![]() ![]() Henry highlighted that game creators are still trying to find their own voices as the region is still emerging. When asked what makes the Caribbean game developer scene unique, the three members of the JGDS explain that it's fueled by inspiration and making the best of available resources. The presentation notes, "The Caribbean is a unique blend of cultures with strong influences from Europe, Africa, Asia, North & South America, and Native communities." "People seem to be consistently shocked that we exist and dig what we are doing with the JGDS," Henry said. The group explains that the reaction to the show was both positive and inspiring. The stories to be told and how they can be told in the fullness of the spectrum, and the Caribbean is quite broad." "I can't say whether the same creative styles are unlikely, but diversity brings change, new perspective, and new expression. We want to add our voices to the chorus," he adds. The new set is much more influenced by games like Undertale and Toby Fox, more interested in crafting deep narrative RPGs."įrancis highlights that the games, like their creators, are diverse and inclusive. The 'older heads,' like myself, might be more focused on game-feel, drawing inspiration from teams like Vlambeer and arcade games. However, this completely changes the type of games they aspire to make. "Younger devs have their own set of champions/idols they look up to, which in hindsight, makes sense. Henry noticed that the games being developed have different influences among younger and older creators. With guidance and consultation from Alanna Smith and Evva Karr, the co-executive producer and co-creator of the Future of Play Direct, the show received a submission of 19 games, and the show featured titles such as Hemiogenic Studios' Street Boy, Spritewrench Studios' Duppy Detective Tashia, and Weathered Sweater's Skator Gator 3D. On top of that, the Caribbean has so much to show who better to show it than us, the developers?" Reid expounds, "We figured that it was a good time to showcase what we've been working on. "The Caribbean is an underrepresented region, and we want to bring that representation to the forefront." "With the shift in the culture of events to online during the pandemic, we thought there was a gap for our region we could try to fill," Francis adds. Henry says that events such as Wholesome Direct and Game Developers of Color were part of the inspirations for the Windies Direct. ![]() "We wanted to showcase the talent across the region and its diaspora." "The main purpose of the event was to create a beacon for our regional developers and the audiences they seek," Francis explains. Henry adds that the show was also meant to display a range of talent in the space and inspire more people to create their own titles. "People seem to be consistently shocked that we exist" Glen Henry, JGDS "On top of that, we hoped there were developers out there who we had yet to meet, and thankfully, but not surprisingly, that was true." We've been a slow and steadily growing community, and we got to a point where we knew we had good things to show," Reid says. "Without us even realizing it, it's been a long time coming. The team explains that the driving force behind the presentation was multifaceted. Speaking with, the organizers share their motivations and hopes for shining the light on the island and its diaspora. The October 2022 presentation was created by Raccine Malcolm, Zane Francis, Glen Henry, and Graham Reid. One of those efforts was the Windies Direct showcase by the Jamaica Game Developer Society (JGDS), focusing on Caribbean-developed indie games. It's important to remember that game development is global as more and more creators work to draw attention to their local scenes. Also gotta shout out the folks who downloaded our Skator Gator game manual - we really wanted to have that included at launch so it’s awesome that it’s getting its due.Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox We’re all over the moon with the positive response to the game thus far, and we wanna make sure that as many people as possible get a chance to experience the adventure of our skateboarding gator.įor some light analytics, a lot of folks are playing in their browsers (which makes sense, convenience) but we’re also glad that there have been downloads of the application itself with the lion’s share being Windows users. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Hello gators!Ĭommunity Manager Leroy here from Weathered Sweater, and I’d like to say that on behalf of the whole team, we can’t thank you enough for checking out Skator Gator! ![]()
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