Studio Profile
Broken Rules is an independent game studio, founded in April 2009 in Vienna, Austria by four computer science students, fresh from the Vienna University of Technology. Our major focus is the online game market, publishing our games on all major game download portals for the PC, Mac and game consoles. We deeply believe digital games to be the most vibrant and dynamic form of entertainment today and expect them to continue to be so in the future, while remaining aware of what else is out there right now.
Our work is all about innovation; simple, yet revised, game mechanisms; and interesting interaction within a virtual world. We are always trying to challenge existing design rules and decisions, including our own. Our games are heavily influenced by various cultures, nature and even life itself, so we’re constantly collaborating with experts from a wide range of disciplines. The sky’s the limit!
Developer Bios
Christoph Binder, Sound Design & Music
Christoph is currently finishing his BSc in Computer Science & Media from the Vienna University of Technology. In addition to his work on the game design, he did the sound design and composed the music for And Yet It Moves. When not hard at work, Christoph adores Fallout 3 and will always remember fondly finding Liberty Prime in the game.
Felix Bohatsch, Project Lead
Felix holds a BSc in Computer Science & Media from the Vienna University of Technology and an MA in Game Design & Development from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (The Netherlands). Besides game design, his main responsibilities at Broken Rules are ensuring project quality and handling all organizational activity, as well as visual work and scripting. He is currently in love with Flower, but considers his favorite gaming memory to be the moment when the second-to-last colossi emerged from its pit in Shadow of the Colossus.
Jan Hackl, Visual Lead
Jan has a BSc in Computer Science & Media from the Vienna University of Technology and plans to continue on for a MSc. in Computer Science & Media, with a focus on Digital Audio. Besides game design, his work at Broken Rules is in graphic and visual realization and scripting, along with assisting with web solutions. Jan is another fan of Shadow of the Colossus, but will always mention his first free ride on the last peak in SSX3 (from top to bottom, without music) as his quintessential gaming moment.
Peter Vorlaufer, Programming Lead
Peter is currently finishing his MSc. in Computer Science at the Vienna University of Technology, with a primary focus on game design and game programming. Besides game and level design, he primarily works on maintaining the codebase, implementing graphic effects and scripting. Although his current fav is World of Goo, meeting Andrew Ryan in BioShock will be etched into his memory forever.
Awards
And Yet It Moves IGF Student Showcase 2007, IndieCade Finalist 2008
