Digital Eel
Encyclopedia
Digital Eel is a self-funded independent video game development
team located in the Seattle, Washington
area. The group was formed in 2001 by Rich Carlson (Ion Storm
, Looking Glass Studios
), Iikka Keränen
(Looking Glass Studios
, Valve Software) and Bill "Phosphorus" Sears (KnowWonder
, GameHouse
).http://www.digital-eel.com/aboutus/
James Cook, Greg Costikyan
, Chris Cummings, Bob Dalgliesh, James Ernest
, Thomas & Zoe Flint, Bruce Ladewig, Chris Laskowski, Kevin Matheny, Duncan McPherson, Deanna Molinaro, Joe Pallai, Jim Price, Richard Rouse III
, Amy Schrader, Colton Sears, Corbin Sears, Chris Siegel, John Slade, James Sterrett, Brian Uhrig, Thom Wetzel, Ed Zavada
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
team located in the Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
area. The group was formed in 2001 by Rich Carlson (Ion Storm
Ion storm
Ion storm may refer to:* Ion Storm, a defunct games software company.* An interplanetary coronal mass ejection , a disruption of the fast and slow solar winds, often called "ion storm", "solar storm" or "space storm"...
, Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios was a computer game development company during the 1990s.The company originally formed as Looking Glass Technologies, when Blue Sky Productions and Lerner Research merged....
), Iikka Keränen
Iikka Keränen
Ilkka Keränen, a native of Finland, lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife Rose and two cats. He is a level designer at Valve Software. He also co-founded Digital Eel, an independent video game development group, in 2001...
(Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios
Looking Glass Studios was a computer game development company during the 1990s.The company originally formed as Looking Glass Technologies, when Blue Sky Productions and Lerner Research merged....
, Valve Software) and Bill "Phosphorus" Sears (KnowWonder
KnowWonder
KnowWonder Digital Entertainment is a video game company that was founded in 1998, and was formerly owned by Amaze Entertainment. It acquired Griptonite Games in 1999, but got bought back by Realtime Associates...
, GameHouse
GameHouse
GameHouse is a casual game developer, publisher, digital video game distributor, and portal, based in Seattle, Washington, United States-History:...
).http://www.digital-eel.com/aboutus/
Developers
- Rich Carlson - design, sound, music and art
- Iikka KeränenIikka KeränenIlkka Keränen, a native of Finland, lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife Rose and two cats. He is a level designer at Valve Software. He also co-founded Digital Eel, an independent video game development group, in 2001...
- design, code and art - Bill "Phosphorus" Sears - design and primary artist
- Ed Zavada - Mac ports
Fearless Testers
Digital Eel game testers are referred to as the Fearless Testers in the game credits.http://www.digital-eel.com/aboutus/James Cook, Greg Costikyan
Greg Costikyan
Greg Costikyan, sometimes known under the pseudonym "Designer X" , is an American game designer and science fiction writer.Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including hex-based wargames, role-playing games, boardgames, card games, computer games, online games and mobile...
, Chris Cummings, Bob Dalgliesh, James Ernest
James Ernest
James Ernest is an American game designer and juggler. He is best known as the owner and lead designer of Cheapass Games. Prior to founding Cheapass, he worked as a juggler at various venues, including Camlann Medieval Village, and as a freelancer with Wizards of the Coast. He also worked for...
, Thomas & Zoe Flint, Bruce Ladewig, Chris Laskowski, Kevin Matheny, Duncan McPherson, Deanna Molinaro, Joe Pallai, Jim Price, Richard Rouse III
Richard Rouse III
Richard Rouse III is an American video game designer and writer best known as the designer of The Suffering games and the author of Game Design: Theory & Practice.-Life and career:...
, Amy Schrader, Colton Sears, Corbin Sears, Chris Siegel, John Slade, James Sterrett, Brian Uhrig, Thom Wetzel, Ed Zavada
Games
- Data Jammers: FastForward (WindowsMicrosoft WindowsMicrosoft 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...
, 2011) - Space Ludo (boardgameBoard gameA board game is a game which involves counters or pieces being moved on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two, and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve...
, 2009) - BrainpipeBrainPipeBrainPipe is an action video game developed by Digital Eel and released on October 1, 2009. The game received "Excellence in Audio" award at Independent Games Festival 2009.- References :* * * * *...
(Windows, Mac & iPhoneIPhoneThe iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
, 2008 & 2009) - Goblin Slayer (boardgame, 2008)
- Soup du Jour (Windows & iPadIPadThe iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...
, 2007 & 2011) - Eat Electric Death! (boardgame, 2007)
- Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite SpaceWeird Worlds: Return to Infinite SpaceWeird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite Space, is a hybrid strategy/adventure computer game created by the independent game development group, Digital Eel...
(Windows, Mac & iPad, 2005, 2006 & 2011) - DicelandDiceland (dice game)Diceland is a tabletop game played with collectible sets of dice designed by Toivo Rovainen and James Ernest and released in 2002 by Cheapass Games.Players roll paper cut-out octahedral dice into a combat arena....
Space: Terrans vs. Urluquai (setting, ship types & art, tabletop game, 2005) - DicelandDiceland (dice game)Diceland is a tabletop game played with collectible sets of dice designed by Toivo Rovainen and James Ernest and released in 2002 by Cheapass Games.Players roll paper cut-out octahedral dice into a combat arena....
Space: Garthans vs. Muktians (setting, ship types & art, tabletop game, 2005) - Mac OS X Boiler Plate Special (Mac, 2004)
- Digital Eel's Big Box of Blox (Windows, Mac, handhelds, smartphones, 2003-2008)
- Dr. Blob's Organism (Windows & Mac, 2003)
- Strange Adventures In Infinite SpaceStrange Adventures in Infinite SpaceStrange Adventures In Infinite Space is a hybrid strategy/adventure computer game. It was created by the independent game development group Digital Eel. In the game players explore a "plausibly implausible" region of the Milky Way galaxy called The Purple Void.Unlike "one time through" story...
(Windows, Mac & handhelds, 2002) - Plasmaworm (Windows, 2001)
Accolades
- Excellence in Audio: Brainpipe (IGFIndependent Games FestivalThe Independent Games Festival is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers...
award, 2009)http://www.igf.com/2009finalistswinners.html - Innovation in Audio: Weird Worlds: Return To Infinite Space (IGFIndependent Games FestivalThe Independent Games Festival is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers...
award, 2006)http://www.igf.com/2006finalistswinners.html - Innovation in Visual Art: Dr. Blob's Organism (IGFIndependent Games FestivalThe Independent Games Festival is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers...
award, 2004)http://www.igf.com/2004finalistswinners.html - Innovation in Audio: Dr. Blob's Organism (IGFIndependent Games FestivalThe Independent Games Festival is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers...
award, 2004)http://www.igf.com/2004finalistswinners.html