Now there are intelligent wonders popping up left right and centre, some taking old toy concepts and giving them a technological spin, others creating a new type of toy entirely.
A few weeks back, George made a trip up to Sheffield for the Children’s Media Conference, where he was on a panel on creating toys and games that spanned across the digital and the physical worlds.
Because Beasts of Balance encourages curiosity and thinking outside of the box (literally), we hoped players would find different ways to play it. We were heavily rewarded on that front, with players quickly surpassing any high scores we managed, using stacking combinations we’d never dreamed of.
We had so many great entries to our haiku competition that we thought we would compile them all here for others to read and enjoy!
We were lucky to get the acclaimed video game journalist Zoyander Street to interview the production team on how they approached the unique, integrated design challenge of Beasts of Balance. Read on below to see what they said, and what makes Beasts of Balance so unique.
How do you find a family game that is simple enough for kids to pick up, but potentially complex enough to engage adults – and addictive enough to play again and again? There’s no definitive answer here, but we’ve put together our list of the 14 best family games that we feel you can play at home with friends or family (or both!) and make sure everyone has fun.
Did you know that over the holiday season, there were nearly 70,000 tower collapses? Or that, on average, the Miracle of Distraction Artefact probably took you around 16 seconds to stack?
It’s been quite a year! As we kick back for the holidays, why not stack up a couple of mince pies and a sherry or two, and catch up on the highlights of the (frankly improbable) stuff we got up to in 2016.
We want to see what you make! Go crazy. Remix the models to your hearts content. Play with materials, finishes and household objects. Beasts of Balance was born of the maker movement so we can’t wait to see what the community does with our designs.
Beasts of Balance was inspired by nature and here at Sensible Object we passionately believe that safeguarding our planet is one of the biggest priorities facing us as a species.