Palm site dedicated to next month?s Mobile World Congress (MWC) went live for just long [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 22-Jan-2009 by Zach Epstein in GSMHandsetsPalmRumorsServicesUMTS3GannouncementHSDPAMobile World CongressMWCpreWCDMAwebOS
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| MIU HDPC Packs Kitchen Sink into Portable Device |  If you were asked on the spot to describe and sketch the perfect mobile device that accommodates all of your needs, wants and beyond, it would probably look absolutely nothing like MIU’s new HDPC. In terms of functionality however, MIU probably came pretty close to hitting the nail on the head. Its latest offering, dubbed [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 24-Mar-2008 by Zach Epstein in UMPCWindows XPLinuxHandsets
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| Sony profits sink, game division floats by |  Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Business
With the celebratory horn tooting out of the way, let's turn to Sony's overall quartely results -- a tune, you'll find, that's distinctly grim. A 72 pe [..] Read complete article | | Published 29-Oct-2008 by James Ransom-Wiley in financialfiscal-fun-factsscesony
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| Learning from Go: Single Player Game Design [Game Design] | | Jason Rohrer's 'Game Design Sketchbook' has an interesting meditation up on the nature of single player game mechanics — a lot of the achingly simple, but endlessly challenging board games that Rohrer points to require a minimum of two players. Rohrer's question is how to make a single play [..] Read complete article | | Published 10-Aug-2008 by Maggie Greene in Game design Culture jason rohrer Multiplayer Single Player
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