Devlog
Build notes from the front
Honest updates on what's being built, what's broken, and what's coming. Roughly weekly during development.
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The Spore Wakes | opening cinematic, first cut
We finally have a rough cut of the opening cinematic. Here's how the script changed three times, why the Witness almost didn't make it in, and what's next.
• 6 min read•
StoryArt
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• 4 min
Why the vote button took two weeks
A small UI element that's used a million times is worth getting right. Here's the iteration log on the feature board vote button.
DesignEngineering
• 5 min
Building the Singapore Bloom soundscape
Field recordings from a Malaysian rainforest, a broken industrial fan, and one very unhappy contrabass. How the bloom got its voice.
AudioArt