Ani Has OCD: A Perfectionist’s Take on “Flower”

Ani Has OCD: A Perfectionist’s Take on “Flower”

Last semester I was stressed out and had to take multiple exams on the same day. I was interested in looking into some relaxing games. As soon as I had finished all my exams I went to visit Alex, he had to go somewhere so he set up his PS3 for me, and had me [...]

Importance of Music, Part 2

Importance of Music, Part 2

Part 1 >> “I had a nudge of this for a while. I’ve tried to deny it and try to put it under genres with different sounding instruments, but still, they still have that video game feel too them. When you’re 6 year old nephew says it sounds like video game music (his exact words) [...]

Post For The New Year

Post For The New Year

As we approach a new year I got to thinking about how much Polian has accomplished in the past year and all the exciting things we have planned for 2012. The biggest achievement is that Polian is finally out of pre-pre-production and into pre-production for verge. I got to start writing for Polian and was [...]

Happy Holidays!

We would like to wish all of our followers the best this holiday season and a wonderful New Year. 2012 is going to be really exciting for us and we look forward to sharing it with all you great people! See you next year! -Alex   Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook [...]

Update Time: 12-21-11

Over the past weekend Polian had a meeting and we accomplished a lot. I don’t really understand the full extent of what was accomplished because my job was simply to make sure Alex, Ben and Ian were organized, well fed, and on task. Our main goals starting out were to finish sound, GUI, and symbols [...]

Ani Tries to Chill Out: Are Video Games Relaxing?

Ani Tries to Chill Out: Are Video Games Relaxing?

I’m a  pretty high strung person. I tend to spend my time over-analyzing, thinking, wondering, memorizing.  It’s rare that I really truly let go, even in my leisure activities I tend to veer towards perfection and achievement. For example, my most current leisure activities are either writing/organizing for Polian or learning about wine; neither of [...]

Ani Asks: COD or Battlefield? (How to communicate with gamers)

Ani Asks: COD or Battlefield? (How to communicate with gamers)

A little while ago, I was at an event sitting next to two attractive guys while they play Black Ops (I only knew it was black Ops because I allowed myself to ask one stupid question), and I got to wondering what is appropriate to say while guys are playing video games. I mean obviously [...]

Seeing Art Everywhere

Seeing Art Everywhere

Much has been said about art that engages directly with the environment. Many significant artists, like Andy Goldsworthy and Richard Long, have created art that uses the environment on a large scale, by moving and shaping soil and plants into surprisingly beautiful art. I think a large part of why environmental art is significant is [...]

Ani is Curious: Why is Sexuality Such a Big Part of Gaming?

Ani is Curious: Why is Sexuality Such a Big Part of Gaming?

Go to any store, look around, and you will see references to sex all around you. Sex sells, it’s a fact. Women buy things so they can feel sexier, and have an easier time attracting a man; and men buy and do things to seem attractive and strong to women. And this huge societal tone [...]

Polian Update 11-15-11

Polian Update 11-15-11

As you may know if you follow us on Facebook/Twitter we had a very productive day of development this weekend and I thought it would be a good idea to update you guys on the happenings of Polian. Ian was in charge of the vent designs, which we don’t want to talk about too much [...]