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<i>'''Oxeye Game Studio'''</i> is a game development studio based in Stockholm, Sweden,<ref name=":1" /> formed in July 2003<ref>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/cobalt-fact-sheet-docx1.docx</ref> and currently comprised of the developers Jens "jeb"/"Khaile" Bergensten, Daniel "thewreck"/"vraket" Brynolf, and Pontus "kinten" Hammarberg.<ref name=":1">[https://cobaltwasd.com/press/ ''Oxeye Game Studio Press Sheet''. Oxeye Game Studio. (2017). https://cobaltwasd.com/press/]</ref> Former members included Peter Askelöf,<ref | <i>'''Oxeye Game Studio'''</i> is a game development studio based in Stockholm, Sweden,<ref name=":1" /> formed in July 2003<ref>https://news.xbox.com/en-us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/cobalt-fact-sheet-docx1.docx</ref> and currently comprised of the developers Jens "jeb"/"Khaile" Bergensten, Daniel "thewreck"/"vraket" Brynolf, and Pontus "kinten" Hammarberg.<ref name=":1">[https://cobaltwasd.com/press/ ''Oxeye Game Studio Press Sheet''. Oxeye Game Studio. (2017). https://cobaltwasd.com/press/]</ref> Former members included Peter Askelöf,<ref name=":7">[[Discord Citations#Oxeye Game Studio History]]</ref> Daniel Estephan, Jonas "STALKER" Johnsson,<ref name=":7" /> Damian Kastbauer, Jakob Kindstedt, Niklas Olsson, Steve Olofsson, Alexander "aegzorz" Persson,<ref name=":7" /> and Sten Rydbeck.<ref>www.oxeyegames.com/jobs/</ref>[[File:OxeyeGameStudio-Tall-AgainstDarkBg.png|200px|thumb|Oxeye Game Studio's logo as seen in the [http://www.oxeyegames.com/harvest/media/ Harvest Press Pack]|alt=A simplified drawing of a daisy with what seems to be eyes in the pistil. At the bottom is the words "OXEYE GAME STUDIO", with the "OXEYE" being larger than the "GAME STUDIO".]] | ||
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=== Founding and Early Years === | === Founding and Early Years === | ||
In 2002, as ''[[Whispers in Akarra]]'' was being developed by Jens, Daniel and Pontus also began to contribute to the project with artwork,<ref>[http://www.oxeyegames.com/ten-years/ Bergensten, J. (2012, April 28). ''Ten Years!'' Oxeye Game Studio. http://www.oxeyegames.com/ten-years/]</ref> and Oxeye Game Studio was founded the following July with the intent of remaking ''Whispers in Akarra'' in 3D,<ref name=":3" /> though ultimately becoming a standalone entity. In 2005, ''[[Strategist]]'' was published as Oxeye's first game using a modified version of the [[wikipedia:Irrlicht_Engine|Irrlicht Engine]] (called ''Daisy'')<ref name=":2" /> while ''[[Dawn of Daria]]'' (the spiritual successor to ''Whispers in Akarra'')<ref>''Dawn of Daria FAQ''. Dawn of Daria. (2006a). | In 2002, as ''[[Whispers in Akarra]]'' was being developed by Jens, Daniel and Pontus also began to contribute to the project with artwork,<ref>[http://www.oxeyegames.com/ten-years/ Bergensten, J. (2012, April 28). ''Ten Years!'' Oxeye Game Studio. http://www.oxeyegames.com/ten-years/]</ref> and Oxeye Game Studio was founded the following July with the intent of remaking ''Whispers in Akarra'' in 3D,<ref name=":3" /> though ultimately becoming a standalone entity. In 2005, ''[[Strategist]]'' was published as Oxeye's first game using a modified version of the [[wikipedia:Irrlicht_Engine|Irrlicht Engine]] (called ''Daisy'')<ref name=":2" /> while ''[[Dawn of Daria]]'' (the spiritual successor to ''Whispers in Akarra'')<ref>''Dawn of Daria FAQ''. Dawn of Daria. (2006a). https://web.archive.org/web/20061125052310/http://www.dawnofdaria.com/index.php?page=5</ref> was still being developed. In 2006, the rights to ''Whispers in Akarra'' were sold, though development on ''Dawn of Daria'' continued.<ref name=":3" /> | ||
=== The ''Harvest: Massive Encounter'' Era === | === The ''Harvest: Massive Encounter'' Era === | ||
In the spring of 2007, Oxeye managed to move into its first dedicated office area at [https://www.venturelab.lu.se/ VentureLab] in Lund, hosted by Lund University. The property was won after the team pitched "a minigame arcade platform", though first creating ''Strategist''.<ref | In the spring of 2007, Oxeye managed to move into its first dedicated office area at [https://www.venturelab.lu.se/ VentureLab] in Lund, hosted by Lund University. The property was won after the team pitched "a minigame arcade platform", though first creating ''Strategist''.<ref name=":7" /> That May, Oxeye presented an open beta of ''[[Harvest: Massive Encounter]]'', at the Swedish Game Awards, a student competition,<ref name=":7" /> in which it earned second place in the Best PC Game category,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071222075509/http://gameawards.se/news/harvest-open-beta Steve. (2007, December 19). ''Harvest open beta''. Swedish Game Awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20071222075509/http://gameawards.se/news/harvest-open-beta]</ref> and that October, Daniel and Pontus developed ''Spacefest'' in Multimedia Fusion live for Spelfest, which was being held in Malmö.<ref name=":7" /> In February of 2008,<ref>http://www.oxeyegames.com/oxeye-office-level-up/</ref> the lease at VentureLab expired and the studio was moved to the Akademiska Hus, also in Lund.<ref name=":7" /> On the 5th of March, coinciding with Pontus' birthday, ''Harvest: Massive Encounter'' was officially released to the public.<ref>http://www.oxeyegames.com/birthdays-and-postcards/</ref> | ||
[[File:Harvestfika.JPG|alt=Alexander, Daniel, Jens, and Jonas all facing the camera and seated around a table with a cake shaped like the D-70 enemy from Harvest: Massive Encounter.|thumb|207x207px|Via Jens on the ''Project Oxeye Wiki'' Discord. Original caption: ''In March 2008 we released Harvest and had a small "release fika" with an alien-shaped cake. Pictured is Jens Bergensten, Alexander Persson, Jonas Johnsson, and Daniel Brynolf (in front).'']] | [[File:Harvestfika.JPG|alt=Alexander, Daniel, Jens, and Jonas all facing the camera and seated around a table with a cake shaped like the D-70 enemy from Harvest: Massive Encounter.|thumb|207x207px|Via Jens on the ''Project Oxeye Wiki'' Discord. Original caption: ''In March 2008 we released Harvest and had a small "release fika" with an alien-shaped cake. Pictured is Jens Bergensten, Alexander Persson, Jonas Johnsson, and Daniel Brynolf (in front).'']] | ||
In order to add modding support to ''Harvest'', the ''Daisy'' engine was modified to use the [[wikipedia:Lua_(programming_language)|Lua]] programming language, becoming ''[[DaisyMoon]]'' in the process.<ref name=":2" /> This would become Oxeye's engine of choice, as every subsequent game would be developed in it, primarily games for game jams, such as ''Fillauth'' and ''House Globe''. At some point between late 2008<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080929152133/http://www.oxeyegames.com/strategist/download-strategist/</ref> and early 2009,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090803184601/http://www.oxeyegames.com/strategist/download-strategist</ref> the rights to ''Strategist'' were sold. According to Pontus, it's likely the new owners went defunct.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/oxeyegames/comments/6zocqr/the_strategist_what_happened/dqfakb5/</ref> Also in 2009, ''Dawn of Daria'' was cancelled<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111112131624/http://www.dawnofdaria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2720 Bergensten, J. (2009, September 26). ''Daria No Longer an Oxeye Project''. Dawn of Daria. https://web.archive.org/web/20111112131624/http://www.dawnofdaria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2720]</ref> due to lack of time.<ref>http://www.oxeyegames.com/dawn-of-daria-discontinued/</ref> | In order to add modding support to ''Harvest'', the ''Daisy'' engine was modified to use the [[wikipedia:Lua_(programming_language)|Lua]] programming language, becoming ''[[DaisyMoon]]'' in the process.<ref name=":2" /> This would become Oxeye's engine of choice, as every subsequent game would be developed in it, primarily games for game jams, such as ''Fillauth'' and ''House Globe''. At some point between late 2008<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080929152133/http://www.oxeyegames.com/strategist/download-strategist/</ref> and early 2009,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20090803184601/http://www.oxeyegames.com/strategist/download-strategist</ref> the rights to ''Strategist'' were sold. According to Pontus, it's likely the new owners went defunct.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/oxeyegames/comments/6zocqr/the_strategist_what_happened/dqfakb5/</ref> Also in 2009, ''Dawn of Daria'' was cancelled<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111112131624/http://www.dawnofdaria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2720 Bergensten, J. (2009, September 26). ''Daria No Longer an Oxeye Project''. Dawn of Daria. https://web.archive.org/web/20111112131624/http://www.dawnofdaria.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2720]</ref> due to lack of time.<ref>http://www.oxeyegames.com/dawn-of-daria-discontinued/</ref> | ||