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ShelfLife 2024 Playtest Results
ShelfLife 2024 Playtest Results

Here’s a brief look at some of the feedback we got from y’all during our December 2024 Playtest

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Tom BarrerJanuary 20, 2025lgbt, lgbtqia+
NZ CODE 2024 Funding Support for Fnife
NZ CODE 2024 Funding Support for Fnife

ShelfLife has received funding + support in the latest round of NZ CODE funding!

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Tom BarrerApril 3, 2024lgbt, lgbtqia+, CODE, Centre Of Digital Excellence, Funding, ShelfLife
June's Queer Games Bundle 2023 (recap)
June's Queer Games Bundle 2023 (recap)

Reflecting on the 2023 Queer Games Bundle!

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Tom BarrerDecember 13, 2023lgbt, lgbtqia+
Small Town Emo is a Pavs 2023 Finalist!
Small Town Emo is a Pavs 2023 Finalist!

Small Town Emo is a Pavs 2023 Finalist in four (4) categories!

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Tom BarrerJuly 6, 2023lgbt, lgbtqia+, the pavs, NZGDC, NZGF, SmallTownEmo
Small Town Emo @ Pride At Play!
Small Town Emo @ Pride At Play!

We exhibited Small Town Emo at Pride At Play (& did a cool interview)!

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Tom BarrerMarch 22, 2023lgbt, lgbtqia+, nzgdc, 2021, nzgda
Spotlight: AlterXArtifact by nohua & co
Spotlight: AlterXArtifact by nohua & co

Spotlight on Alter X Artifact, a new queer webcomic by Maven Boren

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Tom BarrerOctober 4, 2022indie, indiegames, lgbt, lgbtqia+, non binary, cannes, interactive diversity, Q & A, webcomic, comic Comment
Fnife Devlog 07/22 - Emo Game | ShelfLife | Echo Peak
Fnife Devlog 07/22 - Emo Game | ShelfLife | Echo Peak

A Devlog giving an update, explanation and rundown of our various projects (and exposing our delusions, most likely).

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Tom BarrerJuly 2, 2022lgbt, lgbtqia+, devlog, fnifegames, stupidemogame, shelflife, echopeak
NZFC support awarded for our project: Echo Peak
NZFC support awarded for our project: Echo Peak

Our new project Echo Peak was successful in the NZ Film Commission’s Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko funding round for 2021/22!

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Tom BarrerMarch 28, 2022indie, indiegames, christchurch, indiegamedev, NZFC, IDF, funding, demo, echopeak
NZGDC 2021 (our first GDC) was cool and good!
NZGDC 2021 (our first GDC) was cool and good!

A wrap up of our good times at the 2021 New Zealand Game Developer’s Conference, wowee!

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Tom BarrerSeptember 3, 2021lgbt, lgbtqia+, nzgdc, 2021, nzgda
@maankalf's OverNight Demo available on Itch.io
@maankalf's OverNight Demo available on Itch.io

OverNight, the project our team mentored and assisted @maankalf with developing now has a Demo on itch.io!

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Tom BarrerJuly 14, 2021indie, indiegames, christchurch, indiegamedev, demo, lgbt, lgbtqia+, non binary, interactive diversity, HKU, Internship, OverNight, Overnight, Demo, Download, Itch.io
New Project: OverNight by @maankalf!
New Project: OverNight by @maankalf!

Let’s talk ‘bout “OverNight”, a project created by Hessel Bouma during his HKU internship/mentorship with our Team!

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Tom BarrerFebruary 9, 2021indie, indiegames, christchurch, indiegamedev, demo, lgbt, lgbtqia+, non binary, interactive diversity, Q & A, HKU, Internship, OverNight
NZFC support awarded for our ShelfLife project!
NZFC support awarded for our ShelfLife project!

ShelfLife was awarded the NZ Film Commission’s Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko funding round for 2020!

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Tom BarrerDecember 13, 2020indie, indiegames, pixelart, christchurch, indiegamedev, NZFC, IDF, funding, demo
[Interactive Diversity] Interview 3: Hessel Bouma
[Interactive Diversity] Interview 3: Hessel Bouma

The third interview in our [Interactive Diversity] series, featuring gay artist, game dev, mentee, reluctant programmer and student of HKU Hessel Bouma!

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Tom BarrerSeptember 21, 2020indie, indiegames, christchurch, indiegamedev, demo, lgbt, lgbtqia+, non binary, cannes, New Zealand Film Commission, interactive diversity, interview, Q & A
[Interactive Diversity] Interview 2: Maven Boren
[Interactive Diversity] Interview 2: Maven Boren

The second interview in our [Interactive Diversity] series, featuring freelance pixel artist and writer, game developer, and non-binary trans man Maven Boren.

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Tom BarrerAugust 15, 2020indie, indiegames, christchurch, indiegamedev, demo, lgbt, lgbtqia+, non binary, cannes, New Zealand Film Commission, interactive diversity, interview, Q & A
[Interactive Diversity] Interview 1: Char Simpson
[Interactive Diversity] Interview 1: Char Simpson

First interview in our [Interactive Diversity] series, featuring non-binary VR/AR/Narrative/Everything artist Char Simpson!

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Tom BarrerAugust 3, 2020indie, indiegames, christchurch, indiegamedev, demo, lgbt, lgbtqia+, non binary, cannes, New Zealand Film Commission, char simpson, interactive diversity, interview, Q and A, Horror, VR
We hit the 2020 Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film Online!
We hit the 2020 Cannes Film Festival Marché du Film Online!

Attending the Cannes Film Festival Online Film Market was an awesome experience for us as fledgling devs.

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Tom BarrerJuly 26, 2020indie, indiegames, christchurch, indiegamedev, demo, lgbt, lgbtqia+, non binary, cannes, New Zealand Film Commission
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