One of the interesting things about this time of year is that the borders between worlds weakens a bit, and the transmission of information and matter between those worlds theoretically becomes possible.
Taking advantage of this phenomenon, yesterday I summoned forth several dozen objects from the world of Dehoarder 2 directly into my expo booth at the 2015 Ohio Game Development Expo. The outcome was breathtaking. As a result of my extraplanar efforts, expo attendees will be able to actually feel the world of Dehoarder 2 around them as they try out the latest version of the game.
After months of planning and focusing of energies, the 2015 Ohio Game Development Expo opens today. I am excited to be sponsoring this event for my third consecutive year. I welcome anyone who is nearby to come out to the expo and try out Dehoarder 2. This is only the second time that this in-development game has been available for play to the public, and will likely be the last time until after my Steam Greenlight campaign (currently slated for January).
During load-in last night, I was seeing lots of other exciting booths being set up as well. Of course, Evan Todd is returning with his beautiful and well-refined parkour game Lemma, and Open Realms has brought their flagship RPG ForgeQuest. Two of my partners from our upcoming Ivory Skies initiative are presenting their works, Odd Occurrences of the Way, and Duck: Fall of the Aligator King. I also saw a very interesting looking game from developers I just met there yesterday called The Pedestrian.
After setup and a hearty Italian dinner that couldn’t be beat at the nearby Spaghetti Warehouse, I met several more up and coming game developers the Kick-off party at Strongwater Tavern. Then, it was time to return home to rest for the big day today.
For today, I have confirmed that instead of our traditional direct-draw raffle, we will be having a contest involving the summoned Dehoarder 2 items to see who wins this year’s booth prizes, which are a BB-8 throw pillow from the upcoming Star Wars movie, and a Serenity plushie from Firefly/Serenity. Overall, it is shaping up to be a really exciting weekend. Hope to see you there!