1066
In May 2009, Preloaded launched a game for Channel 4 to support a TV show charting the pivotal battles of 1066. Our brief was to create a game that would educate its audience about the history covered by the series; we responded by delivering a game whose deep, engaging gameplay mechanics were based on historical fact, teaching through play rather than exhaustive information-dumping. In order to make the game even more compelling, we applied high production values by commissioning custom animation and voiceover by Ian Holm.
I was a senior member of the project team, involved from the early stages of the pitching process and brief response through game design, creative direction and user experience. I was also technical lead on the project and provided loading, GUI and networking code.
