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It’s allways nice to have visitors, and it’s especially nice when we finally get to meet our new sound designer face to face. 

We’re all very excited to see what Bendik will bring to the game, and we’re sure it’s going to be great :)

Have a nice weekend all

-Yngvill

Once again I have the pleasure of being the bearer of good news! It all began in the winter of 2014, when we were so fortunate to receive an intern from the Bergen Academy of Art and Design. He only stayed with us for a month, but he made a real impression and we’ve been wanting to hire him back ever since.

As fortune would have it he just finished his MA of Design, and found himself in the want for something to do. Which perfectly coincides with the creative needs for Pode and the fact that we have the funds to get him on board.

I happily present to you the newest member of the Pode team, Steffen Fløan Øie!

Steffen is a fantastic designer and illustrator, but is really a true potato and will be pitching in on all areas of development. Have a look at some of his previous stuff here. And follow the heck out of him on twitter.

Welcome, Steffen!

-Yngvill

This week we were invited back to our old school to give a talk on our startup journey, and our game making process. This is the place most of us met and the idea of H&G was born, so we were of course more than happy to take a small break from Pode to go meet some of this year’s Noroff students. 

We did of course take the opportunity to show our progress on Pode, and this select, attentive little group became the first to get a sneak peak at the workings and mechanics of the game.

After the short talk and a round of Q&A we got to be the audience as the game design students pitched their main projects to us. And I have to say we were pretty impressed. Some of the stuff they’re making is pretty great, and although we’re pretty sure most of the groups will need a time-turner to finish what they’ve planned, we’re looking forward to seeing and testing the final products.

All in all I’m pretty sure we’ll be seeing some awesome stuff from some of these guys a few years from now, so keep a look out for Noroff graduate class of 2016.

Until next time - play, create, be great!

-Yngvill

Happy Friday everyone! Things have been a bit crazy these past few weeks, last week topping the chart with the good news regarding funds. This week, however, things have started to settle again and we’ve finally gotten to start planning the content of the different areas of Fjellheim. 

The mountain is made of rock pillars, so these will make out the foundation we’re building the levels around. We’ve spent a bit of time creating a set of base assets that will help us to quickly set up the skeleton of the rooms our two heroes will have to travel through. Variation in shape and textures make these a versatile set of building blocks, that can be customized to fit the style and purpose of each area.

All main areas in Fjellheim will have a designated theme, and at the moment we’re exploring the possibilities within the themes we’ve settled on so far. On that note I will leave you with this windy little treat.

Until next time

-Yngvill

It's been a while, but I finally pulled myself together and made a new Random Videogame Poster!