Far-out Sounds - a game promoting the Polish Radio Experimental Studio
Far-out Sounds - a game promoting the Polish Radio Experimental Studio
The prototype of Echo - a project called Odlot (“Take-Off”) - was written during Geek Jam 2018, organised by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and Game Industry Conference. The Jam’s main theme was to use sound creations from the Polish Radio Experimental Studio. This short, interactive etude also draws on an experimental creative process typical of the PRES’ musical works and soundtracks for animated films, which also served as an inspiration. As well as promoting the PRES, this game encourages us to find fun in the mundane and see the soul of everyday objects, portrayed in a blend of stop-frame animation and photo-collages.
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Holy Pangolin
Holy Pangolin is a small games studio founded by Agata Nawrot, who was later joined by Sebastian “dos” Krzyszkowiak. The studio’s games tend to be surreal and inspired by nature, and usually involve hand-drawn graphics and freeware tools. Abstract humour is interwoven with complex emotions and mysterious storylines.
Agata Nawrot wrote the game Karambola and has co-authored a lot of small games for Holy Pangolin. She always tries to slip nature and empathy into her work. She is fascinated by various forms of expression and creative techniques, and she maintains that lying in hammocks and walking in the forest are essential to the creative process.
Sebastian “dos” Krzyszkowiak is a programmer and regular at game jams, where, armed with his ukulele, he has created over 50 games. He is currently one of the most active creators to use the Allegro library. Besides game development – as half of the Holy Pangolin studio – he is also part of the team behind the Librem 5 GNU/Linux smartphone.