A Couple Years of a Lot of Work
The Psychonauts 2 team staffs up with both veteran team members and new hires, while attempting to create a prototype of the game experience.
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Published: January 20th 2023
Episode Stills Gallery
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Zak McClendon sits in a meeting room whose walls are packed with Post-it notes and concept art. He rests his chin upon his palm, caught in his thoughts.
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Lead Animator Zach Baharov sits smiling at his desk, Xbox 360 controller in hand, looking at the way Raz's motion animation set could be improved.
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Anna Kipnis, Kee Chi, and Devin Kelly-Sneed sit at a meeting room table, happy and amused, as Devin navigates his way through a game using a black-colored Xbox controller.
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Veteran programmer Kee Chi, wearing a fantastic Headlander tee shirt, leans upon a meeting room table as he discusses Psychonauts with mustachioed Zak McClendon. Behind them, a whiteboard is marked with scribbles and charts.
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A close-up shot of Programmer Duncan Boehle sitting on a couch in the "Lola" meeting room, staring handsomely toward the camera lens, contemplating his busy work schedule.
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Chad Dawson sits on the iconic orange "Lola" meeting room couch with a notebook and pen in hand. He looks towards a monitor off-screen as Tim, seating out of focus in the foreground, plays in virtual reality using a PSVR headset. It glows with blue lights because that's how futuristic things work.
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2 Player Productions' Paul Owens hides in the back of the "Lola" meeting room, adjusting a camera rig which is pointed at team members. Unbeknownst to him, Tim Schafer lurks behind him and peers from around a shadowed corner.
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Anna Kipnis speaks up during a meeting, her face forthright and honest. She is seated before a large bookshelf packed with reference materials.
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