Echoes of Somewhere

An experimental freeware 2.5D adventure game featuring AI-assisted graphics.

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Simple camera controller+

June 4, 2024

I had created a very simple camera controller for the city hall interior scene. But it was not very usable in other scenes. So I rewrote the code and made it universal and a lot easier to use!
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Footsteps audio refactoring

March 23, 2024

I upgraded my rather simple footsteps audio system to a fully fledged surface type / character type retrieval setup that I can expand in the editor. The old system had hard coded arrays, but this new one is user editable directly in editor!
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AI assisted location: Hamburger restaurant

February 18, 2024

In the first big puzzle hub, one of the non-linear storylines takes you to a hamburger restaurant. There will be a big, hamburger related puzzle in there! But this week, we talk about creating the AI assisted location.
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Closeup camera angles

February 3, 2024

With Magnific now being able to upscale all the way up to 16x I wanted to try closeup camera angles for the game.
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Animated hotspot icons

January 11, 2024

I was working on the Steam Deck compatibility of the game this week and the main pain point was the hotspots. As I was fixing the code, I decided to try to make the hotspots animated!
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Accessibility options

January 4, 2024

I am big into accessibility. It was now finally time to get started on accessibility options for Echoes of Somewhere.
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Project 1 year anniversary!

December 28, 2023

Happy birthday! Echoes of Somewhere has now been in “active” development for a year. Lets look back on the year!
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Echoes Of Somewhere demo release on itch.io

December 21, 2023

I have been actively working on the project for one full year now. And to celebrate this milestone, I am releasing a short Echoes Of Somewhere demo of the game for Windows & Mac OS!
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Preparing for demo release

December 17, 2023

The beginning part of the game has been almost ready for release as a short demo for quite a while. But it was missing some polish that I am working on now.
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Talking about Echoes of Somewhere

December 4, 2023

I have an Echoes of Somewhere presentation I have done a couple of times around Europe. You can now watch it here in full.
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INTERMISSION

September 28, 2024

Intermission, sweet rolls and hot drinks in the cafeteria!
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XR AI spotlight

August 23, 2024

I was interviewed for XR AI Spotlight a few months back. here is the full interview.
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Games Now! Podcast

July 6, 2024

A further Questions -podcast episode in regards to my AI presentation last year.
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Steam’s stance on generative AI: The AI paradox

September 25, 2023

For the longest time there has been murmurs that Valve has been rejecting games with generative AI content from their Steam store. Let’s take a look into it!
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The Adventure Game Hotspot Podcast

September 20, 2023

I was recently interviewed on the Adventure Game Hotspot podcast. We talked about Echoes of Somewhere and the potential and the limits of using AI for game production.
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In the media

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PC Gamer

The project convincingly shows how an individual artist with limited resources can use these controversial, questionably ethical tools to punch above their weight when developing a game.

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80 Level Talent

A massive 2-part breakdown, describing the pipeline behind the project, discussing the process of creating characters and environments using artificial intelligence.

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