Gaslamp Games
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Gaslamp Games, Inc. is a small, independent software development company based in Victoria, British Columbia
, Canada
currently designing video games for the Microsoft Windows
, Mac OS X
, and Linux
operating systems.
Nicholas Vining, Gaslamp's technical director, has been involved in the game industry since the age of sixteen, when he got his Linux gaming
start working for Loki Software
. Since then, he has contributed to games developed by Piranha Games
, 3000AD Inc., Destineer Studios, and TimeGate Studios
. He has also written for Game Developer Magazine
, and is listed as a contributor to the OpenGL
Rendering API specification. He has also worked with prolific coder Ryan C. Gordon
on various open source and Linux-related projects.
David Baumgart, Gaslamp's art director, has previously worked as a contractor specializing in 2D artwork for video games. His list of credited titles includes work for Niels Bauer Games
, Hexwar Games, Data Spire, and Tactic Studios. He also created the logo for the FatELF project.
Daniel Jacobsen, Gaslamp's CEO, co-founded the company while working on his undergraduate in physics at the University of Victoria
, and their first release, Dungeons of Dredmor
, was his first commercial video game project. In addition to programming and company management, he has also lectured with Nicholas Vining at the University of Victoria on game design, and contributes actively to Australian National University's
SkyMapper
project.
Their current project, Dungeons of Dredmor, was released on July 13 2011. Dungeons of Dredmor is a Rogue-inspired
dungeon crawler which embraces procedural content generation.
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
currently designing video games for the Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
, and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
operating systems.
Nicholas Vining, Gaslamp's technical director, has been involved in the game industry since the age of sixteen, when he got his Linux gaming
Linux gaming
Linux gaming refers to playing or developing video games for the Linux operating systems.- Background :Linux gaming refers to all game titles that can run on Linux based operating systems. This can refer to free / open source games, which may also be commercial, that run natively on Linux, or...
start working for Loki Software
Loki Software
Loki Software, Inc. was a software firm based in Tustin, California, United States, that ported several video games from Microsoft Windows to Linux...
. Since then, he has contributed to games developed by Piranha Games
Piranha Games
Piranha Games Inc. is a Canadian computer game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company was founded by two members Russ Bullock President and Executive Producer and Bryan Ekman, VP and Creative Director...
, 3000AD Inc., Destineer Studios, and TimeGate Studios
TimeGate Studios
TimeGate Studios is an American video game developer based in Sugar Land, Texas . The company, which was founded in 1998, has released eight titles to this date.-Company history:...
. He has also written for Game Developer Magazine
Game Developer Magazine
Game Developer magazine is the premier publication for working video game creators, and reaches over 35,000 industry professionals monthly. Each month, industry leaders and experts share technical solutions, review new game development tools, and discuss strategies for creating innovative,...
, and is listed as a contributor to the OpenGL
OpenGL
OpenGL is a standard specification defining a cross-language, cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 2D and 3D computer graphics. The interface consists of over 250 different function calls which can be used to draw complex three-dimensional scenes from simple primitives. OpenGL...
Rendering API specification. He has also worked with prolific coder Ryan C. Gordon
Ryan C. Gordon
Ryan C. Gordon is a former Loki Software employee who is now responsible for icculus.org, which hosts many Loki Software projects as well as several new projects created by himself and others...
on various open source and Linux-related projects.
David Baumgart, Gaslamp's art director, has previously worked as a contractor specializing in 2D artwork for video games. His list of credited titles includes work for Niels Bauer Games
Niels Bauer Games
Niels Bauer Games is a computer game developer based in Freiburg, Germany which has produced games such as Smugglers 3, Empires and Dungeons, and TV Manager . The company specialises in strategy games with open-ended game play....
, Hexwar Games, Data Spire, and Tactic Studios. He also created the logo for the FatELF project.
Daniel Jacobsen, Gaslamp's CEO, co-founded the company while working on his undergraduate in physics at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
, and their first release, Dungeons of Dredmor
Dungeons of Dredmor
Dungeons of Dredmor is a roguelike indie game by Gaslamp Games. The game features tile-based graphics.- Gameplay :The game starts as the player assumes the role of the game's main character entering a hostile dungeon crawler environment. The player enters a dungeon at the top floor and gradually...
, was his first commercial video game project. In addition to programming and company management, he has also lectured with Nicholas Vining at the University of Victoria on game design, and contributes actively to Australian National University's
Australian National University
The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
SkyMapper
SkyMapper
SkyMapper is a fully automated 1.35m wide-angle optical telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the telescopes of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University...
project.
Their current project, Dungeons of Dredmor, was released on July 13 2011. Dungeons of Dredmor is a Rogue-inspired
Roguelike
The roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing video games, characterized by randomization for replayability, permanent death, and turn-based movement. Most roguelikes feature ASCII graphics, with newer ones increasingly offering tile-based graphics. Games are typically dungeon crawls, with many...
dungeon crawler which embraces procedural content generation.