chineseroomdan joined Jun 05, 2008thechineseroom is the name of a development research project I run at the University of Portsmouth, UK. We're interested in first person gaming - particularly, using mods to explore questions about gaming that you can't answer by just analysing commercial releases or theorising about them.
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Dear Esther wins Best World/Story at IndieCade 2009Oct 03, 2009 Dear Esther 11 commentsThe cult Half Life 2 mod picked up the 2009 IndieCade International Independent Game award for Best Story/World at the ceremony in LA last night.
Land, Sea and AirSep 25, 2009 Dear Esther 22 commentsTime for another update I think, been a while actually (or at least it feels like that!). So here's a brief overview of what exactly has been going on...
Korsakovia releasedSep 19, 2009 Korsakovia 25 commentsKorsakovia, a new mod from the makers of Dear Esther has been released. Billed as an experimental survival horror, this single player Source mod from...
Dear Esther selected for IndieCade2009Sep 04, 2009 Dear Esther 6 commentsThe cult Half Life 2 mod Dear Esther has been selected as a finalist in the 2009 IndieCade awards - Culver City, here we com!
Dear Esther Remake - Update 2Sep 01, 2009 Dear Esther 25 commentsBeen another slow week this week; however I have managed to finish sculpting and painting the terrain for the first level and am now looking forward to...
Dear Esther Update (remake)Aug 24, 2009 Dear Esther 31 commentsHi everyone, My name is Robert Briscoe and as you may or may not have heard, I have taken it upon myself recently to ‘re-master' Dear Esther and bring...
Dear Esther: Gamasutra InterviewJul 02, 2009 Dear Esther 6 commentsA new interview with Dear Esther designer Dan Pinchbeck at Gamasutra
Korsakovia - new launch dateJun 11, 2009 Korsakovia 5 commentsKorsakovia is developing, but more slowly than I'd have liked...
Dear Esther - complete overhaulMay 13, 2009 Dear Esther 11 commentsDear Esther is getting a full overhaul and rebuild by Robert Briscoe of LittleLostPoly
Recruiting for KorsakoviaApr 27, 2009 Korsakovia 0 commentsWe're looking for experienced modders to take Korsakovia through to launch...
Korsakovia - promo film released, playtesters wanted!Apr 20, 2009 Korsakovia 0 commentsWe've just uploaded a promo film for the new mod Korsakovia, and are also looking for people to playtest the alpha. Take a look and drop us a line if...
Dear Esther - Updated Version ReleasedJan 18, 2009 Dear Esther 1 commentAn updated version of the mod Dear Esther has just been released, including remastered sound, fixed terrain issues, extended caves sequence and new audio...
Antlion Soccer releasedSep 29, 2008 Antlion Soccer 0 commentsAntlion Soccer deathmatch mod is now ready for download
new release date part 2Sep 06, 2008 Antlion Soccer 0 commentsAt the risk of sounding like a stuck record... getting a server to test this has taken longer than hoped, so release date back again. Coding is all finished...
New release dateAug 15, 2008 Antlion Soccer 0 commentsRelease for Antlion Soccer has been delayed. Some problems with migrating the code to the Orange Box but it's coming soon.
New version update + researchAug 06, 2008 Dear Esther 6 commentsDetails of changes to the new version of Dear Esther; plus how we'd love you to help us with some research based on the project...
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