Playcrafting Boston is the place to see the newest independent games being built in Boston and network with the people who built them. Each month, we bring in some of our most succesful local game devs to give free talks on game development, ideas and standards. Join us and gain insight as you meet new friends and network with game professionals from throughout our community. Hope to see you there!

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Free Talk: Crafting the Characters of The Flame in the Flood
by Gwen Frey and Damian Isla

In this demo-and-video-heavy hour, we will talk about how we have gone about creating the cast of characters for The Flame in the Flood, the upcoming survival roguelike from Boston-based indie outfit The Molasses Flood. This informal presentation will show how we take a character from 2D concept, through modeling and rigging all the way to animation, AI and finally gameplay. We will particularly focus on the interplay between animation (Gwen) and AI (Damian), and how the two together can create characters that feel truly aware, intentional and emotional.

The Flame in the Flood is a game where you travel by foot and by raft down a procedurally-generated river as you scrounge for resources, craft tools, remedy afflictions, evade the vicious wildlife, and most importantly, stay ahead of the coming rains.

For Attendees:

You must register on Eventbrite. Gov ID is required to gain access to the Microsoft Building. Please include your first and last name when you RSVP. See you all there!