Ahoy, Mateys!
The final episode of Pirate Jam 2018 is upon us! In this episode you'll see which pirates took home the grog and which pocketed the gold! We had a ton of fun sailing around the seas of Thailand. Some really amazing games were made which we'll upload to the Pirate Jam website soon.
In the meantime, let us know the in the comments below your thoughts on this year's event!
From Shanghai with Shiverin...
2018-04-17 11:50:28 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
I'm finally back to Shanghai and getting caught up on all sorts of Mysterious, Alice, and Pirate-y things. My final days in Thailand were great and I was fortunate to spend time with my friends Liz and Jamie of Followtheboat for Songkran (Thai New Year). To see what sort of fun we got up to, check out the video Jamie put together: 2018-04-16 06:48:16 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
I'm still winding down Pirate Jam in Thailand but our art team continue their work on Asylum art and design. Joey just shared this amazing final render of the Flamingo image. For sure we'll want to turn this into one of the autographed art prints available to Patrons!
Progress is also being made on the embroidered patches.
2018-04-12 06:36:44 +0000 UTC
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Ahoy Mateys!
The pirates are back with another episode from Pirate Jam 2018. More competitions, more games, and more fun in the sun. Check it out and let me know what you think in the comments below.
There's one last episode in the pipe which we'll upload soon.
Here in Thailand I said farewell to the last pirate (Brad) last night. He'd missed his original flight home, so we spent a day driving around and exploring Krabi Town together. Liz and Jamie are still in the marina wit...
2018-04-11 02:58:45 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
While I've been out sailing around with a bunch of pirates, Joey and Alex have been busy at work on concept images for Alice: Asylum collector items.
Before you read any further, please take a moment to note: These are concept images. The rendering of faces, features, hair color, etc, DO NOT reflect any sort of final design or change in thinking related to the characters or artistic elements presented. Keep this in mind when commenting and providing ...
2018-04-09 02:16:29 +0000 UTC
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Ahoy Pirates!
I've arrived back in the relative comfort of Krabi Boat Lagoon after 10+ days at sea. Pirate Jam is wrapping up today with a final award ceremony and BBQ dinner poolside. It's been really hectic during the event, hence my lack of posting...
Now that I once again have semi-decent Internet and things are calming down a bit, here's another video update from the jam.
Our pirates had a blast making games and competing in the beach events.
Who out th...
2018-04-09 02:02:17 +0000 UTC
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Ahoy Mateys!
We pirates are floating around the beautiful seas of Thailand swimming, sailing, playing and making games. Check out the first episode from the event to see all the fun.
Let us know your favorite games, pirates, and teams in the comments below!
From Thailand with Sand Everywhere,
-Captain Chaos (American)
2018-04-06 07:07:13 +0000 UTC
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Ahoy Mateys!
While all you Insane Children worked to reach out last Patreon Goal (yay!) I've been roaming the high seas with my pirate hat on. Pirate Jam 2018 started yesterday (April 1st) in Thailand.
This year we have 20 developers and 10 support crew aboard 6 sailing vessels. Pirates have come from all ov...
2018-04-03 03:04:29 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patrons
Hi there, it's Martin here, not American.
As many of you know, American is currently off doing PIRATE JAM which kicked off yesterday, so be sure to subscribe and/or keep an eye out on our YOUTUBE channel for when the vlogs start to get posted up :)
However, I wanted to pop along and tell all you lovely people who pushed ...
2018-04-02 04:16:39 +0000 UTC
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Ahoy Insane Children!
A large component of my pitch to EA revolves around the idea that the Alice license should result in the creation of tons of physical goods - collector game boxes, toys, jewelry, clothing, etc. This was always my desire - going back to the "invention" of the franchise... but something I wasn't able to fully execute on because various portions of the IP were being controlled by different parties. This time around I hope to capture full control of the license and IP -...
2018-03-24 03:25:52 +0000 UTC
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Lots of questions, confusion, and whatnot about goals and rewards. Please read this before posting anything further on the topic. And let's collect additional question/responses in the comments below so that everyone has a place to go for the latest news and info.
The Inmate Certificates
As of 21 March, 2018 (morning) these are at the printers. We expect to pick them up in the afternoon. I will then sign them. Then we'll send them to the logistics partner for shipp...
2018-03-21 03:34:11 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Back today with a couple of beautiful images from Joey to share. These are refined versions of the images we previously shared. A lot of great detail emerging in both...
One of the things I really like about developing inside Wonderland is the malleability of scale. Alice can shrink and grow and the world is occupied by creatures who are often too big or too small relative to the world around them. A 50-foot tall Mock Turtle? I'd shell out for that.
<...
2018-03-21 02:12:03 +0000 UTC
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She's baaaack! Alice in her original format, trusty Vorpal Blade in hand and shady Cheshire Cat by her side... We're going to play "American McGee's Alice" during the next YouTube live stream! We'll talk about conception and creation of the first game - from the initial pitch to the final frantic months of development.
Do you have questions or feedback about the first game? Be sure to share them in the comments below! Martin will read and I'll respond while Alice fights her way through W...
2018-03-20 06:53:56 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
You did it! Went completely insane and helped us reach our previous Patreon Goal, unlocking a numbered and signed inmate certificate for all Patrons (who were in the Asylum when we hit that goal). Yay!
Check out Alex's work thus far...
I'm talking with him about the back of the certificate and have suggested:
A semi-copy of the format seen here, but ...
2018-03-14 02:40:02 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Progress! The ink is flowing, the words are flying, and we're inching our way ever closer to a new game. Even the weather in Shanghai seems on board - rapidly transitioning towards the warmth of spring.
Joey sends along a trio of amazing new images starting with our cover image - Alice and the Flamingo. I imagine the final rendering of this image will be spectacular and can't wait to print it in large format and hang it on the wall in my studio.
2018-03-12 01:38:10 +0000 UTC
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Our good friend Omri Koresh sent along two new mash-ups of actresses as Alice. First up is an amazing rendering of Millie Bobbie Brown as Steampunk Alice. What do you think? Mad? Sad?
Omri would also like everyone to know he's launching a campaign for his new book "NUERVA" soon...
You can sign up for noti...
2018-03-05 02:14:12 +0000 UTC
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We often find ourselves torn between worlds. Home, work, school, family, friends, etc. And that's just the surface world. Inside each of us, a battle rages between the worlds of the past - what might have been, what was, and what we wish wasn't; and the future - what we think we can't avoid, what we hope for, and what we fear. These realities exist in our minds - with the present moment being the only real and tangible thing in our existence. But we find it very difficult to live in the pr...
2018-03-02 06:30:20 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
After several weeks of life off the grid, out on the water aboard Chaos, I'm finally back to land and slowly returning to reality. My apologies for not uploading content of any sort while I was out there... Internet access was non-existent or incredibly slow. Now that I'm back I'm chipping away at a mountain of updates, emails, and planning... Tonight I fly back to Shanghai and tomorrow will resume business as usual.
I hope you all had a wonderful Chines...
2018-02-28 02:55:46 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Greetings from the tropical shores of Ko Phayam in Thailand! I've just spent the last 5 days sailing up here from Chaos' home-base in Krabi. It was a beautiful journey with a nice mix of wind, waves, and excitement. We flew the new chaos symbol gennaker (that's a type of big sail you fly off the front of yo...
2018-02-14 03:39:13 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
It's been a long, cold week heading into the start of February. Here in Shanghai we're seeing the first signs of the coming Chinese New Year holiday season: Internet slowdowns, factory closings, and people abandoning the big cities for their distant hometowns. This time of year brings the single largest annual human migration on earth - where 2.9 billion people make journeys for the holiday over a period of 2~3 weeks.
What's all this mean for ...
2018-02-02 01:56:12 +0000 UTC
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So much going on!
First off, it's SNOWING in Shanghai. Come on...
Totally unnecessary and makes me want to jump into that house fire with Alice. Or at least move our offices to Thailand!
Up top... That's a rough draft of a new cover image from Sonny. Expect a final version soon... I think this is what we'll use for the license presentation cover artwork. Hot enough for you?<...
2018-01-25 02:26:55 +0000 UTC
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Alright, I'll spare ye the pirate speak... but I do have a favor to ask...
Our good friend Kenney is helping Pirate Jam by providing a website re-design, 3D asset packs, and art support. He's recently sent a ...
2018-01-24 02:40:09 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
Congratulations! You've hit the magic 555 Inmates number and unlocked an official Inmate Certificate for all Patrons! Certificates will be issued to all Patrons whose support is successfully processed at the end of January (usually 1~2 days after the end of month). After that, Alex Crowley will design a certificate, we'll number it based on the total number of Patrons for the month of January (as I write this... at 579 and s`till increasing), print, number, autograp...
2018-01-22 01:25:48 +0000 UTC
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Greetings Insane Children!
Wow! We're only a few Patrons away from our 555 goal and unlocking the Inmate Certificates. In case you had a straight jacket pulled up over your head and don't know what I'm talking about... when we reach 555 patrons I'll print, sign, and deliver unique and numbered Inmate Certificates to everyone who is a Patron at the end of January.
Yes, certificates will be made and delivered to as many Patrons as we have at the end of the month. But to be eligible y...
2018-01-17 07:35:43 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick update to let everyone know the Chaos Necklaces have arrived from the factory at our Shanghai studio. A bulk shipment of these are also headed to our fulfillment center in Hong Kong - along with the collector certificates.
If you've backed at a level where the Chaos necklace was a reward then you will receive one soon (~1 month?).
These are available here on Patreon as a...
2018-01-11 02:29:35 +0000 UTC
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Sooo much going on these days! I've been running around and working like mad since returning to Shanghai. Here's the breakdown:
1) I've adjusted the Patreon Tiers - removed the $50 and $100 levels and compressed those into a single $75 tier. In that tier you get a Chaos Necklace (one time) and a monthly art print. I've also added (per Patron suggestion) a $35 tier which, every three months, grants you a previously released art print of your choice. If you were at the $50 or $100 level pre...
2018-01-09 07:06:27 +0000 UTC
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Dear Fellow Inmates,
Moving into 2018 we continue or exploration of Alice's Asylum years. Omri sends along the cover image above which I quite love. And he's provided us with a final image of Angelbaby as Alice...
I sent this...
2018-01-03 09:47:32 +0000 UTC
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Dear Insane Children,
(I am making this post public as a Christmas present to all Alice fans out there - Merry Christmas)
From myself, Martin, Joey, Sonny, Omri, and Lulu... Happy Holidays!
We hope you're all cozy and warm on this Christmas Day! Myself and Yan are anchored off the coast of Ko Lanta in Thailand aboard Chaos. Our shakedown sail with the new name and numerous upgrades has gone smoothly thus far. The weather is cool and calm - perfect for tuning everything ...
2017-12-26 02:13:06 +0000 UTC
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Greetings Insane Children!
I hope you're all set for a warm and wonderful Christmas and New Year. Myself and Yan have run away from the -3c super humid winter megacity wasteland of Shanghai and will be sailing around Phangn Nga Bay, Thailand enjoying a bit of sunshine and clean air. Not a terrible place to be...
Meanwhile, work on Asylum continues apace. Joey's ...
2017-12-19 01:51:56 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patrons,
I want to get your feedback on something... Since starting to focus on Patreon I've been humbled by the support you've provided to our work on Alice: Asylum. THANK YOU. You are awesome!
But... I feel like I've not properly managed the tiers and how they reward you as Patrons. Especially at the higher levels ($50 and $100)... these tiers are a bit confusing/redundant or nonsensical.
I'd like to make some adjustments, but need your feedback before I do that....
2017-12-15 02:45:05 +0000 UTC
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