PLAYABLES
KIDS, Time Flies and Pocket Boss
Playables is a production company and video game label based in Zurich, Switzerland, co-founded by Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Frei.
Playables is a production company and video game label based in Zurich, Switzerland, co-founded by Mario von Rickenbach and Michael Frei. The duo started their collaboration in 2013 with the experimental video game Plug & Play. Under the Playables label, they have developed award-winning titles such as KIDS, Time Flies and Pocket Boss.
Mario von Rickenbach is a game designer and developer. He completed his studies in Game Design at the Zurich University of the Arts in 2010. He is particularly interested in interactive animation as a way to bring digital things to life with code and physics.
Michael Frei is an animation filmmaker and game designer. He studied animation at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Estonian Arts Academy. He is known for his projects at the intersection of animated film and video game.
Mario and Michael talk about the creative process making their peculiar projects. A collection of unsolicited advice for creatives developing their own voice.
