Alistair Aitcheson

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

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. ...
Thursday, 28 December 2017

The Incredible Playable Show: Everything Learned from the First Year

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My 2017 was all about The Incredible Playable Show , and what a year it’s been. I’ve performed it in Sweden, Belgium, and Germany, and it we...
Monday, 20 November 2017

Nintendo Hard

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When developing games for the NES, Nintendo designers used to have a concept of Nintendo Hard . Most kids didn’t have a lot of pocket money ...
Monday, 13 November 2017

Winner: IndieCade 2017 Jury Choice Award

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The past few months have certainly been busy! I flew to Japan to show Codex Bash at Tokyo Game Show , followed by a trip to IndieCade in L...
Monday, 11 September 2017

Tokyo, Los Angeles, Bath, Hamburg!

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Lots of exciting announcements, and a very busy end of the year ahead for this game developer! Tokyo This Thursday I'll be jetting ...
Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Codex Bash Selected for Out Of Index 2017

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More exciting news! Codex Bash has been chosen for the Out Of Index 2017 Official Selection in Seoul, South Korea. Out Of Index is a...
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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 bodies. 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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