Return to Unfiction unforum
 a.r.g.b.b 
FAQ FAQ   Search Search 
 
Welcome!
New users, PLEASE read these forum guidelines. New posters, SEARCH before posting and read these rules before posting your killer new campaign. New players may also wish to peruse the ARG Player Tutorial.

All users must abide by the Terms of Service.
Website Restoration Project
This archiving project is a collaboration between Unfiction and Sean Stacey (SpaceBass), Brian Enigma (BrianEnigma), and Laura E. Hall (lehall) with
the Center for Immersive Arts.
Announcements
This is a static snapshot of the
Unfiction forums, as of
July 23, 2017.
This site is intended as an archive to chronicle the history of Alternate Reality Games.
  

The time now is Thu Nov 14, 2024 4:18 am
All times are UTC - 4 (DST in action)		 View posts in this forum since last visit
View unanswered posts in this forum
Calendar
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: Perplex City » PXC: Questions/Meta
[ANNOUNCE] News from Planet Mind Candy
View previous topicView next topic
Page 1 of 2 [30 Posts]   Goto page: 1, 2 Next
Author Message
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		[ANNOUNCE] News from Planet Mind Candy
All the news that is fit to round up, herd into a blind alley and pepper with tranquiliser darts - before bopping it on the head, skinning it, broiling for three hours and serving up with a light parsley sauce.

Quote:
* Recruitment: We are now recruiting for a Puzzle Designer. Please see our recruitment page for more details.
* GDC: Michael Smith, Adrian Hon and Adam Martin will be attending the Game Developers Conference 2006 on March 20-24 at the San Jose Convention Center, California.
* New York Toy Fair: Mind Candy will be exhibiting at the New York Toy Fair on February 12-15th at booth 6160 - stop by and visit us!


NY Toy Fair coincides nicely with the New York Live PCAG Event so please say hi to whoever is over there, living it up!


J
_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:09 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
duckiemonster
Unfettered


Joined: 10 Dec 2005
Posts: 554
Location: Oxford, UK

 		And don't forget to take a nice photo so you can spot the 3P agents later on... Twisted Evil
_________________
duckiemonster.com w00t!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:42 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
cassandra
Entrenched


Joined: 25 Mar 2005
Posts: 831

 		Just an FYI: Toy Fair is *not* open to the public - much like E3, but the entrance regs are stricter.

So color me jealous if you're going Smile

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:15 am
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		Latest news:

Quote:
WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS

Network SysAdmin

Skills

* Debian local and remote sysadmin
* samba, kerberos, debian install + maintain
* chroot jails, server hardening

Activities

* On-site tech support
* hardware (PC, laptops, Mac)
* software (OS-X, Windows, Debian)
* Build + maintain network-testing clusters
* design and implement new tests

Details and application

* Salary of £25,000-30,000
* This position is full-time
* This position is based in Battersea, London, UK and you will be expected to work on-site
* Please send CVs to recruitmentSPLATmindcandydesign.com with the subject "network recruitment"


Also, congratulations (?) to Paul McCormick - now titled as "Card Manager" - I'm assuming puzzle cards, and not that he just enjoys a hand or two of Snap. Also now to be seen sporting a spiffy "Dr." title.


J
_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Fri Jan 13, 2006 2:53 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		A new addition to the Mind Candy family - welcome to Jack Dixon: Graphic Designer!

Quote:
Jack started his own design company in early 2001, focusing on low key, localised projects. After the launch of his record label, Alaska Recordings, Jack decided to merge the record label and design company together, to provide an all round package for its artists. A year (and 6 nationwide releases) later, Alaska Design and Alaska Recordings parted ways, with Jack leaving the record label to pursue his design career. Alaska Design went on to be one of the largest alternative music design companies in the UK, having had work featured in over 25 magazines, radio and TV coverage as well as having work featured in the Design Museum of Atlanta.

After growing tired of the music industry, Jack set out for a new challenge entirely, and found his home at Mind Candy Design.



Also, there is now an RSS recruitment feed available from here


J
_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:05 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		New positions advertised recently:

Quote:
Copywriter (January 27, 2006)

Key Activities

* Copywriting for promotional, marketing and game story purposes
* Developing websites and other online assets for ARGs

Skills

* Strong and imaginative writing skills
* Ability to write good copy to short deadlines

Desirable, but not essential

* Reasonable web design experience
* Familiarity with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
* Puzzle design and storytelling experience

Details and application

* Salary of £23,000-£25,000 (role may be full time, part time or freelance)
* The position will be based in Battersea, London, UK
* Please send CV and covering letter with at least TWO writing samples to recruitmentSPLATmindcandydesign.com with the subject "Copywriter"



Quote:
Live Event Organiser

Key Activities

* Organising and co-ordinating live events such as tournament, parties and games. Sizes of events will range from 50 to 500, and possibly scaling up in future.
* Writing and game design for events and Perplex City.

Skills

* Demonstrated experience of running large scale, complex live events (e.g. conferences, games, tournaments)
* Excellent communication skills
* Understanding of how to handle PR and marketing at events
* Ability to operate independently, but also contribute towards shared goals within a team
* Imagination and a flair for the dramatic and unexpected
* Jack Bauer-like stamina and grace under pressure

Desirable, but not essential

* Writing experience
* Familiarity with basic web design and graphics design

Details and application

* Salary of £25,000-£30,000
* The position will be based in Battersea, London, UK, but will involve travel around the country and overseas
* Please send CV and covering letter to recruitmentSPLATmindcandydesign.com with the subject "Live Event Organiser"



J
_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:34 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		Mind Candy PM's have announced a number of conferences which they'll be attending in the near future.

Quote:
Mind Candy at Conferences

Mind Candy staff are out and about over the next few months at the following conferences. Drop us a line if you'd like to meet up with us while we're out.

New York Toy Fair: Michael Smith, Fiona Silk, Andrea Phillips and Paul McCormick will be at the New York Toy Fair from 12-15 February.

Casuality '06, Amsterdam: Adam Martin will be speaking at and attending Casuality '06 from 7-9 February.

O'Reilly Emerging Technology, San Diego and SXSW Interactive, Austin: Dan Hon will be attending both O'Reilly EtCon and SXSWI from 6-14 March.

GAMA, Las Vegas: Michael Smith will be attending GAMA from 16-19 March.

GDC, San Jose: Michael Smith, Adrian Hon and Adam Martin will be attending GDC 2006 from 20-24 March.

_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:43 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
rose
...and then Magic happens


Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Posts: 4117
Quote:
New York Toy Fair: Michael Smith, Fiona Silk, Andrea Phillips and Paul McCormick will be at the New York Toy Fair from 12-15 February.


lovely, thanks for posting this. We look forward to seeing them all at the live event if not sooner. I did tell the Toy Tokyo people about the live event and they will be looking for Mind Candy at the Toy Fair as well.

new PPC question: will Dan Hon ever make it to New York?
_________________
I love this site for being free, in every sense of the word~Spacebass

Mankind was my business, the common good was my business.~ Dickens

PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:09 pm
 View user's profile Visit poster's website
 Back to top 
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		New news, from the newsiest news-stand this side of News York City. (Won't somebody please make the punnage stop?)

Mind Candy have just posted a recruitment notice for the following position.


Quote:
Graphic Designers (print focussed) (February 20, 2006)

Base skills

* modern, high-quality web and print design
* Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator / Macromedia Freehand, etc
* print design experience
* project management experience

Quote:
Desirable

* Artworking to prepress
* Experience with Adobe InDesign / CS and PDF generation / Distiller workflow
* Batch processing set up


Quote:
Activities

* Perplex City puzzle card design
* Point of sale, business graphics, advertising graphics
* Design and implementation of websites on a case-by-case basis


Quote:
Details and application

* Salary in the range of £25,000
* This position is based in Battersea, London, UK
* Please send portfolios and CVs to recruitmentSPLATmindcandydesign.com with the subject "design recruitment"



J
_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:20 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
duckiemonster
Unfettered


Joined: 10 Dec 2005
Posts: 554
Location: Oxford, UK

 		Once again the urge to bop medicine on the head rises...
_________________
duckiemonster.com w00t!

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:09 pm
 View user's profile
 Back to top 
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		Two new-ish additions to the Mind Candy fold revealed (new-ish, meaning, "some of you who attended PCAG London will probably recognise them from their sterling efforts that day Wink )

Quote:
HANNAH BORASTER
PUZZLE DESIGNER

With the need to be artistic and a desire to design, Hannah loved her time as a student in the West Country. This however lead to a chronic case of PDD (Post Degree Depression). There was only one option left, the saviour of modern life: 'Reality TV'. After seeing for herself the true 'reality' of this genre, she found her place at Mind Candy. Thankfully, they haven't held the television experience against her and she is allowed to come up with as many puzzles as she likes. Hobby and job in one; what else could you want (except chocolate)?


...and also, a man who I'm sure I spent some of the last Saturday morning crammed into a phonebox with....

Quote:
DAVID VARELA
WRITER

Given enough coffee, David Varela can write anything. He's written comedy, drama and horror for the BBC, musicals for cruise ships, award-winning short films, more award-winning short stories (available in English and Serbian), and some rather powerful plays. That's before we even start talking about his ad campaigns and websites. He's also been seen in the movie world hanging around with Richard Attenborough and Sandra Bullock.


Another writer...in addition to Naomi Alderman, whose book, "Disobedience" is now out in bookshops, and more puzzles! Welcome!


J
_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:06 am
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
jojojojo
Decorated


Joined: 10 Dec 2005
Posts: 208
Location: Where the puffins fly, and the sheep roam.

 		Yes, twas David who jumped in first and climbed to the top of the phonebox like a monkey. Nice dude.

And Hannah, she's a lovely one. Very smiley and nice. Keen to get to know us players...

*jojojojo drunkedly introduced most of the players in the pub to Hannah last Saturday.

Yay for new people!!
_________________
For the record I have one head!

PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:23 pm
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
angelsk
Boot


Joined: 21 Dec 2005
Posts: 67
Location: London, UK
jojojojo wrote:
Yes, twas David who jumped in first and climbed to the top of the phonebox like a monkey. Nice dude.

And Hannah, she's a lovely one. Very smiley and nice. Keen to get to know us players...

*jojojojo drunkedly introduced most of the players in the pub to Hannah last Saturday.

Yay for new people!!


They are very nice, the fact that they are just hired would explain why I didn't immediately recognise them yesterday. All the staff are very nice Very Happy
_________________
Jo
--
http://www.jocarter.co.uk
http://www.pod1.com

PostPosted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:24 am
 View user's profile Visit poster's website MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
sotonrich
Veteran


Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 110
Location: southampton , UK

 		Two more faces to add to the list of Mind Candy folk (one you might recgonise rather well Wink)

Quote:
OLLI LEIVERS
GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Olli likes art. At school she spent most of her time painting and drawing cool things, as well as acting and playing music whenever possible (P.S. showing off on stage). Throughout her brief encounter at Westminster University (two and a half years), she met Jack, became a member of Alaska Design and lived happily ever after. Well, until they got bored of the music industry and decided to dabble in new and more exciting things. Jack joined Mind Candy, and Olli started her own company: iliketodraw.net. This provided her with the opportunity to create lots of lovely hand crafted pieces, which was great, but when she was offered a chance to join the Mind Candy team, she gladly accepted. Now she gets to play Dead or Alive 4 on her lunch break and she loves it.


Quote:
JO CARTER
WEB DEVELOPER

Jo is living proof that playing games on the Internet sometimes really does pay off.

Having spent 5 years at the University of Nottingham, doing a BA (Hons) in Law with French (why?!) and an MSc in Computer Science, Jo has finally found her dream job. Not only does she get to program web pages all day, she is also able to design puzzles and see everything happen in Perplex City from the other side of the curtain.


yes our very own angelsk (Jo) has walked through the curtain. Very Happy
_________________
One should always play fairly when one has the winning cards.
Oscar Wilde

PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:34 am
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Juxta
Unfettered

Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Posts: 675

 		In a shocking lack of eyesight, I hadn't noticed that Mind Candy are once more upon the recruitment warpath, so, erm, a month late...

Quote:
Database Developer

Base skills

* MySQL, MySQL-performance tuning, DB clusters, MySQL-replication
* Unit-testing, Perl DBI (preferred), XML (preferred)
* Transactional SQL

Activities

* Maintain existing DB-abstraction layer (Perl + DBI + MySQL)
* Design and implement new modules for abstraction layer
* Interface the layer with myriad non-DB systems
* Build and maintain thorough unit-tests and data-integrity-tests

Details and application

* Salary in the range of £25,000-£35,000
* This position is based in Battersea, London, UK
* Please send portfolios and CVs to recruitmentSPLATmindcandydesign.com with the subject "Database Developer"


and...

Quote:
Game-Tools Developer

Base skills

* PHP, XML, Perl (preferred)
* Creating simple but user-friendly web interfaces quickly
* MySQL, shell-scripting (preferred)
* Debian (preferred)

Activities

* Maintain Mind Candy's proprietary publishing, management, and development tools
* Invent and design new additional tools and helper systems
* Implement new tools to spec

Details and application

* Salary of £20,000
* This position is based in Battersea, London, UK
* Please send portfolios and CVs to recruitmentSPLATmindcandydesign.com with the subject "Game-Tools Developer"


J
_________________
zzzshusoharuxpfrp

PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:04 am
 View user's profile MSN Messenger
 Back to top 
Display posts from previous:   Sort by:   
Page 1 of 2 [30 Posts]   Goto page: 1, 2 Next
View previous topicView next topic
 Forum index » Archive » Archive: Perplex City » PXC: Questions/Meta
Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
You cannot post calendar events in this forum



Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group