Emi Schaufeld, Author at New Normative

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Emi is a 22 year old filmmaker, comedy writer, and game player. She is passionate about making work that is both comedic and socially important. Her go-to Mario Odyssey outfit is Mario wearing boxers and a Diddy Kong hat. She thinks he looks cute like that.

Nobody Wants to Buy My Global Game Jam Game

Emi Schaufeld - February 6, 2018

Man I'm so tiffed, nobody wants to buy my Global Game Jam game. The game is an experimental walking simulator called The Phone Call, where...

Habbo Hotel Taught Me How to Be Gay

Emi Schaufeld - January 25, 2018

Habbo Hotel is an MMO social game that was first launched in 2000 by the Finnish video game company Sulake. Habbo was originally just...

You’ll Never Guess Who I Interviewed About Detective Pikachu

Emi Schaufeld - January 24, 2018

Unless you guessed normal, not talking Pikachu. Then yeah. You did guess it. I was so thankful to have an opportunity to interview the...

The 7 Hottest Animal Crossing Villagers

Emi Schaufeld - January 17, 2018

You read the title right. Let's get down to it. Fang I’m sorry city folks, but I’ve got a thing for bad boys and I’m hungry...

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Art and Science in Saurian
Successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2016, Saurian is a game fuelled by a wonderfully imaginative concept: players become dinosaurs. Currently available through Early Access on Steam, it’s a survival-simulator from the perspective of hatchling dinosaurs trying to live long enough to grow up. Urvogel Games consulted with paleontologists to recreate their dinosaurs and the Hell […]
Defining Indie Games and their History at IndieCade
Besides showcasing new games, this year’s IndieCade proved to be a time for looking back on the festival and indie games in general. On a panel called “Indie Histories: Handmade Pixels and the IndieCade Book,” game theorist Jesper Juul and IndieCade co-founder Celia Pearce discussed their books on the history and culture of indie games. […]
Nicholas Kole on Turning Music into Art in Soundfall
Illustrator and character designer, Nicholas Kole, has contributed to a diverse range of AAA and indie projects. He worked on the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, creating character designs that brilliantly updated the look of the original for the remake. He collaborated with indie developers like Spiritwalk Games on their digital card game Shardbound, and recently with […]
Get Caffeinated With Guinea Pig Parkour
The hand-drawn 2D indie game trend seen with titles like Cuphead, Hollow Knight, and Indivisible continues with Guinea Pig Parkour, a game that recently hit its Kickstarter goal for Early Access. Developed and animated solely by Jeff Mumm, it’s a 2D platformer adventure following Joe, the eponymous guinea pig that relies on coffee to keep him […]