Dear Insane Children,
Thank you! For all the feedback on the Cheshire Kitten Adoption Certificate.
In this post I'll explain why I've rejected all your comments! Yay!
Er, yeah, seriously... Here goes!
First, Priscilla asked why we didn't include the "don't insert the earring into your orifices" warning. If you don't understand this reference then you clearly didn't watch last week's 2019-07-27 02:11:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Above I've shared a draft of what the Cheshire Kitten Adoption Certificate tag might look like. And I would like your feedback on the design, contents, and placement. Here's the idea so far...
2019-07-26 04:19:23 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
We're set for another YouTube Livestream and hope you'll join us for the fun!
We'll review the latest art, story, and design for Alice: Asylum and (if we have time) continue our play-through of "Sea of Solitude." It's (roughly) the same time as usual...
Thursday at 10AM (Hong Kong Time) or 7PM on Wednesday for those of you in the US.
Dear Insane Children,
A recent concept image from Jennifer for a Croquet Coaster found in the Circus Domain got me thinking about Escher-esque design concepts. There are a number of game developers implementing non-euclidean geometry in game engines and this is work I think we can continue when we start dev work on Alice: Asylum.
Posted above is a video which illustrates the implementation of this sort of thinking within a 3D-engine. Can you imagine th...
2019-07-22 08:59:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Got TONS done during this Stream-Free week. Really appreciate everyone's understanding and patience while we took a break from YouTube/Discord stuff and focused on business development tasks related to Alice: Asylum, Pirate Jam 2020, and Mysterious. Yay!
Still lots going on behind the scenes - new art, design work, and more... All will be shared next week.
But I wanted to quickly share an update related to the Cheshire Kitten Collector Set. <...
2019-07-19 05:16:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Last week I took multiple people + Lulu to the hospital (multiple times) (different hospitals) plus tried to stay on top of the usual business of updates, design work, streaming, etc. All of which meant a pretty insane week with not a lot of time left for all the things on my to-do list.
This week I'd like to devote some time to catching up on everything so...
No Design Session and No Live Stream this ...
2019-07-15 06:26:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
For those of you who missed it, here's THE LINK to yesterday's Crowd Design Session.
We had a great discussion around the general topic of the Circus Realm, Denial, The Nile, and more. Many of our Insane Children came up with really interesting, useful, and fun ideas which have a high likelihood of making their way into the game. Yay!
I really 2019-07-10 01:48:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
A quick heads-up for all of you who receive Art Prints from us - either via the 3/$35 Tier, the $75 Tier, or when you order directly from Mysterious.
As you are aware, these prints are individually signed (by American), quality inspected by Lulu, hand-packed, and then shipped from Shanghai to Insane Children around the world.
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Dear Insane Children,
Insane Children around the world are receiving their Certified Insane Tags and sharing their madness online. A few Instagram posts are shared above.
I'm glad to see everyone is happy with the results of this effort. Even more happy that we can celebrate our madness together! It's such an honor and a pleasure to be engaged with and supported by such a diverse, interesting, and talented group of people from all walks of life, cultures, an...
2019-07-08 07:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Apologies for being quiet lately - I've been playing hospital ambulance driver and nurse for a sick doggo and a pregnant wife. Everyone is doing alright now but Lulu required a bit of minor surgery and Yan's hospital visits are now becoming weekly. Only 8 weeks left until the arrival of Freedom Gas McGee (we really need to come up with a better name). And Lulu's recovering nicely. She's a tough little doggy...
2019-07-03 02:30:28 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Get ready for another weekly Livestream on YouTube!
Hit THIS LINK to set a reminder.
We'll discuss updates to the Cheshire Kitten Plush - I do have Version 3 IN HAND!
The Cheshire Lair (pictured above) is what we think you'll g...
2019-06-26 03:38:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
First up, a NOTICE regarding the next Crowd Design Session! Here's the timetable:
We host these sessions on our Discord Server. Hit THIS LINK to read more about Discord and how to access our server.
If you'd like to join the discussion ab...
2019-06-24 02:54:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Our team of artists and designers, powered by your support, continue cranking out some really amazing ideas. The main effort these days is focused on the events that lead us into the story of Alice: Asylum... The Fire, Alice's confrontation with Chaos, and her transition into the Stage of Denial.
With Denial we're brainstorming another theatrical presentation (like the one you saw in Alice: Madness Returns) which makes sense when you think about w...
2019-06-23 01:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
During our last Crowd Design Session we discussed the possibility of seeing Lizzie represented as the Red Queen. Hit THIS LINK to jump to that part of the discussion - where Insane Child Kyo brought this up as we riffed around the topic of the Voices in Alice's head... what they represent and how they battle one another.
Omri heard this suggestion and put ...
2019-06-19 07:10:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
I've just posted the Discord Crowd Design Session from last week over on YouTube. If you missed the live event you can listen/watch what we got up to via THIS LINK.
This stream captured a lot of interesting discussions and generated some great thinking.
We'll host another Crowd Design Session via Discord tomorrow at the usual...
2019-06-17 06:11:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Omri's supplied us with a (final?) revisions sheet for the Cheshire Kitten Plush. This is based on your feedback here on Patreon and via our weekly livestreams over on YouTube.
We had a fun livestream yesterday in which the Cheshire Kitten and your comments pertaining to him were discussed at length. If you miss a livestream you can always watch it later.
Dear Insane Children,
It's been a whirlwind of days - showing off the highlights of China and Shanghai. Seeing it fresh through the eyes of uninitiated American tourists... I can't help but be impressed by all the progress and development made since when I first arrived in Asia 15 years ago. But enough about that... After a week of carting my parents around the local wonders of Shanghai and surrounding provinces, I'm finally getting back to the care and feeding of our Asylum...
2019-06-12 02:22:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Everyone
Font Lord here.
Just wanted to let you all know that I have taken all the current data from Patreon, and squeezed it through some 1337 A.I. algorithms (me sitting at my desk with several excel sheets open), and have now sent a big list of everyone who's getting the Rutledge Tag over to our pals at Backerkit.
So, in the next few days, keep an eye open in you...
Dear Insane Children,
American here with a long-overdue update. First, an apology for the delay since my last post. As many of you know, my mother, step-father, and Yan's mom are all visiting Shanghai these days. This is my mother's first visit to China since I left the US 15 years ago. And we've taken them all around the city and surrounding area to view the sights and eat lots of yummy food. They are having a blast but I hardly have any time in the day for work or updates. ...
2019-06-10 00:41:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
This morning we received a revised Production Sample for the Cheshire Kitten Plush.
This is still a Work In Progress. We are still collecting feedback and working towards a Final Production Model. This IS NOT the Final Production Model.
Quite a few details have updated based on our last round of feedback. Have a look...
2019-06-02 01:42:14 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Do you know how memory works? Many people believe they remember things like a video recording - each moment captured frame by frame, filled with sound, sight, and emotion. And that events can be recalled, even years later, full of detail and meaning.
But the reality is that you don't so much "recall" the memory of events as you "retell" them like a narrator. And with each retelling your brain makes small edits - changing events, filling in blanks,...
2019-05-31 02:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi Everyone
Fontlord here, taking a little time out from lording over my fontly subjects to remind you about all the different options that you could do before being charged at the beginning of June.
Of course, if you're simply wanting the Rutledge Tags, make sure you're set at the $15 (or above) tier level before the month ends.
Expertly modelled here by Lulu...
2019-05-30 03:25:01 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
A bit of murder scene reconstruction going on with our art team. They're trying to define the setting, characters, set pieces, and timeline for "Slumber" - the period of time prior to the fire (Pryor Fire).
Jen sends along a 3D mock-up and says, "Alice 's room is the furthest away from where the fire started, hence she was able to jump out the window. The parents and sister were trapped by proximity, the multiple doors would have delayed the...
2019-05-29 07:23:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Just a quick heads-up that we'll host a Crowd Design Session over on Discord in a few hours. That's at 6PM PST on May 27th (9AM on the 28th here in Shanghai).
What's Discord? Check out THIS LINK to learn more. One important thing to keep in mind: You have to have a first month pledge processed at $5 (or more) in order to unlock Dis...
2019-05-27 22:37:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
If you have a question or concern, Please PM US! That's the BEST WAY to get your question answered quickly!
We can't promise to see and answer every comment you leave on Posts or in the Community section.
Here's how to PM us on the Patreon Mobile App:
2019-05-24 06:37:37 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
You have only until May 31st to take advantage of this offer. Is it still May 31st where you are? You can still qualify. Act now!
A reminder that we'll ship a uniquely numbered Asylum Patient Tag to every Patron at $15 (or above) for the month of May. A couple of notes on this offer:
Dear Insane Children,
It is the nature of Chaos to arrive when we least expect it. Order and calm are the natural origin of Chaos. And Chaos is the precursor to order. Like sleep turns to waking and waking to sleep. Somewhere in the divide is Slumber - that space where time passes without awareness, without concern.
We drive to work without being aware of the actions we perform or the route we take. Until one day there's an instantaneous explosion of glass and steel. O...
2019-05-22 08:17:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
The Cheshire Kitten Plush Collector Set Patreon Goal is UNLOCKED! Yay!
All Patrons at $50 (or more) for the month of August 2019, will receive the Cheshire Kitten Collector Set mailed anywhere in the world (free shipping).
The Cheshire Kitten Collector Set contains the following items:
Dear Insane Children,
Today we're taking a look at the User Interface and User Experience for Asylum. Want to take a quick refresher on the concepts of UI/UX? Check out THIS LINK.
Alex says of what's presented here:
The whole idea is: Smooth, seamless transition between gameplay and item management. Keep the ...
2019-05-21 07:02:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Insane Children,
Were I sharing this with any other type of children I'd ... well, I'd not share it! Blood and violence ahead!
Today we have a collection of weapon design ideas from Alex. With blood! Yay!
Of what's presented here, Alex says the following:
I feel as long as every weapon has a unique use on the roster, and the weapon has a fun gameplay strategy to use, it's welcome.
If the weapons are to be earned, they'd serve well as...
2019-05-20 07:02:54 +0000 UTC View Post