Lexington native developer Frogdice has a new game and wants everybody to play it.
Frogdice is hosting a launch party for the new game, ?Coin ?n Carry,?? Thursday at local eatery Village Host Pizza.
By: Zach Walton
Lexington is known for many things, but game development is not one of them. Frogdice has been in the community for many years but has never really come out into the public eye until now, according to company founders.
?We never really did much locally because of how specialized our first two games were,? said Frogdice President and CEO Michael Hartman in an email to the Kernel. ?But ?Coin ?n Carry? is something anyone can play, so we are finally poking our head out.?
The launch party is intended to let the people of Lexington know they have a game developer around and to shine a spotlight on the game development community in Lexington.
?We want to let people know about ?Coin ?n Carry,? and we also want people to start learning about Frogdice,? Hartman said. ?We are a 15-year-old gaming company, which in our industry makes us ancient. We also hope to get the word out that there is indeed a growing game development community in Lexington.?
Students interested in the launch party have a lot to look forward to in terms of prizes and activities.
?We?ve got some Frogdice and ?Coin ?n Carry? swag, in-game prizes, cake and Village Host is giving everyone at our party 25 percent off food and drinks,? Hartman said. ?We will have computers on site where people can demo the game, make an account ? all of our games are free to play, so getting started is totally no pressure.?
While Frogdice?s previous games were niche, text-based role-playing games, Hartman wants to hit home that the new game is for everybody and it appeals to a large, diverse audience.
?We designed ?Coin ?n Carry? with the specific goal in mind that it would be fun, approachable and enjoyable by people of any age and any play style,?Hartman said. ?In our main group of about 150 beta testers, we had people ranging in age from five years old to 60-plus, and about 60 percent of our players were women.?
Aside from the food and fun be offered at the party, there?s the potential for aspiring programmers and artists at UK to network with people already in the industry for a job in game development, Hartman said.
?If anyone would like to learn how to get into the gaming industry, and perhaps start the process of finding a job in the industry, coming to this launch party would be a good start,? he said.
The ?Coin ?n Carry? launch party will be Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Village Host Pizza on Old Vine Street. All food and drink will be 25 percent off in celebration of the game?s launch.
Source: http://kykernel.com/2011/09/20/gameparty/
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