Eloquence
@eloquencegame.bsky.social
The indie game about language. Save an island full of friendly villagers by speaking a language you don't know. Wishlist now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1353030/Eloquence/ Developed by @bluenorthgames.bsky.social
Tonight are the first ever Game Dev Heroes Benelux awards! That our artist @sonjavanvuure.bsky.social is one of the nominees in the Art & Animation category was no surprise to us. Just look at the gorgeous stuff she creates! Good luck tonight, Sonja! We're all rooting for you! #gameart #indiegame
Super interesting video about how various language deal with time and tense! www.youtube.com/watch?v=st5j... It actually made use reconsider our symbols for the tenses. Thanks, @pbs.org's Storied - Other Words!
Why Time Moves Differently In Different Languages
YouTube video by Storied
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We love games that play with language! Congratulations to @capybaragames.com on the release of Find Your Words! Wait, it's FREE??
CAPY 💬 Wishlist Battle Vision on Steam NOW!@capybaragames.com · 5mo ago🎉 FIND YOUR WORDS IS AVAILABLE NOW! 💬 Jump into a scenic adventure full of cute new pals and activities! Collect symbols and use them to communicate around Camp Pals! Download it NOW for FREE on Steam, or get the optional supporter pack! 👇
Had a fully packed event-ful day in Amsterdam! First stop: the long awaited @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social, showing a diverse line-up of local/European indie games + a special Rusty Lake exhibition which attracted a lot of my fellow Chinese players. I hope the next edition comes back sooner!
We are ready to showcase! Wishing all visitors of the @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social a fantastic time playing today's amazing line-up of games! Will we see you there?
We're so excited to be among this fantastic selection of titles! Come play our game!
Indie Showcase 👾@indieshowcasenl.bsky.social · 6mo agoLearn a new language at #IndieShowcaseNL! 💬 Explore a vibrant and lush island, settled by stranded travelers and learn their language in @eloquencegame.bsky.social by @bluenorthgames.bsky.social! Collect and spread phrases or words to learn their meaning in your quest to help save the islanders! 🏝️
Eloquence is no longer developed by Multiverse Narratives! That name is used for narrative design services (B2B). Also using it for my own projects (B2C) causes confusion. So, I started a new studio! Blue North Games delivers games that bring innovation to the intersection of narrative and gameplay
Eloquence@eloquencegame.bsky.social · 8mo agoANNOUNCEMENT: the Eloquence team shall henceforth be known as Blue North Games! We have a logo and everything*! Blue North Games has more projects in the pipeline, but our focus remains on Eloquence for the immediate future. More news on that later! *Actually just a name and logo at this time
ANNOUNCEMENT: the Eloquence team shall henceforth be known as Blue North Games! We have a logo and everything*! Blue North Games has more projects in the pipeline, but our focus remains on Eloquence for the immediate future. More news on that later! *Actually just a name and logo at this time
Today we reveal our updated key art! Expect to see this appear in all of our channels and media. Do let us know if you like it too!
A bit overdue, but we are celebrating a huge milestone! A big thank you from all of us for the support you've given to our quirky and weird narrative metroidbrainia! And if you haven't yet, kindly consider wishlisting Eloquence now: store.steampowered.com/app/1353030/... #indiegame #indiedev
Game Bakery goes Gamescom 🎮 Our Bakers travelled to Cologne, Germany, this week to attend Gamescom and to showcase their games. You have the opportunity to play Outbound, Eloquence, and Autogame Deluxe, so be sure to check them out! #GameBakery #Groningen #Gamescom
#Gamescom day 1 is live! If you want to experience a unique and fun new way to play with dialog and language, come find Eloquence's juiciest demo yet in the business area. We are located in the NL Pavilion!
Eloquence: the narrative Metroidbrainia about language! 🗣️Collect and use phrases of a functional symbol language! 🏝️Explore a vibrant and dynamic world! 🌋Save the islanders from an eruption! Did you enjoy the movie Arrival? This is the game for you! #PitchYaGame #indiedev #linguistics Links below
ATTENTION INDIEDEVS Show off your art style Art by @sonjavanvuure.bsky.social
Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou@kanaratron.bsky.social · last yr.ATTENTION INDIEDEVS Show off your art style
Aside from the language, the client project unfortunately never materialized beyond tech tests and concept art. It was cancelled. Fortunately, Gerben was allowed to extract the rights to the language concept. He uses it as the basis for a new project: Eloquence. Art by @samma-art.bsky.social
The paper prototype validates the concept! New symbols are made in a bespoke tool on a 24x24 pixels canvas, featuring syntax support. About 50 symbols are created and tested via short stories in Google Forms. Players consistently enjoy engaging with the symbols and language. #indiegame #linguistics
In 2016, a client asks @multiverse.bsky.social to create a narrative for their game without using any language, words, or numbers. After first considering environmental storytelling, Gerben conducts an experiment: can we tell stories using only emojis? He makes a paper prototype #indiegame #language
