Samuel Blomqvist
CEO at Beartwigs
Samuel (Sam) is the CEO and co-founder of Beartwigs, which released their debut game Romestead this year which sold over 250,000 copies in its first month. Has previously worked on Candy Crush Soda at King, and he also holds a master degree in computer science at Linköping University.
Talk
Balancing the Chaos: Systems Design for a Co-op Survival Townbuilder
Romestead mixes many different elements in its unique take on co-op survival townbuilding. This talk is about the interesting design problems, the tough decisions and how we made the overlapping systems feel coherent without overwhelming players.