Porting Osmos to Linux: A Post-Mortem (part 2/3)
Welcome to the second installment of our three-part Linux post-mortem. Part 1 lay the foundations for the article and where we’re coming from. Today’s post directly addresses the question “What worked and what didn’t?” with a set of ‘pros and cons’ that cropped up during the port. The final post will offer a more nuanced […]
Porting Osmos to Linux: A Post-Mortem (part 1/3)
A couple of weeks ago, we announced the release of Osmos on Linux. Even before I had finished the port, we had been invited by a few members of the Linux community to do a post-mortem on our experiences. We were asked, “What would have made the port easier?” It was pointed out to us […]
Linux Osmos Release
We’re excited to announce that Osmos has been successfully absorbed by Linux, and is now available! Our newly initiated, one-man Linux warrior, Mr David Burke, has done an amazingly quick and solid job on the port, and it’s been running smoothly on a wide variety of Linux distributions and machines. (Big thanks to all our […]
The Linux is coming…
If you had asked us two months ago – or even one month ago – if the Linux port of Osmos would come out before the iPhone or iPad versions (more info on that soon, promise!), we would have said “Not a chance!” We would have been wrong. Thanks to the hard work and mad […]
Linux Osmos, coming soon
As some of you know, we had been looking for someone to port Osmos to Linux. But in the end, after mulling it over for a while (and a couple nice offers from experienced Linux folk), our very own Dave Burke has decided to tackle the port himself! Who knew he was such a masochist? […]
GDC Talk "Minimalist Game Design: Growing Osmos"
Another GDC has come and gone. (sigh.) I could go on about it, and how great it was to see friends new and old, but that’s what Facebook is for. ;-) So without further ado, here are the slides from our Independent Game Summit talk on minimalist game design and Osmos. For those of you […]
GDC 2010
Has it only been four seasons since last GDC? Hard to believe – it seems like so much has happened since then! Anyways, we’re taking off for San Francisco tomorrow. Andy and I will be giving a talk on Wednesday about Osmos and game design minimalism. (We’ll post the slides after GDC.) Besides that, just […]
Osmos Soundtrack
Many fans have requested it, and here it is — brought to you by Peter Kirn, the man behind the most excellent Create Digital Music website. + It’s an extended, free soundtrack, featuring full tracks from Loscil, Gas 0095, Julien Neto, High Skies and more, running 50 minutes in total. The .m4a version also includes […]
The Indie Love Bundle
Dear Motes, Have we got a deal for you! This Valentine’s we’re banding together with five other independent developers to bring you a sweet bundle of Indie Love. It’s an $85 value for only $20!! The games are: And Yet It Moves, by Broken Rules Auditorium, by Cipher Prime Aztaka, by Citeremis Eufloria, by Omni […]
Osmos Rage, part 4: Roadside Assistance
Given the Achievement stats on Steam, it’s pretty clear that the last few Force levels are where people are really getting stuck. In particular, F3A-3 and F3C-3. (F3A-2 is a fair bit easier since version 1.6.0.) So let’s dive right in. (Now might be a good time to make a pot of tea.) F3A-3 Zen […]