Lost and Hound Sniffs Out Epic Games MegaGrant Development Award
Screenwest funded Interactive Pilot Fund project Lost and Hound recently received the highly coveted Epic MegaGrant Development Award through Epic Games.
Lost and Hound Sniffs Out Epic Games MegaGrant Development Award
Screenwest funded Interactive Pilot Fund project Lost and Hound recently received the highly coveted Epic MegaGrant Development Award through Epic Games.
The award will enable WA game developer Brian Fairbanks of Daisy Ale Soundworks to access the global gaming market with his project and engage a top-tier marketing firm to assist with its promotion.
Lost and Hound puts players in control of Biscuit, the reluctant yet strong-willed scent tracking Corgi. With massively powerful hearing and amplified sense of smell, players hunt down fleeing criminals, track people who are lost or in trouble, and solve mysteries using information that only they can access.
The PC game is built around complete blind accessibility, empowering the player’s hearing with the dog’s nose and ears on the ground tracking forward and scent represented by a low, pleasant humming sound. The game is designed to enable a sighted and blind person to play at the same level of success.
Brian Fairbanks explained, “As a developer, this has ensured that not only can I continue to pay my bills and put food on the table, but also I will now be able to take my work to the top levels of indie gaming.”
He explained, “The grant gives my work an incredible amount of credence: the largest gaming company in the world, the company behind Fortnite, believes that this project is meaningful, impactful and important to the future gaming landscape.”
Watch the promotional trailer for Lost and Hound here:
Willie Rowe, Screenwest CEO said, “We were thrilled to be able to run the Interactive Pilot Fund with support from Lotterywest and assist the development of projects like Lost and Hound.”
He added, “Screenwest is exceptionally pleased Epic Games has also seen the value in this accessible game design and look forward to following the development, release and reception of this amazing WA creation.”
Click through for more information regarding the Screenwest Interactive Pilot Fund recipients or visit the Epic Games website to learn more about Epic MegaGrants.
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