Review: Flowmo (iPad)

Review by Matt S. 

Flowmo lasts for around 30 minutes and in that time there's not a second of the experience that fits a conventional description of what constitutes a game. There's no definable characters, there's no linear narrative. It's abstracted in the extreme.

And it's wonderful.

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On making art games; Ex-L.A. Noire developer on his new venture

Feature by Matt S. 

Newtown, Sydney; there couldn’t be a more appropriate place to talk about an art game and a broader games industry that has just recently opened up in a meaningful fashion to innovative game developers.

Newtown is in many ways the centre of alternative arts and cultures within Sydney. It’s a suburb filled with creatively-minded people, youthful innovators and entrepreneurs. Lining the suburb’s main street are an endless stream of cafes and restaurants that harmoniously embrace every race, religion, and economic status.

So when I sat down with Tamara Schembri and Peter Budziszewski to discuss their new venture, ToyBox Labs, which is about to release its first game (an art game called Flowmo), it felt appropriate that we decided to meet at a Newtown café near where ToyBox Labs has set up shop; this is very much the home for what the team is looking to achieve.

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