Ludoko Studios Ships their first game: Simple Picross!
I’m happy to report that Ludoko Studios has released their first game: Simple Picross. Ludoko was founded this year by my two good friends, Michael Lee and Chris Franklin, whom I’ve known since high school. Mike and Chris have lived and breathed games ever since I’ve known them, and I’ve learned a lot. Keep in mind — this isn’t Halo 2 or World of Warcraft fanboy talk. They created a game development club at NC State. Chris won a GameBoy game design contest. Mike won an international scholarship to the Game Development Conference in Los Angeles, and then started a Master’s degree at the notable Interactive Media program at Georgia Tech. They both were invited to be panelists at a FuturePlay conference in Toronto, and have entered an International Games Federation independent game design competition for the upcoming GDC.
They are students of ludology - the study of games and play. Hence the name of their studio.
Simple Picross takes the idea of Suduko and adds in a graphical element. Running through the tutorial is helpful, but the game can be picked up pretty easily. Unlike Sudoko though, the size of a Picross puzzle can grow, allowing for more complex pictures and puzzles. Support Ludoko Studios by buying a game!
