born better known french canadian indie video game designer best known work platform game published company born raised quebec experiences nintendo games youth later influence game design studied game design worked artificial mind movement starting fish founding member collective explores experimental gameplay ideas organized montreal annual gamma games events development fish worked unreleased games including released april widespread acclaim protracted year development cycle final phases development shown documentary movie brought fish fame unusual game developers following online argument july fish publicly announced exit game development citing long term industry early life career born montreal raised quebec parents shared interest art gaming fish father translated legend french play fish credits memories formative later cited influence graduated design program fish began career video game publisher worked open season level designer initially excited job grew large development teams working conditions fish later described worst experience life later fired company fish won artificial mind movement award best cut scene annual later year fish began work level designer designed film tie games including golden compass fish founding member group designs promotes experimental video games november festival event gamma featured games incorporated live sound fish planned similar event gamma event november montreal fish invited present lecture gamma game developers conference wrote review book space time play computer games architecture level additionally fish characterized verge notorious voicing angry controversial opinions state video games fish began work toronto based indie developer idea puzzle game showed views space fish provided project art partnership creative differences fish wanted product platform game fish continued work game spare time incorporated idea seen sides game game design lore art derived game mechanic fish searched programmer person apply game programmer announced july nominated awards game developers conference independent games festival fish employer let leave work attend fish quit marked january moment indie game received widespread attention showing festival leading fish open company government loan later ran money verge folding company neighbor developer producer offered help transferring intellectual property rights according fish partnership saved game delayed times years received notoriety late presented iphone game called power montreal game features travels human bodies playable protagonist uses iphone multi touch screen compared irritating stick game developed infinite level editor expected included working fish revived game project called based motion capture input navigation fish felt game work better new motion tracking adapted game finalist fish featured prominently documentary movie fish received celebrity unusual game developers film chronicles stories indie developers stages games development cycles fish shown preparing booth east march film presents fish amidst legal dispute business partner game release partner believed portrayed negatively participate onscreen film tracks fish personal emotional investment game eurogamer wrote fish resolves kill release game film startling moment rock paper shotgun wrote fish portrayed melodramatic theatrical film outspoken public perception game informer called fish film memorable developer film end credits later revised reflect fish business partner asked input near end development fish felt burnt personal health suffered released april sold copies xbox live arcade platform video game review aggregator metacritic described reviews xbox generally favorable version universal acclaim development won independent games festival best best story world design independent games festival excellence visual art eurogamer awarded perfect score named perfect sci game year fish announced eventual ports pretty platform nintendo 3ds sold million copies end new_york_times called fish bit gaming sequel announced thing end horizon indie game press conference june electronic entertainment expo twitter argument fish journalist month later culminated project cancellation fish exit industry episode beer criticized fish recent response questions microsoft xbox self publishing policy change twitter fish condemned industry final announced cancellation leave news came surprise rest commented upcoming projects ports sequel cancellation listed fish social power use twitter june fish announced new effort fund support potential indie game efforts like publisher game work provide daily operations capacity interactive musical landscape anthology game named fish personal company records released publicly august video game developers fish responded announcing company property sale works designer unreleased designer unreleased designer golden compass level designer open season level designer
Phil Fish