Dejobaan reached out and touched quite a few people, mostly appropriately, when leader Ichiro Lambe participated in the “Indies Will Shoot You in the Knees: Redux” hosted by MIT gaming lab GAMBIT. Did you know that GAMBIT is an acronym for “Gamers Aesthetics Mechanics Business Innovation Technology?” It was fitting, then, that Alex Schwartz of Owlchemy Labs moderated with questions touching on elements GAMBIT literally stands for.
Eitan Glinert of Fire Hose Games and Boston Indies co-founder Scott Macmillan joined Ichiro in educating and entertaining the packed lecture hall. Ichiro reflected on the event: “We got to argue with respected Boston-area colleagues. Here, we hopefully provided different viewpoints on game development, social games, funding and more.”
How successful was the event? “Nobody threw anything at us,” Ichiro sighed. Speaking of throwing, one might have thought Eitan would have thrown elbows with Scott; a playful/serious tension arose as they heatedly debated. With Scott throwing in the indie towel for social gaming pastures at Viximo, it will take some heavy prize money to get these two titans in the ring again.
Bittersweetly, Scott has also stepped down as leader of Boston Indies. In a heartfelt recount of Boston Indies’ beginning, Scott also passed the torch to Caroline Murphy (formerly Himmelman), Darren Torpey, and Yilmaz Kiymaz to organize the monthly events. The trio begin their reign with a demo night on August 22.
Will a demo of KICK IT be there? Who knows. In the meantime, check out the latest in the unending ugly baby dropping saga, complete with a thrilling sense of speed changing and beat matching:
What are your thoughts on the new version of KICK IT? Does Eitan make a believable, threatening fist?
