A big thanks to PressStart and @games-stiftung.bsky.social for the amazing kickstart at @devcom.bsky.social 🥳

Can't wait to see you all soon at other events! 🐳

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Oh yes, underwater acoustics is such a vast strange universe, so much to discover 🎧 wasn’t really aware before how crucial acoustics are for marine life!

We are currently deep in story development and it is all starting to take a nice shape. We are really looking forward to be sharing more in the near future! 🐋

#DaryaGame #DaryaStudios #HIFMB #MarineBiology #Whales #Ocean #Videogame #PressStart

Questions we tackle are:

🌍 Do scientists fear for the future of our planet?
📊 How do they feel in the current political situation?
🔊 Do they feel represented accurately by films, games and media?
📖 What do THEY want people to know and care more?

We still want to be accurate and thorough with our story, as our main character is a marine biologist as well, studying whale communication. Talking to Ilse opens up new worlds to explore: approaches to game mechanics, new ways of thinking about our character, world building and so much more!

Our game is not an educational game, nor is it a pure factual story, so...

❔ Why are we meeting with scientists?

Today, whales face new threats like ship strikes, noise, and climate change - proof that protecting them remains a human responsibility.

#DaryaGame #DaryaStudios #Whales #Humpback #RogerPayne #ConservationStorytelling #Nature #HumpbackSongs #OceanNoise #MarineLife #GameDesign #Game

He was a biologist who, in 1970, released Songs of the Humpback Whale, significantly helping spark global efforts to end whale hunting. At the time, humpbacks had been reduced by over 90% to just a few thousand individuals; after bans and protections, global numbers rebounded to well over 100,000.

photos by Klara Yoon! :)

thank you so much! 😊

We'd love to join the starter pack :)
we are currently developing a game about whales 🐳💕

hello, we'd love to join the list! :)
currently working on our narrative driven game 🐳

heyhey, could you include us in the starter pack? :) 💕🐳