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Antichamber: An Overnight Success, Seven Years In The Making

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Alexander Bruce shares the psychological and design journey of spending seven years developing the indie game Antichamber.

When Antichamber was released at the beginning of 2013, it became an instant critical and financial success, but the journey to getting there was as much of a psychological challenge as the game itself. In this talk, Alexander Bruce looks back at the entire history of the game, as he went from working alone in a bedroom to flying around the world and landing on the IGF stage in 2012.

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