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2 BES 2012 007, 20 T B , 2 11 AR 013 FOO D VOTED # 1 BY EW READERS B 20 NIG EST 10 HT LAT EA E - TS Sparking Downtown Revival Since 2002 - Lots of Ninkasi - Patio Seating - Down Home Chow - Wall Art - PBR- CHEAP! - Good drinks - Bunch of Pool Tables - Video Games (No Poker) “Go Emerald City Roller Girls!” PHOTO BY TODD COOPER LINDSAY GUPTON, PRESIDENT OF PIPEWORKS, SAYS THE LATEST VERSION OF ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON WILL HAVE A FULL MULTIPLAYER MODE ALLOWING PLAYERS TO WORK ON THEME PARKS COLLABORATIVELY Scan for our menu 99 W EST B ROADWAY co-founders of GarageGames sold the company in 2007 for around $80 million, but Buzz Monkey (acquired by Zynga) and Pipeworks still live and breathe, stationed in downtown Eugene and employing around 50 to 60 game developers each. INDIE SPIRIT Pipeworks is a studio, meaning it creates just about everything that goes into a game, including design, animation, sounds and story. “It looks closer to Pixar than anything else,” explains Lindsay Gupton, president of Pipeworks. “Within the building, we have designers, many different types of artists, lots of engineers or programmers, producers who run projects and people who test products. On a case-by-case basis we’ll contract with someone for certain roles, and we have a network of freelancers that we use.” Gupton says the gaming industry is somewhat like the movie industry, in that people come together to work on a project. But it differs from Hollywood in that in gaming, people tend to belong to a company fulltime. “In the game industry, there are publishers and developers, and the lines can blur between them,” Gupton says. “We’re developers, and our clients are publishers.” Gupton says a game usually starts when clients ranging from Microsoft, Atari and the BBC to the U.S. Army and Navy, approach Pipeworks and ask them to come up with an idea for a game or training simulation. From there, the game starts to form. Right now, Pipeworks is working on RollerCoaster Tycoon World, the latest version of a popular computer game published by Atari. Both Pipeworks and Zynga have parent companies in California, and profits from game production travel south instead of staying in Eugene, although Gupton says that Pipeworks tries to hire local talent whenever possible. Independent or indie gaming, on the other hand, aims to keep profits circulating in Eugene. And it bears a certain resemblance to the music industry. “It’s sort of like the difference between a band that signs with a major label and an indie rock band,” Frohnmayer says. “An indie is someone who’s saying, ‘I’m going to make my 541-683-3154 GLUTEN FREE FAIR SATURDAYP SEPT7 27 11am.Noon: Lecture at Tsunami BooksP 2585 Willamette Capella Market nutritionist Kathe Forrest, CNC, will explain 1) what gluten is, 2) the difference between celiac disease and gluten intolerance qand how they can be tested for), and 3) what it means to adopt a gluten free diet. Learn to convert any recipe to gluten free, and what types of flours are gluten free. Noon.3pm: SamplesP Demos & Drawings at Capella Market Back at the store, we'll be serving up tasty samples of gluten free foods, and several of our favorite gluten free food makers will be here giving demos and answering your questions. Be sure to enter the drawing for free gift bags full of gluten free foods, supplements and body care products. 25th & Willamette • Daily 8AM-10PM 541-345-1014 • capellamarket.com ‘I GREW UP ON CARTOONS,’ SAYS GAME ARTIST BRIAN HAHN, WHO DESIGNED THE GRAPHICS FOR CONTRAPTION MAKER eugeneweekly.com • September 25, 2014 13
