Greg Lobanov and Alexis Dean-Jones (Chicory) On The Anxieties Of Making Art and the Importance of Finishing Things

Origin Story

Greg Lobanov is a game designer from Philadelphia currently living in Canada. He is the director of Chicory: A Colorful Tale and has previously created Wandersong, and Coin Crypt, and a number of other projects.

Alexis Dean-Jones Storyboarder, illustrator, animator, and character designer originally from Brisbane, Australia, and currently based in Canada. She’s worked on projects for the Australia Post, as well as Slap Happy Cartoons where she worked on Tom & Jerry and the Hollow. Most recently she’s worked as the character animator and designer for Chicory: A Colorful Tale.

We talk to them about how Chicory helped them explore the anxieties and pressures around creating art and trying to build player creativity into a game.

Hosted by Phillip Russell and Ben Thorp

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