Kokoromi
Encyclopedia
Kokoromi is a Montreal
-based group with the intent of promoting videogames as an art form, and experimental gameplay
worldwide. The collective consists of game pioneers and curators Damien Di Fede, Phil Fish, Heather Kelley
, and Cindy Poremba. Most of the members met in 2005, working on a small game project for a cultural event in Montreal.
Throughout its growth, Kokoromi has organized several game related shows, including the Gamma events (Gamma: Audio Feed, gamma 256 and GAMMA 3D), usually encouraging designers to consider gameplay in experimental ways. Often, these events foster new talent on the independent gaming scene. Games submitted to and launched at Gamma have included Jason Rohrer
's Passage and Mark Johns' Standard Bits. The group has also designed several independent game projects that follow its unique vision.
One of the founding members of Kokoromi, Phil Fish, has formed the independent game company Polytron, for the purpose of handling the development of an upcoming game title, Fez
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
-based group with the intent of promoting videogames as an art form, and experimental gameplay
Gameplay
Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game, and in particular with video games. Gameplay is the pattern defined through the game rules, connection between player and the game, challenges and overcoming them, plot and player's connection with it...
worldwide. The collective consists of game pioneers and curators Damien Di Fede, Phil Fish, Heather Kelley
Heather Kelley
Heather Kelley is a media artist and video game designer. She is co-founder of the Kokoromi experimental game collective, with whom she produces and curates the annual Gamma game event promoting experimental games as creative expression in a social context...
, and Cindy Poremba. Most of the members met in 2005, working on a small game project for a cultural event in Montreal.
Throughout its growth, Kokoromi has organized several game related shows, including the Gamma events (Gamma: Audio Feed, gamma 256 and GAMMA 3D), usually encouraging designers to consider gameplay in experimental ways. Often, these events foster new talent on the independent gaming scene. Games submitted to and launched at Gamma have included Jason Rohrer
Jason Rohrer
Jason Rohrer is a computer programmer, writer, musician, and game designer. He publishes most of his software under the GNU GPL or into the public domain, and charges for the iPhone ports of his games....
's Passage and Mark Johns' Standard Bits. The group has also designed several independent game projects that follow its unique vision.
One of the founding members of Kokoromi, Phil Fish, has formed the independent game company Polytron, for the purpose of handling the development of an upcoming game title, Fez
Fez (video game)
Fez is a forthcoming platform game developed by independent software developers Polytron. It was initially announced that the game will come to Xbox Live Arcade in early 2010, but has since then been pushed back to 2011 and eventually 2012. More platforms are being considered.Fez features 2D/3D...
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