Because we are a small, dedicated team, with limited resources, we have to be smart about how we go about investing these resources. Taking this in mind, we have decided BAND MATES will be developed in three stages. Each one building on top of the previous one, and focusing on different aspects of the overall …
BAND MATES’ design is guided by three core ideas or design pillars: Accessible, Expressive, and Social. Every design decision in the game is made to reinforce these three pillars. I see Accessibility and Expressiveness as a balancing act, when it comes to designing the music creation systems. If you make the systems too accessible, you …
I’ve been hunkered down for the last couple of years, professionally speaking, not taking on any new audio work. Instead, I’ve been focused on a completely new endeavor: designing and directing my first game, BAND MATES. At its core, BAND MATES is a collaborative music-making game. Think Rock Band’s “playing in a band” experience combined …