ZylomGameStudio

It's Live!

2011-11-30T07:54:00.000-08:00

You can download it on zylom and gamehouse right now.
Zylom has changed the date from 1 December to 30 November! PLease enjoy everybody and don't forget to leave a positive review!
Check out our facebook page as well!

Have Fun! Big Time!

Only 7 days to go!

2011-11-23T05:44:00.000-08:00

Hi folks,

Just wanted to share with you that A NEW VIDEO IS OUT! Part 2 to be exact!
You can watch it here: http://www.facebook.com/DeliciousGames

Delicious Release Date

2011-11-14T12:05:00.000-08:00

Dear Delicious fans,
We have an important thing to share with you. There have been rumours about the release date of Delicious – Emily’s True Love. At this point we can tell you that, unfortunately, it’s not going to be 21 November.
We will keep you posted!
Stay tuned!

FANTASTIC NEWS!

2011-10-21T04:27:00.001-07:00

FANTASTIC NEWS TO START YOUR WEEKEND! Delicious - Emily's True Love will be released within one month from now! You can't believe how excited we are! Spread the news!

pimp your office

2011-10-12T05:39:00.000-07:00

Some people just know how to make themselves comfortable...Like this desk...don't you just wanna work here too?

5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

2011-09-22T07:12:00.000-07:00

Because it’s our and Emily’s 5 year anniversary and we like presents, we have one for you!
The Delicious fan who sends us the most original happy anniversary message will win his or her own game character (even with your own name!) in the new Delicious – Emily’s True Love! How fun is that??
Go to Emily´s Place, send us a photo, a drawing or even a video message. It’s up to you!
In the end, you are the one who decides which one is the most original. Get as much friends as possible to vote for your message and the one who has the most likes/votes before October 1st wins! It’s that easy!

BETA is out!

2011-09-16T10:49:00.000-07:00

I have great news! We have a beta test live! Just to remind the people who tested Delicious - Emily's True Love last time on our beta board; Check your mail boxes and makes sure our mail doesn't get stuck in your spam folder. We really NEED your feedback!

For the people who participated in our promotion video campaign; You will receive a special version on Monday! So please stay tuned and check your email as well.

Thanks and enjoy your weekend!

Friday afternoon inspiration

2011-09-16T04:07:00.000-07:00

What do we do on a friday like this one?
Get inspired by Rolling through the Bay Toothpick Sculpture.

Finding Emily's True Love

2011-08-29T07:57:00.000-07:00

Dear Delicious fans,

As you may know we’re working on the new Delicious – Emily’s True Love game. This chapter of Emily’s life will be all about finding true love. Now we need your help to put Emily’s story together!

What’s the most romantic thing someone has ever done for you?

We will use the answers to this question as research for the new Delicious game, and some replies may even be used. This means your special moment can be part of the new Delicious game!

You can share your moment by sending us an email at:
Emily@zylom.com
Your romantic moment is in good hands with us; we will treat it with respect!

Have a fun day!

We want you!

2011-08-23T12:25:00.000-07:00

GameHouse is looking for enthousiastic delicious players to help us promote the new delicious! If you'd like to help us and are not afraid of putting yourself in front of the camera, let us know. We are looking for native speaking people from the US, UK, Germany, France and Brazil. What's in it for you? You'll get access to the first hour of Emily's True Love months before release, an official membership to the worldwide delicious promotion team and you will get the new game for FREE!
Make sure that we can contact you if you want to participate.

Have a fun day!

Can you imagine?

2011-08-16T04:01:00.000-07:00

How do you like the idea of a flower store in Delicious?

Emily's Place on Facebook!

2011-08-16T02:29:00.000-07:00

Emily's got her own place now and guess what it's called? EMILY'S PLACE! Isn't that great? Although we spend a lot of time and posts on Emily and her friends, you can now also connect with Emily on Facebook. It's not only the name of her new restaurant but also the name of her little Facebook corner. She's just beginning of course, so give her time.
http://www.facebook.com/zylomgames

Have a fun day!

10 year anniversary!

2011-07-11T02:35:00.001-07:00

Last week we celebrated Zylom's 10th year anniversary and especially for this occasion Miss Pebble created a cake (!) version of Henri and his little house in Paris from our game Pastry Passion. A game created in our studio ages ago, but still in our hearts...
Here's more (if you can read Dutch that is...It's from a forum on creating cakes yourself).

The cake was...hmm...Delicious!
Have a fun day!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-06-30T02:30:00.000-07:00

THE DAY WE HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR HAS ARRIVED!
Today we are going...BETA! All players who have been invited to our betaboard please check your email somewhere this afternoon.

In case you feel the urge to post your comments on this blog, after the first playsession, please be careful with spoilers! Not everyone following this blog has been invited to our betaboard, so please comment with consideration.

We hope this will make your weekend start the right way!

have a fun day!

5 lucky women!

2011-06-20T23:59:00.000-07:00

Today is a big day! 5 lucky women are going to test the first restaurant in the new Delicious! They have been invited to a nice little cottage in the country (Last year we had found the perfect spot for a day like this. Just look at these pictures!) to get them in a delicious mood (Don't worry. Nothing will happen to them;) so our players can play and test the game in a homelike environment. The focus of todays testing is to see if the game is user friendly.

10 levels of pure gameplay fun! And I can assure you; after playing 10 days of the newest delicious, there is NO WAY you can stop playing. Trust me. You just can't. So I hope the guys from our studio who accompany these players (they're watching our players from behind a mirror) will still be able to get to their homes before it gets dark;)

So, it won't be long now before the first Alpha test is here! To everyone who received an invitation: You won't have to wait much longer now. Pretty soon you too can play the first restaurant on our betaboard. Stay tuned!

Wall of Fame

2011-06-09T04:37:00.000-07:00

Between all the game art that brightens up our office already, someone already made a tribute to the next Delicious by putting up some of the great concept art made for this already highly anticipated game!

Out with the old...

2011-06-06T04:28:00.000-07:00

In with the new!
After having and serving the same customers in the Delicious restaurants for the last 3 editions, we thought it would be time for a change.
We decided to renew the customers who come to visit Emily's restaurant. Not only that, we've spent countless hours in picking and matching the clothes they are wearing. Here's what Ehow.com has to say on color matching clothes:

Tips for Matching Clothing Color

Color is just one way of expressing yourself in fashion. Develop the ability to make a fashion statement just by understanding the color wheel. Understand the meaning of words, such as complimentary, triad, and monochromatic. Learn to choose the most flattering colors for your own skin tone.

There's simply not a catalog or a fashion show we have missed the last couple of months.

While we're still in the designing process; If you have any suggestions or requests for our design department, let us know! I'm can't promis you anything, but a good idea is always welcome!

Emily in the making...

2011-05-27T06:44:00.001-07:00

Sometimes, we find the time to do something nice for a change (You know, working on games is really really boring...) and we have been thinking about creating Emily in 3D for quite some time now.

Since a few months we had the opportunity to give it a try. Raymon Manders, who is working on all the main characters, special characters and customers in 3D, is also modelling a high resolution model of Emily.
We won't be using her ingame, but if we have more time on our hands, who knows? Maybe we'll make a movie about Emily;)

Just like home...

2011-05-27T06:22:00.000-07:00

Working in a gamestudio is sort of like home...You work together because you have to, you don't choose your colleagues, and you hate each others guts...at least sometimes...

Do you have an Ipad?

2011-05-25T04:59:00.000-07:00

Today one of our favorite games, Delicious-Emily's Childhood Memories, is going to be sent to Apple for submission. And we've got proof! Check the images!

So if you have one, you just have to wait just a little bit longer...maybe we'll throw in a free version when it's live! Stay tuned...

Festival of Games 2011!

2011-04-29T12:05:00.000-07:00

Here's what we've been up to the last two days.

We have been lucky enough to visit 2 days of industry talks from people around the globe. Guests like Mary Bihr from LucasArts (Star Wars), Ian Livingstone from Eidos (Tombraider, Deus Ex) to people -not known by many but still very inspiring to many of us- like Nicholas Francis (Unity) to name a few. One of the things he mentioned was -get this- to unplug your computer from the internet for 4-6 hours per day to increase productivity and focus!

And to give you a sense in what kind of remote area we work in, a chance to visit StarBucks for once in a while...

Places from the new Delicious!

2011-04-22T07:01:00.000-07:00

Here you can see Emily visiting Venice, but it has been cancelled and taken out of the new game. Although it looks like finished artwork, it will never be part of Delicious 7...
Not everybody agreed ofcourse and some even called it a `missed opportunity`.
Well...we´ll see about that!

BETATest the new Emily!BETA

2011-03-31T03:59:00.000-07:00

As you have noticed, your registration on our beta board has to be activated by our admin. Because we initiated this operation ourselves, we decided it was easier to set a date so you had the time to register and for us to have just one date on which we activate accounts. Because there is still some misunderstanding, we wanted to let you know we are planning on activating your account from april 1 on. This means that as of tomorrow you will be receiving an email from our admin.

Just so you know, we are as excited as you are!

have a fun day!

I think i saw a puddy tat

2011-03-29T05:07:00.000-07:00

In Emily's life there was room for a pet. After some discussion we thought a cat seemed the appropriate pet for her. We picked the last one (o). Or should we say the last one (o) picked Emily?

Delicious haircut?

2011-03-28T11:41:00.001-07:00

Since a couple of years we have been trying to find ways to improve Emily. There's a big chance she'll cut her hair during the next game. Take a look at what we've been up to today...What do you think? Yes or No?

The Last Delicious?

2011-03-18T02:46:00.000-07:00

At the moment we are working on Delicious 7 and I don't think there is another casual game outthere that has done the same. If you would have told anyone in our studio - way back when - there would be at least 6 sequels to this game, people would have left the building screaming and crying.

But we didn't.

People enjoy working on every new game even more than working on the previous one. How come? Because we feel there is progress to be made. And every single game is a chance for us to improve something in the game.

One thing we are anxious about improving is something called visual storytelling. If the story tells us that Emily is happy, it helps to show that Emily is smiling and - even better - if Emily also jumps for joy!
Simply drawing all these different poses would take us forever. Just look at a glimpse of how Emily feels about things.

A while ago we decided to create every character in 3D so we could give Emily and the entire cast more room to express themselves. Of course when it ends up in the game all characters maintain their typical 2D look. Otherwise it wouldn't look delicious anymore;)
At the moment we are re-re-doing all characters in 3D starting with Angela, Emily's younger sister.

So, as you can see Delicious 7 is not the last Delicious, simply because Emily is not finished yet. Far from it. We feel we have just begun.

New Delicious sneak peak!

2011-03-10T12:53:00.000-08:00

Well, it's finally here! We are very excited to show you a very early and very new Delicious sneak peak. Delicious 7 to be exact. Wait a minute! Is that Emily's mother Evelyn peaking through the front door? And who's that standing beside her? What are they doing?

Now I have a special offer for everyone who is interested in testing the new Delicious beta that's coming in a few weeks time. Are you interested? give us a shout and I will add you as a new betaboard member before Delicious 7 goes Beta.

Quote of the week!

2011-03-01T12:05:00.000-08:00

"The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it." - Chinese proverb

Have a fun day!

Your favorite event?

2011-02-25T06:43:00.000-08:00

Learning to ride your bike, collecting daisy chains or catching fireflies are some of the favorite events that happened in Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories and they were fun to play. At least according to some of the people over here in the studio.

Now, we're curious. (and I heard some of us are already willing to bet...) What is your favorite event from Emily's childhood memories?

Quote of the week!

2011-02-20T13:06:00.000-08:00

"All grown-ups were once children... but only few of them remember it."
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Enjoy your week!

In the spotlight - 1

2011-02-16T02:20:00.000-08:00

We thought it would be nice if we gave our posts a more personal touch by introducing a new series. We call it "In the spotlight".

We asked someone whom you're probably not very familiar with, to step into the spotlight and share with you some of his feelings about the project. The writer of Delicious, Mr. Ed Kuehnel.

I don’t have nearly as many good childhood memories as I’d like. This was my thought as I sorted through the multitude of fond ones related to me by the good folks at Zylom Game Studio, who had just hired to me to work as a writer on the sixth installment of their beloved Delicious series, Emily’s Childhood Memories.

The anecdotes were gleaned from employees, friends, family members and other fans of Emily’s. They spoke of chasing fireflies, roasting marshmallows, summer vacations and happy holidays and were largely ones I had never experienced firsthand. I’m thirty-eight, and I am not by nature very nostalgic, but I had signed on to the project was determined to do my best. You see, I pride myself for my work on lighthearted titles, and the Delicious series was tops on my list of games to work on after finishing up another project for Eindhoven called Heart’s Medicine, a game with a decidedly dramatic theme but with similar gameplay.

As part of my preparation for working on Heart’s Medicine I played most of the Delicious series over the course of a day or two. I fell in love with its whimsical characters, absurd situations and endearing message of family and friendship. Truth be told, I’m not only a fan of Emily’s, I’m also a little jealous. Her parents, while not perfect, are supportive and loving. Francois would do anything for Emily, and Angela…well, Angela is Angela.

Ernest Hemingway once said that, “The first draft of anything is…” Well, I won’t repeat the exact quote. Suffice to say that my first attempt at shaping the stories and dialog in Emily’s Childhood Memories did not reflect the tone one felt reading the anecdotes that helped to inspire it. So l tried again. And again. Eventually, (and I can’t take all the credit) the game took shape into what you see now.

Everything happens for a reason. I have a loving, caring wife and two small boys. My mother lives in farm country and my father, now retired, is anxious to spend time with me and his grandsons. Exploring Emily’s past was a wonderful experience, on that I’ll treasure always. More importantly, the flood of memories, while not my own, have inspired me. I can chase fireflies with my boys at my mother’s house in farm country. I can (and have) taken my children camping to roast marshmallows over a campfire. We can make daisy chains with in the backyard and my wife and I are taking our children to Ohio in the summer to see her family. As with Emily’s Childhood Memories, everything has come full circle and for that I am eternally grateful.

-Ed Kuehnel

14,6!

2011-02-14T04:56:00.000-08:00

This is our confidential paper disposal box. Out of frustration someone glued an "idea box" sticker to it. This might look like a joke to you but in reality it was one of the most visited places on the floor during development of Emily's Childhood Memories (number one is the coffeemachine).
We counted (we really did) the amount of ideas we threw away on an average day. For every idea that ended up in the game 14,6 ended up in this box. That's on average!

It's one of the burdens of working in a creative environment. Dealing on an hourly basis with your ideas being canned. Being rejected. To illustrate what we mean; Here's an example of something that we thought could work very nicely with a younger Emily, but eventually didn't make it in the game.

Of course, I'm exaggerating a little bit, but to tell you the truth, a lot of people find it very difficult when their ideas are not being used, end up in the game or worse that they are taken out because for some reason they didn't seem to work out.

So if you're having this romantic idea of working in a creative environment, you might want to think twice (or 14,6 times;)

Happy Valentine!

2011-02-14T02:39:00.000-08:00

First I would like to say thank you to all the creative ideas everybody contributed the last couple of days for the next Delicious installment. One of our artists took the time to visualize some of the ideas and we decided to say thank you by sharing with you this piece of concept art of Emily on this very special day.

If by any chance you might think: “Hey! She doesn’t look like Emily at all!” Then you’re right. As we often do to keep our creative juices flow and to keep an open mind, we treat our brands with various graphic styles when we’re in the middle of brainstorming sessions and pre-production.
Anyways, this one's for you! (And your secret lover;)

We wish you happy valentine and again, have a fun day!

And the number one is....!

2011-02-11T12:57:00.000-08:00

With all the overwhelming positive comments and reviews childhood memories is receiving these days, we would almost forget a game we released not so long ago. Although we got quite a few remarks about it being too short, we were glad (or should I say relieved?) that it got such great reviews!

I'm glad in times like these I can quote my friend Winston Churchill who once said: "In victory, you deserve Champagne, in defeat, you need it." I say: To the Zylom Game Studio! Good work guys! Cheers!

Best of 2010, in the category Time Management:
From the developers of Delicious Emily's Holiday Season comes another gem of a time management game every casual gamer needs to experience. Heart's Medicine: Season One takes place in a hospital where the newly-arrived Allison Heart is just beginning her residency. Help sick patients by tending to their needs, shuffling them through the hospital as efficiently as you can, never forgetting to take good care of each person. The storyline is fantastic, the presentation is superb, and both the variety and the game's pacing are perfect. Heart's Medicine is simply one of the most well-balanced and entertaining time management games you can find!

http://jayisgames.com/best-of/2010/download/time-management-or-simulation-results/

if you haven't tried Heart's Medicine, season one before, you just have to try it for free right here:
http://www.zylom.com/uk/download-games/heart-s-medicine-season-one-deluxe/?dsgid=6074

HERE WE GO!

2011-02-03T11:19:00.000-08:00

We're Live! Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories is now officially part of history!

Have a fun day!

What do you think?

2011-01-27T02:18:00.000-08:00

Although we're all very excited about the upcoming new Delicious, we're already in the process of brainstorming about the next one.
So, we're curious! Where do you think Emily should go in the next one? Tell us! We need your opinion! So if you have any ideas on new themes, new story ideas, new characters, no matter how unimportant they seem, anything you can come up with is very helpful to us! Let us know!

The Delicious-Team

Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories

2011-01-27T02:10:00.000-08:00

The promo video is LIVE! The official countdown has begun!
If you want to see more please check:
http://www.zylom.com/uk/promo/delicious6/prelaunch.jsp

Have a fun day!

inspiration is all around us - part 4

2011-01-24T05:22:00.000-08:00

As we are aware that a great part of our game playing audience is both male and female we watch this video every now and then. This information can also be useful in everyday life;)
Mark Gungor explains the difference between the male and the female brain

Have a fun day!

inspiration is all around us - part 3

2011-01-24T05:15:00.000-08:00

Again from Derek Sivers. These two videos are really worth watching.

"There's a flip side to everything," the saying goes, and in 2 minutes, Derek Sivers shows this is true in a few ways you might not expect.
http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different.html

With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started.
http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html

have a fun day!

inspiration is all around us - part 2

2011-01-24T05:11:00.000-08:00

The following is from Derek Sivers blog. Maybe you should check it out.

It's so funny when I hear people being so protective of ideas. (People who want me to sign an NDA to tell me the simplest idea.)

To me, ideas are worth nothing unless executed. They are just a multiplier. Execution is worth millions.

Explanation:

AWFUL IDEA = -1

WEAK IDEA = 1

SO-SO IDEA = 5

GOOD IDEA = 10

GREAT IDEA = 15

BRILLIANT IDEA = 20

NO EXECUTION = $1

WEAK EXECUTION = $1000

SO-SO EXECUTION = $10,000

GOOD EXECUTION = $100,000

GREAT EXECUTION = $1,000,000

BRILLIANT EXECUTION = $10,000,000

To make a business, you need to multiply the two.

The most brilliant idea, with no execution, is worth $20.

The most brilliant idea takes great execution to be worth $20,000,000.

inspiration is all around us - part 1

2011-01-24T01:05:00.000-08:00

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.-- Henry Ford.

New Delicious packed with lots of fun!

2011-01-18T13:55:00.000-08:00

This is a snapshot from another promotional video for the upcoming Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories. The new video is packed with a lot of never before seen images and fun from the game itself! It will be aired a week before launch. We'll let you know when.
The new game (release 3 February 2011) is also packed with loads and loads of fun! Besides the game itself with a new and highly anticipated feature, it contains extra screensavers, a making of video, a personal photo album and many many more! It even contains things we aren't allowed to discuss...

Put in your agenda: 3 February!

Taylor Swift joins forces with Emily!

2011-01-12T04:41:00.001-08:00

How about this one?
In early stage of production this video was created for internal use to get everyone's noses pointing in the same direction. What is the feeling we want the player to get when playing Emily's Childhood Memories? How do we get a childhood memory's impact to go straight for the heart in a casual game? That's why we felt it was useful to create a video supported with a song with a strong emotional message.
Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcyTYT-2QTs

Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories!

2011-01-12T04:15:00.000-08:00

Here's one of the official videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YZOtvM8jpw

it's cool!

New logo for the studio?

2011-01-10T06:51:00.000-08:00

After finishing Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories we thought it would be great to spend some time on developing our very own studio logo. You know, to develop our own identity. So at the moment we are sketching as if our lives depend on it...The last couple of days have been very enlightening and exhausting at the same time and to give you a glance of what we are up to: we're exploring various directions that represent what the zylom game studio stands for and that we can use to accompany our logo. Here's a few sketches for ya.

Oh...and by the way, these ones haven't made it to the next round...

Delicious Christmas and a happy new year!

2010-12-21T05:55:00.000-08:00

With this image from the last Delicious we would like to wish all of you a merry christmas! For us it has been a great year! We hope it has been for you as well! If not, well, there's a whole new year waiting for you to give you another chance! Make the best of it!

If you're interested in trying this Delicious-Emily's Holiday Season for free to get in the perfect mood for a cold winter night, you can download it for free! Right here!

We even put the Delicious screensaver up for you! (You know, the one with the dog sleeping in front of the fireplace, the christmas tree and the snow outside?)
You can download it right here. It is safe and easy to install!

Happy New Year!

delicious elevator doors!

2010-12-13T05:34:00.000-08:00

To celebrate Emily's upcoming birthday we decided it was time to do something to surprise her! And besides this event, we thought it would be cool for everyone visiting the office to literally step into the delicious world called ZYLOM. If this isn't a cool way of entering and leaving our building than I don't know what is!

Delicious! It's official!

2010-12-02T06:43:00.000-08:00

Oh boy! We're finally done with the logo and the name. It's official! The official name is now: "Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories" and we're proud of it!
I can't tell you too many details from the production floor but some will tell you (because they're that optimistic) that they believe this is by far the best Delicious game out there. Ever! In every way. So if you're a fan and you're dying to play it, trust me, we won't let you down.
I know it's not much of a comfort, but for now I can show you the logo! Wait! Don't look! Don't look! Yes! NOW!

It's too delicious to throw away...

2010-11-24T02:33:00.000-08:00

that's why it has been preserved for eternity by ZAPC-the Zylom Artwork Preservation Committee. Check this out!
And look what we've pulled straight out of the trashcan! It's an early family photo sketch from Emily's family photobook! Why do people throw these things away, you might ask? Well, it's good those people from ZAPC are paying attention! ZAPC to the rescue!

First glance at Campfire Legends 3!

2010-11-15T01:28:00.000-08:00

Campfire Legends 3 is in the making! The title is yet to be determined so we'll call it number 3 for the time being. Here's a peek at what is about to happen in the last of the thrilogy!

Heart's Medicine is OUT NOW!

2010-11-04T03:00:00.000-07:00

Yeah baby! We did it! Heart's Medicine is OUT NOW! We are very happy and very proud that we already made a lot of people happy! Let's share some of the fantastic reviews:

"As of now it already is one of the best options you can find in the time management genre."-Gamezebo

"Buy or Skip? Buy. The game is extremely enjoyable and challenging without being overbearing. It's perfect for a mid-day break or end-of-day wind down."-Busy Gamer Review

"I loved, loved this game! Like everyone said before the characters make the game and all the mini games are so different from other games I have played." - user review twopandas

"This one seems to be a little bit of TM, a little bit of strategy, a little bit of simulation game even. It's very evident all the time and effort that was put into this game. One of the best EVER. Would not be at all surprised to see this one win an award for most innovative game of the year."-user review Diskette66

We like!;)
Now go play!
http://www.zylom.com

Delicious release date!

2010-10-28T00:17:00.000-07:00

For all people interested: The release date for the new Delicious Emily's Childhood Memories is somewhere around Valentine's Day 2011!

Delicious on the loose!

2010-10-27T05:37:00.001-07:00

We just wanted to show you some of the fabulous artwork that our studio is creating at the moment. Of course these aren't ready yet - as you all can see - and we're working very hard to deliver a game worth waiting for. Stay tuned! There's more awesomeness to come!

Emily's doll!

2010-10-27T00:58:00.001-07:00

In an attempt to get in touch with Emily's world, we decided to create the doll Emily had when she was a child. We asked nerderella to create a first draft and we think she did a fantastic job! Although we're not exactly sure if the doll's design is the final one, it sure is inspiring in every way.
There's even been some people saying we should sell the doll in stores, use it as a promotional item or simply as a gift when you're buying Emily's Childhood Memories. What do you think? Would you be interested in receiving Emily's doll if you would buy the game?

"Even scarier than the first one..."

2010-10-12T00:14:00.001-07:00

Now! Even more delicious!

2010-09-17T01:12:00.000-07:00

For our concept sketches we defined a number of important periods in Emily's life. Especially her first 21 years. Just like the most of us, Emily went to highschool. We decided to create this visual to explore the potential of doing something with a highschool period or if it's just too weak. Take a peak.

More concept art!

2010-09-16T02:00:00.000-07:00

More art from the new Delicious!
We are in full speed right now and we have our office filled with art work like this. I hope this doesn't sound strange but we really feel this episode of Delicious is really going to be a classic! Again!

First New Delicious Concept Art!

2010-09-03T00:58:00.001-07:00

The word is out! The studio is working on a brand new sequal to the much anticipated new Delicious!

Partis cést mourir un peu

2010-08-31T00:23:00.001-07:00

Because we know the talented Paul Konings loves drama, pixar and because he left us to go off to college (...) and left me with this amazing gift while I was on a holiday. This is to Paul, straight from his favorite movie:

Molly: [Andy is climbing up the ladder to the attic to put his toys away when Molly walks out of her room carrying a box] Uh!
[a small heavy ball falls out of the box]
Andy: You need a hand?
Molly: I got it!
Andy: Here.
[he puts the ball back and picks up the box]
Andy: So, you gonna miss me when I'm gone?
Molly: If I say no, do I still get your room?
Andy: [they walk down the stairs] Nope.
Molly: Then, yes, I'll miss you.

Finally: The New Guy!

2010-08-30T01:02:00.000-07:00

We've asked the new guy that's been sitting in our office for a few weeks now to identify himself. Please meet our mystery guest:

Hi there, my name is Tj’ièn Twijnstra, almost 31 years of age and I just joined the GameHouse team as game designer. Before joining GameHouse I worked at Playlogic Game Factory, a medium sized studio developing games for consoles. At Playlogic my design focused on action titles such as Fairytale Fights and EyeToy Play: Pompom Party. After about 5 years it was time for me to move to new challenges and broaden my game design horizon.

I’m extremely lucky that I was able to join the talented team here at GameHouse Studios in Eindhoven. The casual games market requires a different approach to the action games I’m used to design, but it is proving to be a perfect challenge for me. The well defined target audience places specific constraints on the design of the game, focusing heavily on usability and elegant systems. These constraints are close to my heart and I think they improve any games’ design, not just casual games.

So far I’m having a blast at work and things are getting more exciting by the day. I had the opportunity to play Heart’s Medicine when it was nearly finished and the team created a unique and involving experience which I’m sure you’ll enjoy. Time management with a heart, can’t get any better than that right?

Almost immediately after I started working I was given my own assignment, which was to help the team with completing Campfire Legends 2: The babysitter. This game is going to be great, solving a mystery filled with scary moments and challenging puzzles.

If that wasn’t enough, I’m also working on a top-secret project. Naturally I’m dying to tell you about it, but I’ll be risking severe physical punishment and mad looks from my colleagues – not sure which is worse, though. So, I owe you one.

Cheers,

Tj’ièn “The new guy” Twijnstra

The 'anything is possible'- book!

2010-08-11T01:46:00.000-07:00

A great read, a great inspiration for everyone who's in for some "to infinity and beyond" thinking. The treehouse book.

Great Game Award!

2010-08-11T01:24:00.001-07:00

Sky High Murals

2010-08-09T03:03:00.000-07:00

This you gotta see! If you're interested in ever changing occupation this is your chance. These guys are awesome and their work is as well! Death to digital! Long live paint!
http://vimeo.com/10562000

It's Now Official!

2010-08-06T07:30:00.000-07:00

The much-anticipated hospital game -formerly known as Private Care- which is going to be released very soon has an official name and is called "Heart's Medicine - Season one"

First Production Art for Campfire Legends II

2010-08-06T06:25:00.000-07:00

The production for Campfire Legends II is rounding up and we can show you some very nice background scenes. As you can see from the writing and painting they were still in progress at that point in time, but they are still worth looking at;)
For people who aren't familiar with Campfire, here's some CL 1 for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC1_iv5V3HU
....
If you dare...MWAHAHAHAHA!

hair development

2010-08-05T04:16:00.001-07:00

Going through some old sketches for the book "The Art Of - Heart's Medicine" I came across these. They were made to get a better picture of Allison's hair. What kind of hair and how it is falling. In the book you will find all sorts of visual development. From Allison's facial changes, her hair but also the evolving rooms, cantines and so on. Because it will be published in a limited edition give us a comment if you're interested;) Maybe we will even sign them!

o comments

2010-08-05T04:13:00.000-07:00

This is already the fifth post that reached 0 comments! But wait! Before you think that nobody is following and commenting on our posts, we're actually doing better than before! The last time we had 24 '0-comments'posts in a row!

logo designs

2010-07-30T01:45:00.000-07:00

If there's another thing that is keeping us busy is the logo design. This is from a phase we are thinking of the design and the name at the same time. go figure...

nice stuff from popcap

2010-07-30T01:38:00.000-07:00

Posting popcap wannahaves is not going to be a regular item;) but we all were very impressed with all the nice toys'n'things we received here at zylom. check this out!

more background stuff part 2

2010-07-29T15:34:00.001-07:00

Okay, so we're still fighting over the title of Private Care. This week we thought it would stay "Private Care", but 'the man upstairs' (which sounds very much like another game that is in production right now) decided otherwise. In the U.S. private care means something different than what we want it to mean. So...please enjoy the view while we try to come up with a new title.

Clay Emily

2010-07-26T03:50:00.000-07:00

Because we are about to start working on Delicious 6 we decided it was a good idea to finally get the full potential out of Emily as a character. Considering the sequels to come and the possible platforms, Dirk van Dulmen began his work on Emily in some obscure farm somewhere in France. Here's the making of Emily, version 1. For a first draft this looks already a lot like Emily!

more background stuff

2010-07-23T04:57:00.001-07:00

We're doing the finishing touches on Private Care and we finally founs some time to show you some amazing background art. Because we are not giving it all away, we'll let you decide which one is final artwork.

Private Care Preview!

2010-06-11T13:27:00.000-07:00

If you are curious what GameZebo thinks of our alpha:

We're always excited to check out the latest game from GameHouse Eindhoven (the Netherlands-based game studio formerly known as Zylom). The creators of the Delicious series always seem to put out quality games with plenty of ...

check: http://www.gamezebo.com
And stay tuned if you want a piece of this because interesting things are about to happen with this game and it's promotion.

Private Care

2010-06-09T06:52:00.000-07:00

It's been a week now since Private Care has met the public's eye for the first time and they even seemed to like it! (pffew!)

Our betaboard has given us enough feedback to make this even a better game.
One of the comments was: “A different genre than I usually go for but I loved the fact that I actually felt under pressure to perform. I dived right into the story line - well done!!!”

One of the 'rules' we live by during development, is that we try to push our artwork. If you already felt 'under pressure' playing the game this is how we could graphically push the experience even to a higher level...
please note: These animation are for testing purposes; they are made with flash.

Where the wild things are

2010-05-17T05:01:00.000-07:00

It may not come as a surprise to you but some of us still haven't seen Where the wild things are directed by Spike Jonze. What some of you don't know (except for the people that do...there always are...)is that John Lasseter from PIXAR directed a CG test for Disney in 1983. Yes, that's right, 1983. In a land before time...

In my search for inspirational presentations I came across this one:

Master Assignment

2010-05-17T01:19:00.000-07:00

Because we missed some thursdays, here's another episode in the Master Assignment series. For more background information on this piece, feel free to visit the artists blog.

Frank Frazetta R.I.P.

2010-05-11T04:16:00.001-07:00

Monday, May 10, 2010
Frank Frazetta 2/9/28 - 5/10/10

Elemental Magic

2010-05-06T07:36:00.001-07:00

At the moment we are working on our opening scene of Private Care where it's raining. To make sure that the rain feels like rain, with raindrops splashing on the street and splashing on water pools we consulted "Elemental Magic", The art of special effects animation, by Joseph Gilland.

It's always reassuring to read that there are companies out there with special effects departments dealing with issues like how waves crash into a hawaiian beach or-in our case-how rain crashes in on crashed cars.

Next Please!

2010-04-29T06:12:00.000-07:00

Programmer´s Wanted! it´s a thrown away concept...back to the drawing table

Cintiq review!

2010-04-29T04:53:00.000-07:00

As you all know, we are using a cintiq since February. Ofcourse you are all dying to know what we think of it? We'll break it down for you: Our cintiq review!

pro's:
-You have more control over your linework. It's more precise and it works faster.

-You can draw more intuitive like working on paper. And it has different pen points, to compensate the feeling that you're drawing with a pencil on a glass window.

cons:
-The screen gets f***g hot! Well, that's a little bit exaggerated, but it sure feels like asphalting a highway on a hot summer's day, and it leaves you with a burning sensation on your face without getting a tan.

-Your workflow changes, because you don't have 'relative' distances anymore. Compared to your wacom tablet, which is proportional to the screen, you can point to any spot on the screen without picking up your pen.

-Righthanded people using the right mouse-click cover the drop down menu with their hand and need to learn left hand typing, because of the keyboard positioned on the left side of the cintiq.

overall: it needs time to relax while sitting behind a cintiq and it literally is a rotatable canvas!

advice: BUY MORE!

New Cintiq!

2010-04-29T04:47:00.000-07:00

Look! a new cintiq! our second one. And as you can see our artwork gets better by the minute...

No more Mrs. Nice Guy!

2010-04-26T07:45:00.000-07:00

Maybe someday...

Some concept art

2010-04-26T07:43:00.001-07:00

from private care, when private care was still a little baby...

Some concept art

2010-04-26T07:25:00.000-07:00

from private care. It's the clinic. We also got one on a sunny day. We create these concepts to make this world alive, get a sense of scale and volume. It's basically to see how we can make a hospital feel heartwarming and hospitable.

Some would say: A Hospital is no place to be sick. Well, we created a place where you want to be sick and maybe even stay a little longer...

First sketches for a revolutionary script!

2010-04-22T06:29:00.000-07:00

taken from our game Private Care.

Master assignment

2010-04-22T03:53:00.000-07:00

This Master Assignment episode is mainly about gesture drawing. Walt Stanchfield is full of it. I should was full of it. In the 1970s, Stanchfield focused his efforts on establishing a training program for new animators along with veteran animator and director Eric Larson. Stanchfield held regular weekly drawing classes and lectures for the crew, and among his students were young talent that went on to become prominent figures within the animation industry: Brad Bird, John Lasseter, Don Bluth, Joe Ranft, John Musker, Ron Clements, Glen Keane, Andreas Deja, and Mark Henn, among others. In The Walt Stanchfield Lectures: Volume One, chapter 39, page 79: "In our class, time and again there has been a pose where the model, having brought a prop, has built a pose around the prop; for instance, opening an umbrella. Last week, 5 minutes into the sketching, there were, out of 17 drawings, only 3 or 4 umbrella's sketched in. The "first impression" should have been "woman opening umbrella".

So if we look at this sketch of a heron, there should be a reason for him to act and pose the way he does. His 'umbrella' is obviously out of this frame. We'll look into that the next week.

And in the category...

2010-04-21T07:21:00.000-07:00

INSPIRE OR GET INSPIRED...:

Mood Chart

2010-04-21T06:56:00.000-07:00

Here’s a rare publicity photo of Dave Fleischer with a “story mood chart” indicating story beats for Mr. Bug Goes To Town (1941). I found it on cartoonbrew.
If we can manage to achieve this in our games then we're f***ng K*NG!

Full circle!

2010-04-21T03:02:00.000-07:00

In 1970 Simon & Garfunkel recorded a song about him on their album Bridge over Troubled Water. And it has been said that Paul Simon wrote the song as a farewell to his musical partner, using his name to stand for Garfunkel. (Garfunkel is a big fan of architecture)

In 2000 his cultural landmark Fallingwater was named "The Building of the 20th century".

Indeed. We're talking about Mr. Andrew Lloyd Wright. The American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 projects. His colorful personal life often made headlines, most notably for the 1914 fire and murders at his Taliesin studio. Oops! Did I just spoil the plot?

In 2010 the artwork of Private Care is inspired on this man's work. So we've come full circle. The man can rest now...

AND THERE'S MORE!

2010-04-21T02:36:00.000-07:00

I had to hide between the bushes to cap this one! Enjoy it while you can! Before the man is on to us! It is still in development phase but it looks very promising!

FINALLY!

2010-04-21T02:27:00.000-07:00

The very first ingame artwork taken from Private Care! I can't wait for the game to come out!

During recession...

2010-04-20T07:09:00.000-07:00

even our plants have to settle for less water. Something's gotta give...

A picture says more...

2010-04-20T07:07:00.000-07:00

than a thousand words...

We all have these little haiku-ish quotes that reminds us how-to or how-not-to think or do. Meant to be inspiring or mind-broadening. This one is one of the more comforting quotes...

Master Assignment

2010-04-15T07:18:00.000-07:00

Before we begin with our Master Assignments we take a hot bath, drink mint tea and watch these dvd's from Don Bluth. It really helps us to bring out the best in us. After we wake up, we start working again;)

Company Make Over!

2010-04-15T02:28:00.001-07:00

For all you people that are dying to know what our company looks like...This is how we used to look...back in the day...which was a tuesday by the way...
And the picture below is part of our canteen which, as you can see has a lovely view. It's in the forest and the cottages are being used to meet, discuss or make business calls. Some people hide in them so they can shoot an innocent deer or brew illegal whiskey. Some even disappeared in these woods without ever coming back...and that's a true story...

More: It's too good to throw away

2010-04-15T02:02:00.000-07:00

that's why it has been preserved for eternity by ZAPC-the Zylom Artwork Preservation Committee.

It's too good to throw away...

2010-04-13T04:43:00.000-07:00

that's why it has been preserved for eternity by ZAPC-the Zylom Artwork Preservation Committee.

6 rules of game art

2010-04-13T02:54:00.000-07:00

How to Draw Monkeys the Lucas Arts Way: An Analysis of... you'll find some interesting stuff by Bill Tiller (background artist on Monkey Island 3). Wether you're a kick-ass artist trying to get hired by a kick-ass game studio or a kick-ass artist working for one, this is something to read every now and then. You can download it at openpdf.

EXPRESSIONS!

2010-04-13T02:04:00.001-07:00

Emotion and facial expressions are a big part of our current game-in-production with the working title Private Care. Because we like to keep our minds fresh and not only limited to the gaming community we found this entertaining video on facial expressions.

If you want to know more on animation and expressions you have to check the splinedocters.

Job openings!

2010-04-12T06:54:00.000-07:00

For our core team we are looking for a senior game programmer to help create great AAA casual games, preferably with experience in casual games.

Requirements:
• You have excellent C++ programming skills and broad programming and scripting knowledge
• You are a structured, analytical programmer with a practical approach
• You speak and write English fluently, you have strong communication skills and you are able to inform and convince your team and leads about your ideas
• You are passionate about creating games and eager to create a deeper game experience
• You are a pragmatic and pro-active team-player

Plusses:
• Experience in developing Casual games
• Experience in multi-platform development
• Experience in 3D programming
• Experience in coaching and or reviewing other programmers
• A positive solutions-oriented approach
• Dutch language skills

To apply please send your resume to jobs@zylom.com

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pimp your office

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We want you!

Can you imagine?

Emily's Place on Facebook!

10 year anniversary!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 lucky women!

Wall of Fame

Out with the old...

Emily in the making...

Just like home...

Do you have an Ipad?

Festival of Games 2011!

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BETA***Test the new Emily!***BETA

I think i saw a puddy tat

Delicious haircut?

The Last Delicious?

New Delicious sneak peak!

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Quote of the week!

In the spotlight - 1

14,6!

Happy Valentine!

And the number one is....!

HERE WE GO!

What do you think?

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inspiration is all around us - part 2

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New Delicious packed with lots of fun!

Taylor Swift joins forces with Emily!

Delicious - Emily's Childhood Memories!

New logo for the studio?

Delicious Christmas and a happy new year!

delicious elevator doors!

Delicious! It's official!

It's too delicious to throw away...

First glance at Campfire Legends 3!

Heart's Medicine is OUT NOW!

Delicious release date!

Delicious on the loose!

Emily's doll!

"Even scarier than the first one..."

Now! Even more delicious!

More concept art!

First New Delicious Concept Art!

Partis cést mourir un peu

Finally: The New Guy!

The 'anything is possible'- book!

Great Game Award!

Sky High Murals

It's Now Official!

First Production Art for Campfire Legends II

hair development

o comments

logo designs

nice stuff from popcap

more background stuff part 2

Clay Emily

more background stuff

Private Care Preview!

Private Care

Where the wild things are

Master Assignment

Frank Frazetta R.I.P.

Elemental Magic

Next Please!

BETATest the new Emily!BETA