Whitaker Trebella, creator of Pivvot, will be out and about showing his game off at IndieCade 2013. Unbeknownst to this writer, Pivvot happened to become Apple's App of the Week when these questions we're e-mailed to Whitaker. Congratulations on your success, Mr. Trebella. Here's a few questions asked of Trebella and his IndieCade debut.
Please explain your
game Pivvot! and what you did to create it.
Pivvot is a game of
strategic avoidance. You have to tap the left and right sides of the screen to
rotate your ball in order to avoid obstacles. I used Unity with the Futile
framework to create it.
A few of my friends
are very sick into these concentration games like yours. Did you make it for
them, so they may never act normal and yell out profanities whilst we're in
public. Then I have to deny knowing them.
Yup. I'm one of those
people. I love games that are SO hard. I love games that make me swear and get
angry and hate the world. So I wanted to make games for people like me!
I mean how hard does
the game get and have you seen people break down and laugh at them?
It gets really hard
towards the end (even though it's rather easy for me now). Though the Berserk
mode is totally insane. I can hardly even play it. But I'm amazed at how
skilled some people are at it! I definitely will laugh at you when you suck at
my game. That's what makes it fun!
How does it feel
coming out to LA and sharing it at IndieCade?
Amazing. I've never
been to anything like this before, and knowing that my game is being recognized
there makes it all the more awesome.
What are you looking
forward to at IndieCade other than possibly being bought out by Sony?
Haha. I just really
want to network with awesome people and play cool indie games. Just looking at
the nominee list, it is clear that a LOT of amazing games will be there. I
really can't wait.
Top games you want to
check out at IndieCade?
There are so many
games I've been meaning to play but haven't. This will be the perfect opportunity!
Sokobond, Gone Home, Gunpoint, and many many more.
