Trust me, I really considered spelling “chronicles” with a ‘k’. I considered it hard.
We of Tap-Repeatedly like to, you know, support things sometimes. Like causes and movements and things like that. Sometimes, also, coffee tables. So in that tradition I’m pleased to introduce Kermdinger Studios, LLC, a shiny new indie game startup in Pittsburgh, PA. Kermdinger’s making a game (as indie game studios are wont to do if you don’t watch ’em closely) and wants to tell you all about it every step of the way.
Why are we featuring Kermdinger, you ask? Could it be that this author has, in fact, become drunk with the power afforded him by posting privileges here and wantonly flaunts his responsibility to the world – nay, the Internet! – to help give his friends and classmates a leg up? Could it be that Kermdinger offered to do all the work so that he could just hit “Publish” and spend the rest of the day on Star Trek Online? Could it be that I really just want everyone to know that that’s my blasted magic 8-ball they’re playing with, dammit, and I better get a fricking producer credit or something for it?
Yes. Yes, it could be all those things.
Whatever the reason, I present to you the first two installments of Kermdinger’s weekly video blog. Watch ’em.
In this installment, we meet the team and get to see where they do what they do. (And where I do what I do, actually. When I’m not doing what I do in the UK instead.)
Some (censored) profanity, but otherwise completely family-friendly. Also, we expect to get some kind of endorsement deal from Nestle out of this.
You can also keep up with Kermdinger Studios on Facebook or Twitter!
Contact the author at dix@tap-repeatedly.com! (Especially with bribes!)
That’s fantastic. Though I can say with assurance that Brandon’s not drunk with the power afforded him; he even checked in with me to see if it was okay to use Tap as an outlet for Kermdinger. The conversation went something like this:
DIX: So I know these guys at ETC who want to make an indie game, and chronicle it with videos. Can I put them up on Tap?
STEERPIKE: Do they want us to do any work?
DIX: No, they’ll do everything themselves.
STEERPIKE: So we basically get free multimedia content for nothing?
DIX: Kind of.
STEERPIKE: Gosh, let me think about that.
I’m looking forward to more of the series. Best of luck guys!
LIES!
They were great, and I look forward to seeing/hearing what they’re working on.
And Carnegie Mellon looks amazing! I want to whizz in that toilet.
Where did the name ‘Kermdinger’ come from by way?
The ETC building at CMU is absolutely amazing. I want to live there. Actually Drew Davidson told me they’ve caught people living there. Once you visit it’s not surprising!
Thanks for the post guys!
@Gregg B, glad to hear you liked the videos! Bathroom time is quite the special time here at the ETC. As far as ‘Kermdinger’ goes, completely made-up word. It derived from high school and some college nights, but I honestly couldn’t tell you when specifically, why or how. It’s just fun to say and gets people intrigued…right??
It is intriguing… and I can’t deny it’s also fun to say. It sounds like humdinger’s best friend.
And it’s probably better than “Dudemuffin Studios.” That would have a variety of potentially unwanted implications.