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Our game "Finding Zoe" is an Adobe 2009 MAX Award Finalist

"RePlay: Finding Zoe" - an online casual game we developed in partnership with Canadian advocacy organization METRAC (Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children) has been selected a finalist for an Adobe 2009 MAX Award, in the Social Responsibility category. The game addresses gender stereotyping and violence against women and girls, and seeks to bring awareness to this pervasive problem.

We are in great company and it is an honor indeed. If you can spare a moment (it really is easy and fast, truly!) to cast your vote, Take Action Games would be grateful!

Simply review the Adobe Finalists site here and click on "Vote" - that's all!

John Hight GDC Interview

Great interview at GDC with IMD faculty member (and Sony Exec), John Hight. Talking about thatgamecompany, flOw, and his IMD class, "Anatomy of a Game".

An Interview with Nick Tipping

One of our assignments last semester in John Hight's Anatomy of a Game class was to find someone in the games industry and interview them. At the time, I had just finished playing the fiendishly/delightfully puzzling/platforming/RPGing experience that is Mr. Robot, developed and published by Moonpod [Wikipedia]. So I sent an e-mail to Nick Tipping, who, along with Mark Featherstone and Darren Griffiths, is one of the founders of Moonpod and responsible largely for the distinctive look and feel behind their games. I sent Nick a big list of questions, which he answered with great aplomb. I've opted not to edit his answers, partly to leave his Anglicisms intact, and partly because I have no concept of proper Journalism Etiquette regarding such things. Here is the interview:

USC IMD:

Our game "Finding Zoe" is an Adobe 2009 MAX Award Finalist

John Hight GDC Interview

An Interview with Nick Tipping

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