Introducing: Matt

Hi there! My name is Matt and I’m the latest addition to Polian Studios. I thought I’d make a quick blog and introduce myself, and then continue to ramble on about something unrelated. What do I do at Polian Studios? I am the lead programmer for the NMT Minecraft Club Server, which is ran by [...]

Ani is Controlling: The Dollhouse Effect in Games

Ani is Controlling: The Dollhouse Effect in Games

I force my sim to work out; even when she’s low on energy and really hungry. I have her instigate fights with her beloved husband, eventually ruining their relationship. I bulldoze houses, building a new highway in Sim city. I force my piñatas to mate and make more cute little piñatas in Viva Piñata!  I [...]

Ani Feels: The Psychology of Addiction to Video Games

Ani Feels: The Psychology of Addiction to Video Games

“Just one more level” I think, “I’ll get an even higher score this time and then I’ll log off.”  I live in an environment where many people around me think very similar thoughts and it shows. I go to a school where someone is proud about failing an exam because it meant that he got [...]

On Endings

On Endings

—-THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS—- I have to get out of here.  This planet is falling apart and if I don’t act quickly I’m going down with it.  I jump into the nearest vehicle and tear away.  Things are exploding everywhere, and I narrowly avoid death many times.  After five minutes I begin to wonder [...]

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 [...]