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dan joined Jun 05, 2008

thechineseroom 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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Antlion Soccer released

Sep 29, 2008 Antlion Soccer 0 comments

Antlion Soccer deathmatch mod is now ready for download

Dear Esther - complete overhaul

May 13, 2009 Dear Esther 11 comments

Dear Esther is getting a full overhaul and rebuild by Robert Briscoe of LittleLostPoly

Dear Esther - Updated Version Released

Jan 18, 2009 Dear Esther 1 comment

An updated version of the mod Dear Esther has just been released, including remastered sound, fixed terrain issues, extended caves sequence and new audio...

Dear Esther Remake - Update 2

Sep 01, 2009 Dear Esther 25 comments

Been 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 selected for IndieCade2009

Sep 04, 2009 Dear Esther 6 comments

The 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 Update (remake)

Aug 24, 2009 Dear Esther 31 comments

Hi 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 wins Best World/Story at IndieCade 2009

Oct 03, 2009 Dear Esther 12 comments

The 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.

Dear Esther: Gamasutra Interview

Jul 02, 2009 Dear Esther 6 comments

A new interview with Dear Esther designer Dan Pinchbeck at Gamasutra

Korsakovia - new launch date

Jun 11, 2009 Korsakovia 5 comments

Korsakovia is developing, but more slowly than I'd have liked...

Korsakovia - promo film released, playtesters wanted!

Apr 20, 2009 Korsakovia 0 comments

We'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...

Korsakovia released

Sep 19, 2009 Korsakovia 25 comments

Korsakovia, a new mod from the makers of Dear Esther has been released. Billed as an experimental survival horror, this single player Source mod from...

Land, Sea and Air

Sep 25, 2009 Dear Esther 22 comments

Time 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...

Live performance project by thechineseroom

Nov 20, 2009 Dear Esther 12 comments

If you liked Dear Esther, then you might well like this: Dan Pinchbeck (writer/producer) and Jessica Curry (composer/audio designer) are presenting a...

New release date

Aug 15, 2008 Antlion Soccer 0 comments

Release for Antlion Soccer has been delayed. Some problems with migrating the code to the Orange Box but it's coming soon.

new release date part 2

Sep 06, 2008 Antlion Soccer 0 comments

At 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 version update + research

Aug 06, 2008 Dear Esther 7 comments

Details 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...

Postcards from the Hebrides…

Nov 10, 2009 Dear Esther 31 comments

Well it’s been a while since my last update, but be reassured I have not been idling during my absence! Today I can finally show you what I have been...