KIDS Process
May 28, 2021
KIDS is a project by Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach.
This page documents the development of the animated film, game, and installation chronologically.
2017
In spring, our team of four flew out to GDC in San Francisco were we showed our premature KIDS pre-alpha. It wasn't very good. We had created many scenes using different interaction methods that we deemed satisfactory. However, we had difficulty finding a way of connecting them in a way that felt right. We especially recall a meeting with a Chinese publisher calling KIDS "too desperate" and in need "for colour and a story". "People don't want to be reminded of reality, they want to escape their reality. You must be very happy to make a game this desperate." At this point we would optimistically state that KIDS would launch in late 2017.
Continue to 2018