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In the beginning, it was about a game...

Submitted by Streams on Sat, 01/31/2009 - 13:07

...and we're back to the original purpose. Right now, it seems like the musical aspect of the project will be on hold for a while.

We've tried many game engines, explored many game genres, started then gave up many prototypes. Right now, the goal is to write a crystal clear game concept before actually starting the production.

What will the game look like? What will it be about? For now, let's say it should be a kind of experimental CRPG, with a very minimal approach, both in terms of mechanics and aesthetics.

We're aiming at emotional depth. Games like Passage or The Majesty of Colors are good examples of what we'd like to reach. Simple, almost abstract pieces of software, yet powerful vehicles for thoughts, feelings and poetry.

A track featured at Synthtopia

Submitted by Streams on Sun, 11/16/2008 - 23:14

Synthesizer, the guy behind Synthtopia, has been kind enough to feature From the Top of the Mountain to the Bottom of the Sea in a post gathering music made by SoundClouds users.

You can read the whole story and listen to nice tracks by various SoundClouders here.

Tired of waiting

Submitted by Streams on Mon, 11/10/2008 - 23:18

Streams of Europe's new website is so new that it's not even actually finished. But waiting is sometimes just boring, so here it is: europeaftertherain.com.
It's almost fully functional. A few tweaks are still required, some community features should be added in the future, a few CSS glitches should be fixed...
 
People who've suscribed to the two older RSS feeds for songs and thoughts can now subscribe to a single feed. It gathers both: europeaftertherain.com/feed (the older feeds still work, you wouldn't be reading this otherwise).
There's also a page dedicated to the Last FM group Soundscapers, and even a podcast taken from the "soundscapers" tag. If you like Streams of Europe, there are good chances you'll like these tracks as well.
 
So... if you want to post comments and stuff and contribute to this not-even-finished-yet website (experimental is fun, isn't it?) you can register right now here.
Feedback is welcome, as usual.

SoundCloud

Submitted by Streams on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 19:08

SoundCloud kicks ass. Period.
 
Their sound distribution service is really simple, fast, reliable, and even pretty. It's expensive, but so much refreshing compared to the rest that you'll want to pay once you've tried it. Looks like Streams of Europe's upcoming tracks (and even older tracks) will use their widgets a lot.
 
Thanks to Alden, who embed a SoundCloud DropBox in his blog (and who was the first complete stranger to write something about Streams of Europe).

New website

Submitted by Streams on Sun, 10/26/2008 - 15:54

Updating two different microblogs was a pain. While the idea was nice, a CMS like Drupal is way more flexible. And the dirty hacks made to stick the two microblogs together were, uh, dirty. So here comes a new website.

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