Alexis Kennedy‘THE RARER ACTION’[I first posted this at weatherfactory.biz a week ago, on 26th July. There’ve been developments since then — see the end of the post.]Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
Alexis KennedyBonus ProvocationsMatt teaches Classics at St John’s, Oxford, where I’m delighted to say that he specialises in the study of ancient literary parody. He…Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
Alexis KennedyinSex, Lies, and VideogamesHow I Got Into Games, Part IV: Networking IssuesBack to the plot. Sonja is now two months old. I’ve dragged Echo Bazaar into playable alpha, despite two weeks’ unpaid paternity leave (as…Jun 9, 2020Jun 9, 2020
Alexis KennedyinSex, Lies, and VideogamesHow I Got Into Games, Part IV: DeathI’ve talked about birth, and now I’m going to talk about death. Years after I made Fallen London, someone I’m close to asked me ‘AK, is…May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
Alexis KennedyinSex, Lies, and VideogamesHow I Got Into Games, Part 3: Cutting the CordPART 1, or, How I Started Making A Game In Only Six Months With No Idea How To Do It And No MoneyApr 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020
Alexis KennedyinSex, Lies, and VideogamesHow I Got Into Games, Part 2: ‘Where Are My Sodding Crickets?’I started writing. But obviously, if you’re writing for a game, you can’t just sit down and type long-form into a document like this one…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Alexis KennedyinSex, Lies, and VideogamesHow I Got Into Games, Part 1: Echo BazaarI get asked a lot how I got into games. I always feel unhelpful when I tell my story, because it’s such an unconventional and such an…Mar 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020
Alexis KennedyinSex, Lies, and VideogamesAlexis Kennedy on Cultist Simulator: the Way through the Wood, Part 5When Lottie and I launched Cultist Simulator, it was a success. Not a giant success — not a headline-grabbing rags-to-riches success — but…Feb 28, 2020Feb 28, 2020
Alexis KennedySTATE OF THE FACTORY: YEAR 2Once again, here’s how Weather Factory is doing, here’s how we thought we’d be doing, and here’s what we’re doing next.Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
Alexis KennedyinSex, Lies, and VideogamesCultist Simulator: the Way through the Wood, Part 5Kickstarters usually run for a month. Anyone interested can pledge at any time after the Kickstarter opens, right up until the moment the…Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020