14,6!

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!

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....!

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!

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

Have a fun day!

What do you think?

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

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

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

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

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

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

New Delicious packed with lots of fun!

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!

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!

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

it's cool!

New logo for the studio?

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!

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!

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!

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...

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!

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!

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