One of the things I appreciate with working here is that I’m free to do whatever I want with my office area. Figurines on the desk of course, but also posters on the walls and a blow-up Spider-Man. But the thing that really made me feel I’ve come to the right place is something else.
See, at one of my previous employers I had a traumatic experience, being deceived and not getting what I was promised…
Surströmming, a Swedish ”delicacy” that is rotten fish.
I’m a Swede, so when our concept artist John heard about me going to Sweden for a visit he asked me about this phenomenon and asked me to get him some to try out.
Of course, knowing how terrible it smells and how disgusting its taste is; I gladly helped out!
He had no idea what he was in for…
I’ll be honest. For most of us developers, making video games is very much an occupation of the recluse. Hunched over monitors in dimly lit rooms, we generally eat takeaways and communicate to each other using Internet speak, having limited contact with the outside world.
The glamorous life of TV interviews, driving Lamborghinis and wining and dining with the press is something most of us have no exposure to. At least, not usually…
The other week, out of the blue I got an email from Adrian the Creative Director asking if I could attend a community event in Paris in place of him. A couple of days off work to go and eat baguettes and watch some people play Bulletstorm? Sounds good to me!
Oh how wrong I was.
Hello, my name is Alexander and I’m a Level Designer at People Can Fly. I’m a worried man. There is no other explanation. The other day I was routinely playing through one of my levels. All of a sudden I triggered a combat situation so fun that I immediately felt it warranted for a new Skillshot. I even thought of a name for it – “Blindfire” and it involves the player doing stuff while being blinded by an enemy. What follows is a recount of me trying to get it into the game.
I’ve been living in Warsaw for over a year now, but I’ll never forget my first few weeks here. For a foreigner, this country can be about as welcoming as returning home to a fresh dog poo.
SSSWWWOOOOOOOSSSHHHHH BOOOOOOOOOM!
Hi there! My name is Jose Teixeira, and I’m a special effects artist at People Can Fly. Usually the goal of a SFX artist is to make very realistic lifelike effects, that most people won’t even notice are there. Working in Bulletstorm, however… the goal is not the same.
I have known Arcade Berg, the primary dude behind this blog, for a long time. We went to university together and we shared a previous employer. We go years back, so when I say that he is a spawn of ultimate evil, I know what I am talking about.
