Alistair Aitcheson

Game developer and performer, creating alternative game controllers and hosting playable stage shows

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

A Clown Theory of Games

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I’m working on a playable clown show. If it all comes together this will be my fourth interactive stage show. Looking at my creative ...
Tuesday, 16 February 2021

The Incredible Playable Podcast!

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I've recorded the very first episode of my new podcast -  The Incredible Playable Podcast - and it's now online and available for yo...
Thursday, 6 August 2020

Making the Second Show

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Before I dive in, the reason I’m writing this is for documentation. Part of the nature of interactive installations and playable shows is th...
Wednesday, 29 July 2020

Interview on So Many Bits Podcast

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A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Bill Nielsen of the So Many Bits podcast. It was a really fun interview to do and it was great to be...
Friday, 1 May 2020

Counting to One Million

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What is the value of counting to one million? As in, if one person were to count all the way to one million, and you put a dollar value on t...
Tuesday, 17 September 2019

A Journey to Lavender Town

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Journey To Lavender Town (2019) is a 27-hour piece of video art I made earlier this year. It is footage of a game of Pokémon Red, where the...
Sunday, 4 August 2019

Pebbles in a Jar

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It’s been just over a year now since I first exhibited The Book Ritual . After multiple tweaks and changes I’m happy to say that it’s reac...
Monday, 27 May 2019

Why is the Ocarina of Time Randomiser an Engaging Experience?

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Over the last week I’ve been playing the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64. It’s a game I’ve played several times before...
Wednesday, 30 May 2018

Why Make a Game About Shredding Books?

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The Book Ritual , which I blogged about a couple of months ago, is starting to take shape. Since the preview video I’ve made some fairly ma...
Tuesday, 3 April 2018

The Book Ritual

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So this is one of the things I’ve been working on recently!  The Book Ritual is a story told using a physical book, in the real world. ...
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Alistair Aitcheson
Game developer and host of video game stage show The Incredible Playable Show. Makes weird controllers including games made with paper shredders and games where players tie buttons to their bellies. IndieCade award winner in 2015 (Media Choice - Codex Bash), 2017 (Jury Choice - The Incredible Playable Show) and 2022 (Performance Award - Artholomew Video's Stream Challenge) A MAZE nominee in 2016 (Codex Bash) and 2022 (Artholomew Video's Stream Challenge) Alt.Ctrl.GDC nominee in 2019 (The Book Ritual)
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