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| 640s | you guys not hear me hello hello hello |
| 642s | can you guys hear me now can you guys |
| 644s | hear me |
| 647s | now we only hear music hey hey music is |
| 651s | something beautiful to to listen to you |
| 653s | know I though proud of being |
| 656s | communicative I am not very sure about |
| 658s | how my voice sounds like loud and clear |
| 661s | you see you guys finally we have worked |
| 664s | on the microphone issues that we were |
| 666s | having hopefully it's a little bit |
| 667s | better no not not technical difficulties |
| 670s | it's more like button difficulties I |
| 673s | thought I pressed the button but I did |
| 675s | not press the button but the button that |
| 677s | I'm going to press is for the chat to |
| 679s | honk honk hello Tik Tok hello twitch |
| 683s | hello YouTube and thank you for joining |
| 686s | us if you guys don't know and just as |
| 688s | usual join us on our social media Uh |
| 691s | Kevin you said a a very uh specific |
| 695s | thing right like how to address future |
| 698s | quests to disable people and I would |
| 701s | very much value if you could join us in |
| 703s | any of the socials that you saw above uh |
| 707s | with feedback right like what's what's |
| 709s | the condition uh what was difficult to |
| 712s | do uh because of your condition to |
| 714s | complete the quest so we very much |
| 716s | welcome that kind of feedback and we |
| 718s | will be relaying the information to our |
| 720s | devs so our devs can be fully aware and |
| 723s | you know hopefully address that in |
| 725s | future Seasons future events future |
| 728s | quests uh I do apologize for how |
| 731s | difficult it may have been however uh |
| 735s | other than that you guys how are you |
| 737s | doing as you guys know it's that time |
| 739s | right that I love to celebrate you |
| 742s | anybody in the chat celebrating their |
| 744s | birthdays this week these last few days |
| 748s | maybe next week |
| 750s | because as you know it's time to |
| 752s | celebrate your life folks you guys |
| 755s | matter you guys are important you guys |
| 758s | are loved uh we take big proud in our |
| 762s | community to be a loving Community right |
| 765s | as many of you guys say it's one of the |
| 768s | kindest and most wholesome communities |
| 770s | there is and that's because we do value |
| 773s | who you are never stop uh being yourself |
| 776s | never stop uh caring for one another and |
| 780s | your life matters you are important to |
| 783s | us but now that we have this cover you |
| 786s | guys I am very very very happy and very |
| 790s | proud to have this special guest in our |
| 793s | stream today uh here at TGC we have |
| 796s | something that is really cool when |
| 797s | somebody joins the company right they |
| 799s | assign you with a buddy a buddy that |
| 802s | will go along with you in this new TGC |
| 805s | Journey right so you don't feel lonely |
| 807s | so if you're confused if you're lost if |
| 809s | you you need somebody to talk to and |
| 811s | talk about you know the culture of the |
| 813s | company about the vision the mission of |
| 816s | what our creative director and CEO Jova |
| 819s | Chen is trying to achieve uh so you can |
| 822s | talk to somebody who has been down the |
| 824s | road and this guest was my TGC buddy and |
| 828s | I love this guest |
| 830s | to life not gonna say the other word but |
| 832s | I I I do love this guest a lot it's one |
| 835s | of the sweetest people I have ever met |
| 838s | in my life and I'm very very very |
| 840s | pleased to introduce you guys to Julian |
| 846s | Jima hello Julian and Welcome to our |
| 848s | stream how are you doing today hey Sam |
| 851s | how are you I'm super happy to be here |
| 853s | um also thank you so much for that |
| 855s | introduction and um hi to everybody on |
| 858s | on chat and that are watching us like in |
| 861s | in all our social platforms super happy |
| 863s | to be here um and yeah really excited to |
| 866s | to be able to share more um but before |
| 869s | we share more before we share more |
| 870s | Julian let's just see the chat welcoming |
| 873s | Julian you guys show all of the love |
| 876s | post a a a Spam of Hearts you guys a |
| 878s | Spam of likes a Spam of uh likes on Tik |
| 881s | Tok go ahead and show your love to |
| 883s | Julian for this beautiful beautiful |
| 887s | heart touching season I I just finished |
| 890s | the last quest uh early this week I |
| 893s | think on Monday I I could not wait any |
| 895s | longer Julian to to finish the tale of |
| 898s | these two |
| 900s | adorable friends and uh first and |
| 903s | foremost receive the love from our |
| 905s | community uh we all appreciate |
| 907s | everything that you guys are game |
| 908s | designers do and yeah uh thank you for |
| 912s | this season it |
| 914s | was how how to say it was like a not |
| 917s | school season right uh I would say that |
| 920s | on occasion our Seasons shift from the |
| 924s | emotional narratives that we usually |
| 927s | have to do something a little bit more |
| 928s | fun right like we we did season of |
| 930s | nesting of recent a not but now we are |
| 933s | back to to tears now we're back into |
| 937s | feeling emotional and connected with uh |
| 941s | the spirits in this story right |
| 944s | so let's get started Julian what |
| 947s | inspired the theme of music and |
| 949s | connection through season of |
| 951s | Duets yeah for sure I think like music |
| 954s | is has always been a core feature of Sky |
| 957s | I feel um it's also a core part of like |
| 962s | a lot of TGC members and so I feel a lot |
| 965s | of people in the team have always won in |
| 967s | a musical season um since the beginning |
| 970s | and so that's how like conversation |
| 971s | started you know like we started talking |
| 973s | about possible ideas of like how could a |
| 976s | musical season be and what should it |
| 978s | include um and we also thought music |
| 981s | could be like the perfect U vehicle for |
| 984s | um a story about connection and and a |
| 987s | narrative about um people coming |
| 990s | together um through through the power of |
| 993s | music right um and so so yeah that was |
| 996s | like a big big part of the decision and |
| 999s | on the other hand um I think we also |
| 1003s | really wanted to add this concert C into |
| 1005s | Main Street um and so it all just like |
| 1008s | came together um into one cohesive story |
| 1012s | but if you saw like at the beginning of |
| 1014s | the development it was a really crazy um |
| 1017s | sort of uh um I don't know ideation |
| 1021s | sessions because like we had so many |
| 1024s | ideas on how this could um become a |
| 1027s | season and and well it ended up being |
| 1029s | what it is right now um but you guys |
| 1033s | sorry sorry juli I apologize to cut you |
| 1035s | off but you mentioned two things that I |
| 1037s | want to address in a second right but |
| 1040s | one is the power for music to really |
| 1044s | touch us right and and honestly bring |
| 1046s | people together so before we proceed and |
| 1050s | start talking about the development of |
| 1052s | season of Duets I'd like to share a |
| 1054s | little video to our folks here and |
| 1056s | please just play pay close attention |
| 1058s | folks to the message of this video you |
| 1061s | guys are going to watch now when you |
| 1064s | follow your |
| 1065s | ears you listen to your |
| 1071s | heart walk to your own beat in sky |
| 1079s | right it's uh when you follow your when |
| 1083s | you follow the music you listen to your |
| 1086s | heart and was that the goal for the |
| 1089s | season Julian was it like to to allow |
| 1093s | music to guide the full emotions of |
| 1096s | people this is so big for sky right like |
| 1098s | when we start playing the game we we see |
| 1101s | a message saying play this game with |
| 1103s | headphones right because music is a big |
| 1105s | part of it was music the number one |
| 1110s | thing that everything else was developed |
| 1113s | around I think so yeah definitely from |
| 1115s | the beginning we knew music was going to |
| 1117s | be basically the the the main character |
| 1121s | um of the season and so we worked a lot |
| 1125s | with our composer um Adam Gutman and |
| 1128s | like big shout out to him because like |
| 1130s | definitely he he managed to to create |
| 1133s | this amazing composition that um sort of |
| 1137s | speaks the language of the two spirits |
| 1139s | and we we can go a little deeper into |
| 1141s | that but um but yeah we really wanted |
| 1144s | like the the music and also the sound |
| 1146s | you know um the sound of the instruments |
| 1148s | the sound of the Season itself to be to |
| 1151s | be the main um driver of emotions here |
| 1156s | um and then we started sort of like |
| 1159s | developing the story and the characters |
| 1161s | and the music all together and so it was |
| 1164s | like a very very symbiotic process I |
| 1167s | would say between many departments where |
| 1169s | we we managed to to both craft the story |
| 1173s | and develop the the music and if you |
| 1174s | play if you pay attention to to that |
| 1178s | composition from Adam it really you can |
| 1181s | really sort of like understand the |
| 1183s | relationship of the two spirits and um |
| 1186s | also the the the composition itself has |
| 1189s | two different voices right two different |
| 1191s | instruments um and we really wanted that |
| 1193s | to um to reflect the the personality of |
| 1197s | both of those Spirits so that definitely |
| 1199s | like uh it was one of the core core |
| 1202s | features in which we we started like or |
| 1205s | or one of the core elements and from |
| 1207s | there we started like developing the |
| 1209s | rest awesome and I would like just to |
| 1212s | share some of the chat messages about |
| 1214s | the season Julian because at the end of |
| 1216s | the day we build this for people |
| 1217s | watching this right uh people here |
| 1220s | saying this season has really brought me |
| 1222s | closer to my friends in game and be |
| 1224s | enjoying the music even more uh that was |
| 1226s | the skyen from twitch uh let's see here |
| 1230s | melstrom from YouTube says Adam Goodman |
| 1232s | has made some amazing tracks for |
| 1235s | Sky let's see here that Sky Cricket it's |
| 1238s | such a beautiful season on Twitch y all |
| 1240s | really nailed with this one and somebody |
| 1244s | here uh Christina V on Tik Tok is asking |
| 1247s | uh she says I love the game soundtracks |
| 1249s | uh I missed it oh there you go |
| 1252s | anesthetic on Tik talk is Gman the main |
| 1255s | music composer for Skype |
| 1259s | it is it is right now he's uh really the |
| 1262s | the main composer has been composing for |
| 1264s | a while and like one of the the sky kids |
| 1267s | in chat was saying has composed like |
| 1269s | some of the most amazing tracks we have |
| 1271s | in sky in my opinion and so um yeah I |
| 1274s | love working with him uh he's he's you |
| 1278s | you can literally tell tell him an |
| 1280s | emotion um and and he starts like doing |
| 1284s | his craft immediately after that um and |
| 1286s | so yeah we're we're very very lucky to |
| 1289s | Happ on the team it's the pleasure of |
| 1291s | working with very talented people right |
| 1293s | like you just say what what you want to |
| 1294s | achieve and people just jump right into |
| 1296s | it uh folks in chat uh since Adam is |
| 1300s | unfortunately not here and maybe hey we |
| 1302s | can bring them in a in a stream later on |
| 1304s | but put some hearts please for uh Vince |
| 1307s | damante as well uh composer of the |
| 1309s | original tracks for sky and Adam Goodman |
| 1312s | uh so Julian can take a few screenshots |
| 1314s | and share the love with uh those folks |
| 1317s | uh jul season also brought new |
| 1320s | instruments to Sky right a grand piano a |
| 1324s | cello uh how did you guys come up with |
| 1327s | this specific instrument right like do |
| 1329s | you do you play any of these do do you |
| 1332s | enjoy listening to piano and cello |
| 1334s | soundtracks why those instruments |
| 1337s | specifically yeah that's a good question |
| 1339s | I think um from the beginning oh I'm |
| 1342s | sorry I'm seen so many hearts for Adam |
| 1344s | and Vincent this is amazing let me take |
| 1346s | a little screenshot here um okay sorry |
| 1349s | just to answer the question I feel um |
| 1352s | yeah like I said at the beginning we had |
| 1354s | uh a lot of like different Inspirations |
| 1356s | when we when we started um crafting the |
| 1359s | season and one of those was like uh the |
| 1363s | idea of like um this concert hole being |
| 1367s | sort of like a jazz bar U or have like |
| 1370s | that sort of like Smokey Vibe um and and |
| 1373s | we started leaning a lot on that jazz |
| 1375s | inspiration right um and you can see it |
| 1377s | like in the space itself and also like |
| 1380s | in the in sort of like the poster um of |
| 1383s | the two Spirits right that is hanging um |
| 1385s | at the end of of the sage or or like |
| 1388s | yeah at the end of of the concert hall |
| 1390s | um and so when um the audio team started |
| 1395s | working on those instruments uh we were |
| 1397s | like they're amazing like everybody in |
| 1399s | our audio team um it's really it's |
| 1403s | really so talented um Ritz and Adam um |
| 1407s | Adam Grimley um |
| 1409s | they they started bringing this this |
| 1411s | ideas of like how about how about a |
| 1414s | piano how about in that case was like a |
| 1416s | a contrabass because we were more |
| 1418s | leaning towards like the the Jazz um |
| 1421s | inspiration and so that's how those two |
| 1423s | instruments sort of came into to play |
| 1425s | right um we wanted like one big |
| 1427s | instrument um and and a complimentary |
| 1430s | one and I think also one of the biggest |
| 1433s | factors was like talking about how this |
| 1435s | instruments would relate to to the |
| 1438s | spirits personality and so since we had |
| 1440s | like this this two Spirits how how could |
| 1445s | they express their Inner Voice through |
| 1447s | through music and so we really started |
| 1449s | leaning on like why the spirit should |
| 1452s | play this instrument and and whatnot so |
| 1455s | um it was sort of like a convoluted way |
| 1457s | on on achieving or like arriving at this |
| 1460s | place but um but yeah we were super |
| 1462s | happy uh with having like a piano and a |
| 1464s | cello um and in your mention the the |
| 1467s | jazz bar right uh uh I'm going to flash |
| 1470s | share you guys a few concept images why |
| 1473s | just bar right like did did the sky kids |
| 1475s | in a very Village just really needed a |
| 1477s | place to to hang around and while at it |
| 1480s | why the festival Tech add the place as |
| 1484s | well yeah I think Festival Tech like and |
| 1487s | and the Jazz part like I we had many |
| 1489s | sort of like um I when we released the |
| 1493s | the first beta we were seeing uh some of |
| 1495s | the comments that were saying like is |
| 1497s | this a jazz barar um is this like |
| 1499s | Atlantis like people were really like uh |
| 1503s | P putting a lot of like different things |
| 1505s | together and that's what exactly what we |
| 1507s | were looking at right like we were |
| 1509s | looking at um aquatic elements and Jaz |
| 1512s | barar just because like we thought it |
| 1514s | would be such a cozy environment for for |
| 1517s | play music and so actually yeah you can |
| 1519s | see in that image right like that |
| 1521s | transition between um a lot of different |
| 1524s | types of like concept art shout out of |
| 1526s | course to all the concept art team like |
| 1528s | you and Ash and everybody else like that |
| 1531s | work on this season um really amazing |
| 1534s | Concepts and so we're really drawn into |
| 1537s | like this sort of um cozy underwater |
| 1540s | sort of jazz BBY environment um and |
| 1543s | that's sort of how it became what it is |
| 1546s | today and regarding like the the |
| 1548s | festival Tech right um I think we're |
| 1551s | trying like to be very very intentional |
| 1554s | where we put a festival Tech now and we |
| 1557s | we really want this place to become sort |
| 1559s | of like a social area right like the |
| 1561s | idea of being able to listen to music um |
| 1565s | with other players and being able like |
| 1567s | to sit there um get to know new people |
| 1570s | and so we're really drawn to the idea of |
| 1572s | like what if um this play can can have |
| 1575s | the festival tech and and players can go |
| 1578s | there if they want to um if they want to |
| 1581s | meet other other players but also if |
| 1583s | they want to have like this experience |
| 1585s | of sharing music with with more people |
| 1587s | right and I love that you say that |
| 1589s | somebody uh here on chat just said I |
| 1592s | love to see some player live |
| 1593s | performances there just like in the |
| 1595s | skyfest live Community concert that we |
| 1597s | that we had during our anniversary uh |
| 1600s | and I agree uh the Acoustics of the |
| 1602s | place is |
| 1604s | really amazing and for somebody who is |
| 1607s | not a designer per se I cannot even |
| 1610s | imagine how much work it took to make |
| 1613s | sure that those Acoustics uh were that |
| 1616s | great uh is there a specific piece of |
| 1619s | music or specific moment of that season |
| 1622s | that makes you very very proud of of |
| 1626s | leading the efforts For That |
| 1628s | season yeah I feel um I definitely feel |
| 1633s | um the the third and fourth Quest um of |
| 1637s | the season are sort of this combination |
| 1641s | between going back um and I'm going to |
| 1644s | just spoiler alert here real quick but |
| 1647s | um going back into to sort of seeing the |
| 1650s | memories of these two Spirits while also |
| 1652s | having to perform uh either with them or |
| 1655s | or to listen to them perform and I think |
| 1657s | that was like a very beautiful moment um |
| 1661s | that that we worked together a lot with |
| 1664s | the audio team and and the animation |
| 1666s | team um and so I I'm very proud of those |
| 1670s | two sequences because um I feel players |
| 1673s | really get to know this two Spirits in a |
| 1675s | very um personal way um while also like |
| 1680s | the music being the driving factory and |
| 1682s | all of this um and so yeah I I feel |
| 1685s | those two are are definitely one of my |
| 1687s | favorite moments of the |
| 1689s | Season amazing amazing speaking of the |
| 1692s | spirits right a and that's a a legit |
| 1695s | question I'm not even getting that out |
| 1696s | of my head for the chat but at what part |
| 1699s | of that right because we are talking of |
| 1701s | the season and how music was uh the the |
| 1706s | main priority and and the and the |
| 1708s | driving forc to develop that season and |
| 1711s | at what point did we start talking and |
| 1714s | creating the backstory for the spirits |
| 1717s | MH yeah I think that was from the very |
| 1719s | beginning we we had this idea of having |
| 1723s | two Spirits um or two sort of main |
| 1727s | Spirits which is something we haven't |
| 1729s | actually tried before um and and so we |
| 1733s | we had that from the beginning like the |
| 1735s | idea of like let's focus on on just two |
| 1737s | spirits and and being able to get to |
| 1739s | know them um on a more personal level |
| 1742s | and so when when the season started um |
| 1746s | and while the music was being developed |
| 1748s | at the same time uh we we started |
| 1750s | talking about their personalities and |
| 1752s | how one was a bit more extroverted and |
| 1755s | the other one a bit more um introverted |
| 1759s | and uh here for example you can see The |
| 1761s | Pianist um we knew the spirit would be |
| 1764s | would be pretty confident right um in in |
| 1768s | their abilities um |
| 1771s | and and sort of like the the front face |
| 1775s | of of the duo but at the same time we |
| 1777s | didn't want that to overpower the other |
| 1780s | spirit and so we worked very hard um on |
| 1782s | giving very strong personalities to both |
| 1784s | of the spirits and so um for example the |
| 1787s | chist it might be a spirit that is a bit |
| 1790s | more introvert but that doesn't mean it |
| 1792s | doesn't shine as equally um as The |
| 1795s | Pianist on stage and so while we were |
| 1798s | developing V oping like like we said |
| 1800s | before the which instrument should they |
| 1802s | play we were at the same time developing |
| 1805s | how how this Spirits um behave and what |
| 1810s | is their relationship right and so |
| 1812s | that's when we started crafting this |
| 1814s | story um that that I think it's a yeah |
| 1817s | it's just a um a very Universal but very |
| 1821s | very touching story of um of two two two |
| 1827s | Spirits or or two people right that um |
| 1830s | that for some reason or another get |
| 1832s | separated in life and then um after |
| 1836s | sometime come back together and and |
| 1838s | rekindle their their friendship right um |
| 1841s | and so we we knew from the beginning |
| 1844s | um this this is what we want the the |
| 1847s | season to be about um we spend a lot of |
| 1850s | time in their back stories right um in |
| 1852s | their design in their Cosmetics I feel |
| 1855s | um there's a lot of hints there um also |
| 1858s | from where do they come from um why are |
| 1862s | they right now like in in in the concert |
| 1865s | hole playing and we we put a lot of like |
| 1867s | effort on on try to convey this this |
| 1871s | also through through more sort of like |
| 1875s | um hidden hidden little uh Easter egg |
| 1879s | there here and there right |
| 1881s | um and and yeah aome super super big |
| 1885s | shout out to everybody again on the |
| 1888s | concept our team and of course to uh |
| 1890s | bishop and Susie and Adam from the |
| 1892s | animation team I think uh all of them |
| 1895s | managed to bring this this two spirits |
| 1897s | to life and and yeah I I feel very happy |
| 1901s | with the end result I feel um through |
| 1905s | the the whole season you do get to know |
| 1907s | them very personally and and understand |
| 1909s | their stories it's such a personal story |
| 1912s | right like I think and that's the power |
| 1914s | of this season and why so many people in |
| 1916s | chat on YouTube twitch and Tik Tok are |
| 1918s | saying I cried with this season you know |
| 1921s | I cried uh with the story of these |
| 1924s | Spirits it's because it's something that |
| 1925s | everybody can relate to right like I |
| 1928s | growing up it's inevitable that you will |
| 1931s | go different paths from people who you |
| 1933s | legitimately love you just don't belong |
| 1935s | on the same path anymore and if life is |
| 1939s | so kind to bring you both together like |
| 1941s | you can always relive those Beautiful |
| 1944s | Moments and yeah uh you know being an |
| 1948s | immigrant in a different country I can |
| 1950s | 100% relate to the story and that's why |
| 1952s | Julian like on on our rehearsals I kept |
| 1955s | saying thank you because it's important |
| 1957s | to |
| 1958s | to relive that right and understand that |
| 1962s | people go their separate ways and if we |
| 1964s | are able to be reconnected by something |
| 1967s | that we share a passion about uh it just |
| 1970s | makes the Friendship a lot more valuable |
| 1973s | and and Lasting if you will uh I do have |
| 1976s | another oh go ahead please please no no |
| 1979s | I was just saying |
| 1980s | absolutely I I you know people are |
| 1984s | saying here on Tik Tok and I apologize |
| 1986s | person on Tik Tok uh I forgot your name |
| 1989s | I was repeating that to myself not to |
| 1990s | forget but hey I forgot I apologize but |
| 1993s | people are saying that they really |
| 1996s | appreciate the great Sky musicians Sky |
| 1999s | muss that we have in the game right and |
| 2003s | but not everybody really has that those |
| 2006s | fundamental skills to play music in |
| 2008s | Skype right it's a different way of |
| 2010s | playing Rhythm than most people are used |
| 2012s | to playing Rhythm uh so how did you guys |
| 2016s | as as developers uh worked around to be |
| 2020s | sure that both uh skilled folks and also |
| 2023s | people who are brand new to the game |
| 2025s | were able to progress the story |
| 2027s | forward for sure yeah that was one of |
| 2029s | the biggest challenges I would say of of |
| 2032s | this season that idea of like bringing a |
| 2035s | complex system like the or music system |
| 2038s | um into a season and how to try |
| 2043s | to to teach that system to our players |
| 2047s | and and so that they can play it but at |
| 2049s | the same time follow like the the |
| 2052s | emotional story that we're trying to |
| 2053s | tell um and so I think when talking with |
| 2057s | the audio team um I think it was re the |
| 2060s | the one that started proposing like what |
| 2062s | if like we we teach one song um but we |
| 2065s | break it down um into smaller pieces and |
| 2068s | we teach progressively and so um that's |
| 2071s | sort of what we started doing right like |
| 2073s | we we thought of the idea of like what |
| 2076s | if um the whole season revolves around |
| 2078s | um performing this song um but the |
| 2082s | player plays the same song multiple |
| 2085s | times um in in smaller chunks so at the |
| 2089s | beginning just some notes um and then |
| 2091s | yeah progressing on that uh we had |
| 2093s | limited resources in terms of like um |
| 2096s | doing an overhaul of our like musical |
| 2099s | system um because it's a very complex |
| 2101s | system but um we still wanted uh to to |
| 2107s | allow like not only like uh professional |
| 2110s | Sky musicians but to every Sky Kid to be |
| 2113s | able to to progress and and learn um |
| 2116s | there's still lots of stuff to do um we |
| 2119s | still have lots of work to do regarding |
| 2121s | accessibility I think some some sky kids |
| 2124s | were mentioning in the chat I think |
| 2126s | there uh Kevin I don't know um if Kevin |
| 2128s | is still here uh but yeah like there's |
| 2131s | there we we have received your feedback |
| 2133s | in terms of like um reducing the |
| 2136s | difficulty and allowing the system to be |
| 2139s | more accessible and we're definitely |
| 2141s | working on that we're definitely um |
| 2144s | we're we're definitely listening to to |
| 2146s | that feedback and putting our efforts |
| 2148s | there um the music system itself is a |
| 2150s | very complex system um so it it will |
| 2153s | take a while in terms of like um working |
| 2156s | on the system itself but |
| 2158s | for uh for the seasons itself we're |
| 2161s | hopefully launching in the next patch um |
| 2165s | a little system that will allow people |
| 2167s | after they fail the quest um to be able |
| 2170s | to to go past it um in case they they |
| 2174s | can't complete it or if they there's any |
| 2176s | reason why um yeah why they're not being |
| 2180s | able to go through through the quest and |
| 2182s | so that's sort of like yeah how we're |
| 2184s | trying like to address it right now but |
| 2185s | we're definitely listening to to all the |
| 2188s | feedback regarding that and and yeah |
| 2191s | like it's a complex system but we're |
| 2192s | working on it and we'll get it but |
| 2194s | honestly it's really I was asking chat |
| 2196s | how many people here play instruments |
| 2198s | right and Chris Corman on YouTube s they |
| 2201s | play piano uh there were folks here let |
| 2205s | me see kitty fox uh plays ukil Lele |
| 2208s | working on guitar uh other people on Tik |
| 2210s | Tok saying that they play music and and |
| 2212s | the process that we use to teach people |
| 2214s | to play the music in sky is very similar |
| 2217s | to how you learn any instrument right |
| 2219s | it's small chunks once you nail that |
| 2221s | chunk you go to another chunk once you |
| 2223s | get everything together then you can |
| 2225s | play the full performance uh in a group |
| 2229s | as maybe you know uh an introduction to |
| 2232s | to a duet of spirits uh sure finding you |
| 2236s | know Beauty so yeah yeah I know it's |
| 2240s | amazing to see so many sky kids uh play |
| 2243s | instruments both in real life and in Sky |
| 2245s | um we always say like sky instruments |
| 2248s | are an actual instrument right um You |
| 2250s | can actually um you can actually play |
| 2253s | music there as with any other instrument |
| 2255s | and so um yeah it's it's really cool to |
| 2257s | see how how people that already play |
| 2261s | instruments in real life can transition |
| 2262s | those skills also into the world of uh |
| 2265s | uh cloud whiteart is saying playing |
| 2266s | instruments on the PS5 is difficult |
| 2269s | right almost impossible and imagine |
| 2272s | creating a system for every platform |
| 2275s | that we service right so uh |
| 2278s | I understand that it's challenging I for |
| 2280s | one had to do that on mobile because |
| 2282s | that's what I'm most used to and on |
| 2284s | phone because iPads are too large for me |
| 2285s | to follow through but you know as |
| 2288s | musicians we find our ways we find our |
| 2290s | ways uh chat if you guys have any |
| 2292s | questions to Julian or anything to say |
| 2294s | about season of Duets that's a really |
| 2297s | good time to do so in the |
| 2299s | meanwhile uh Julian Let's uh talk about |
| 2304s | you know TJC is really well known for |
| 2307s | the emotional narratives that that we |
| 2309s | push our games forward right but as a |
| 2312s | game and as a life service game no less |
| 2314s | that sky is uh it's really important to |
| 2317s | keep bringing fresh Concepts right fresh |
| 2320s | ideas fresh game mechanics how do you |
| 2323s | find that |
| 2324s | balance to to to keep the the emotion |
| 2327s | there while still offering a a fresh |
| 2330s | gaming perspective to people who has |
| 2332s | been playing the game for the last five |
| 2333s | years yeah no for sure that's that's |
| 2336s | always like uh the the big challenge |
| 2338s | right how can we introduce new things |
| 2341s | keep keep the core of what sky is |
| 2344s | surprise new player surprise like |
| 2346s | veteran players but at the same time um |
| 2349s | yeah introduce Sky to to new players too |
| 2352s | um I think one of the important things |
| 2354s | is that at its core um I feel sky is all |
| 2358s | about emotion and connection um and it's |
| 2363s | really important to to be mindful that |
| 2366s | we keep that core with every season that |
| 2368s | we do and so no matter what new thing we |
| 2371s | we bring into a season or to to to the |
| 2374s | world of Sky um we have like to to keep |
| 2377s | that um core pretty pretty intact right |
| 2382s | like we still want this to be an |
| 2384s | emotional experience um and a game all |
| 2387s | about connection I feel um each season |
| 2391s | is different and that's the beauty of it |
| 2393s | some seasons are more on uh system based |
| 2397s | right like we introduce a new a new |
| 2399s | gameplay mechanic or a new system some |
| 2401s | are a little more |
| 2404s | um narrative and I feel with this season |
| 2407s | specifically um we wanted the narrative |
| 2410s | to feel a bit nostalgic you know uh sort |
| 2412s | of like a glimpse of like um to the past |
| 2417s | and and to be like um referencing a bit |
| 2420s | of like or other narrative Seasons I |
| 2422s | feel that was important that that this |
| 2424s | season was more narratively driven and |
| 2427s | so |
| 2428s | um so that that's sort of like how we do |
| 2430s | it I think it's |
| 2432s | a each season has its own thing each |
| 2435s | season will has its own like development |
| 2437s | cycle um I think as long as the core um |
| 2441s | it's about emotion and connection no |
| 2443s | matter what we bring it will still fill |
| 2445s | Sky um but as a designer is it's very |
| 2449s | it's it's |
| 2451s | basically um extremely fun to design |
| 2455s | because each season is a new challenge |
| 2457s | right each season you can decide should |
| 2459s | we should we go with the narrative |
| 2461s | should we go with a new system um and so |
| 2465s | that's sort of like the the the most fun |
| 2468s | fun part of of our job to be honest I |
| 2470s | have two things from chat to you Julia |
| 2473s | one is a request and one is a question |
| 2475s | the request is uh Julian would you |
| 2479s | please speak to Morgan uh so we can use |
| 2482s | the season of Duets and season of abys |
| 2484s | spirits within relationship 2.0 and get |
| 2486s | closer to them and the question is is |
| 2489s | the reason for the oceanic nautical uh |
| 2492s | theme of season of Duets and especially |
| 2495s | within the the the M the concert hall |
| 2499s | because they were related or friends |
| 2502s | with the season of |
| 2503s | Abyss |
| 2505s | Spirits yeah to address the first one |
| 2508s | I'll definitely talk to to Morgan Morgan |
| 2511s | is awesome shout out to Moran too um |
| 2514s | we'll definitely uh I'll definitely try |
| 2516s | like to to to persuade him into |
| 2519s | exploring that relationship between the |
| 2521s | two Spirits um further uh and regarding |
| 2524s | the the nautical tees uh uh themes um |
| 2528s | yeah uh there without like spoiling too |
| 2531s | much or like that because we we do want |
| 2533s | players to to figure things on their own |
| 2537s | but um but yeah there's definitely |
| 2539s | there's definitely a big Connection in |
| 2541s | where these two groups of spirits came |
| 2544s | from um and and we wanted to to |
| 2547s | reference that and if you pay close |
| 2550s | attention into the the spirit Quest you |
| 2552s | will see um some more backstory there |
| 2555s | there you go yeah like on nice way out |
| 2559s | man nice way |
| 2561s | out their Rel love you guys you got to |
| 2565s | pay attention hey sometimes uh people |
| 2568s | just rush through the the spirits memory |
| 2571s | right cuz they they just kind of want to |
| 2573s | finish the quest but there's just so |
| 2575s | much information |
| 2577s | within those memories right that that |
| 2579s | you are reliving |
| 2580s | and I have to say it when when we go to |
| 2584s | the void space on the backstage of of |
| 2588s | the concert |
| 2590s | hall that was so beautiful that was so |
| 2594s | beautiful uh sorry uh I I was a gamer |
| 2599s | for a second I apologize Julian let let |
| 2601s | me bring back the professionalism and |
| 2603s | actually ask you a question so in terms |
| 2606s | of development man you as a as a game |
| 2609s | designer right do you |
| 2611s | feel the emotions you're trying to |
| 2614s | convey through the final season the |
| 2617s | final products that players receive uh |
| 2620s | as you are conceptualizing and creating |
| 2622s | or at that point of the game development |
| 2626s | it's all very technical to be able to |
| 2628s | feel |
| 2629s | anything yeah no no uh absolutely we |
| 2632s | definitely uh feel those emotions I feel |
| 2636s | um it's sort of starts from a very |
| 2639s | emotional um Point uh we're trying like |
| 2642s | to convey this story this emotion um I |
| 2646s | feel that's that's basically the at |
| 2649s | least the way I normally design it comes |
| 2652s | from this emotional place what do what |
| 2654s | are we trying to convey how what what |
| 2656s | sort of like emotion are we are we |
| 2658s | trying like to to share here with with |
| 2661s | the sky kids right um and so it |
| 2663s | definitely the the season development |
| 2665s | starts from a very emotional point |
| 2668s | um I think during the process it later |
| 2671s | becomes a little more technical right |
| 2673s | when we're implementing stuff um and |
| 2675s | that can mean technical both in the in |
| 2680s | the sense of like when we're like |
| 2682s | developing the actual season right like |
| 2684s | like |
| 2685s | actually setting like all the all the |
| 2687s | logic and and the programming and the |
| 2689s | creating the levels and stuff like that |
| 2691s | um but also even on a on an emotional |
| 2694s | point it becomes a bit technical because |
| 2696s | that's when you're sort of like very |
| 2698s | much like crafting or like polishing um |
| 2702s | that narrative and that storytelling um |
| 2705s | and and the ways that you're sharing |
| 2706s | that um and it becomes |
| 2708s | like basically like tweaking little |
| 2711s | things like what if we tweak two seconds |
| 2713s | here um before we reveal that or like |
| 2716s | what if like this takes a little longer |
| 2718s | or this goes slower um and so it becomes |
| 2721s | a bit technical in that part um so I |
| 2724s | think it starts like very emotional goes |
| 2727s | a little little into Technical and then |
| 2729s | at the end is back to that emotional |
| 2731s | part where we're like really going |
| 2733s | through the the the whole development |
| 2736s | and and making sure we're telling that |
| 2738s | story making sure we're sharing that |
| 2740s | emotion and so I feel it's um it it |
| 2744s | starts and ends in a very emotional um |
| 2748s | yeah like point but um but during the |
| 2752s | middle is where where we spend a little |
| 2754s | more time in the technicalities of that |
| 2757s | emo |
| 2759s | got it uh chat again Sange your |
| 2762s | questions uh in the meanwhile I'm going |
| 2763s | to ask one question I'm going to wait |
| 2765s | for another question from chat I got one |
| 2767s | from YouTube so I would like to see one |
| 2768s | from twitch or Tik Tok okay you guys you |
| 2771s | participate it's not always that we have |
| 2772s | Julian here it's not always that I have |
| 2774s | Julian here this man is so busy but |
| 2777s | thank you thank you so much for doing |
| 2778s | this Julian uh no absolutely I'm super |
| 2781s | happy to be to be here um I I have two |
| 2785s | more questions of my own and then I'm |
| 2787s | going to interact with folks uh within |
| 2790s | the chat right but the first one from my |
| 2793s | own is we or you know us as the |
| 2797s | community team and you guys as the devs |
| 2798s | of the game you guys we we really see |
| 2802s | players interacting with the world of |
| 2804s | sky in many many many different ways |
| 2808s | right whether it's photography whether |
| 2810s | it's uh shared spaces whether it's |
| 2812s | playing music with shared memories |
| 2814s | whatever it is right uh what is some of |
| 2817s | the most unexpected things you have seen |
| 2820s | sky kids interacting with in the world |
| 2822s | of |
| 2823s | Sky yeah um well there there's a lot of |
| 2826s | stuff I think we've talked about this a |
| 2828s | lot in the past Sam um in terms of like |
| 2832s | how we just keep getting surprised by |
| 2835s | what our players create and what they do |
| 2838s | and sometimes we put something in the |
| 2839s | world and they transform it into |
| 2842s | something completely different um so |
| 2844s | there's a lot of stuff like regarding |
| 2846s | like shirt space and photography and and |
| 2848s | music right um I think most recently one |
| 2851s | of the the things um we saw the other |
| 2854s | day that at least personally I was like |
| 2856s | really impacted and surprised um was |
| 2860s | like um specifically a player uh I I |
| 2864s | think uh their name is Sachi um sharing |
| 2868s | some pictures of their Creations um with |
| 2871s | the shirt space and they were basically |
| 2874s | creating mandalas you know like this |
| 2876s | very geometrical like um of eal right |
| 2881s | yeah yeah yeah in a very ethereal way |
| 2884s | and we were very surprised like oh my |
| 2887s | how are they what are they even using |
| 2889s | for this we're like analyzing like what |
| 2891s | what are this props that they're using |
| 2892s | right like they were using like |
| 2894s | furniture and stuff to to create this |
| 2896s | super beautifully crafted um images and |
| 2900s | that's something we never Envision right |
| 2902s | um yeah and so that's one of those |
| 2904s | things that we keep getting surprised |
| 2907s | right we're like how how can players be |
| 2909s | so creative um we never thought of |
| 2911s | anything like this and and then we see |
| 2914s | it um on Twitter or Discord or or in |
| 2917s | other social medias and and yeah it's |
| 2919s | it's amazing to see and chat if you guys |
| 2922s | would like to have a stream just talking |
| 2924s | about some of this crazy ugc that you |
| 2926s | guys create I am more than down to do |
| 2928s | that actually I would like to stretch an |
| 2931s | invite to some of the folks here at the |
| 2933s | studio who are really uh heavily focused |
| 2936s | on ugc so Kyle uh holdwick and Tim if |
| 2939s | you guys would like to be on stream one |
| 2941s | day so we can talk ugc by all means uh |
| 2944s | just real quick somebody on Tik Tok was |
| 2946s | asking again about the design for the |
| 2948s | concert hall uh we addressed that |
| 2951s | already but I'm just going to flash some |
| 2952s | images of concept art so you guys can |
| 2955s | see how beautiful it is and the the |
| 2958s | whole goal and intentions was to have |
| 2960s | the Jazzy lowkey lowii vibe to it right |
| 2964s | we already have stadiums in in in sky |
| 2967s | world then we were able to watch uh huge |
| 2971s | concerts right and huge performances |
| 2974s | there as well as the cinema for skyfest |
| 2976s | so we needed something to be a little |
| 2977s | bit more lowkey a little bit more |
| 2979s | intimate that was one of the reasons for |
| 2982s | bringing that uh Concert Hall together |
| 2985s | to Avary Village but I mean the spirits |
| 2988s | do need a place to Cozy up and and |
| 2990s | listen to music sometimes right now that |
| 2993s | we're talking about this this area also |
| 2995s | like super big shout out to everybody |
| 2998s | also in the in the 3D team um it's |
| 3001s | amazing this place is like one of my |
| 3003s | favorite places that we've added in the |
| 3004s | world of Sky um and yeah everybody in |
| 3007s | that team is so so talented like um |
| 3010s | raika Matt Flora Ari it's a it's amazing |
| 3014s | what they can create um also like the |
| 3016s | engineering team work on like um on the |
| 3019s | costic effects of this place like those |
| 3021s | like water ripples that you see |
| 3022s | reflected um so yeah it's it's just |
| 3025s | beautiful what what a mix of engineering |
| 3028s | and art can do um to a place I I saw Sam |
| 3031s | one question like they they were |
| 3034s | resending it saying um do we have like |
| 3037s | any any future plans for for the concert |
| 3040s | hall um or any future events um and I |
| 3045s | want to say we can't promise anything uh |
| 3050s | but we'll we'll we'll keep it in mind |
| 3052s | that's all I'm going to say we'll keep |
| 3054s | so let's let's let's not make promises |
| 3056s | personally would you like like to see |
| 3057s | more on that like if it's up to Julian's |
| 3060s | land would you Explore More of the of |
| 3063s | the area Julian yeah absolutely I I |
| 3065s | think it will be it's a it's an awesome |
| 3068s | area so um we'll we'll if it was up to |
| 3071s | me for sure it would be very nice to to |
| 3074s | see more stuff being add there and that |
| 3078s | that's a good sideway for my final |
| 3079s | question and I have one final question |
| 3081s | here for twitch or from twitch uh Julian |
| 3086s | again this is personal this is not |
| 3088s | promises okay this is just Julian Jimson |
| 3091s | himself as a sky Creator a sky developer |
| 3094s | and a sky player and fan uh what would |
| 3097s | you like to see in the world of Sky |
| 3100s | would you like to see more new areas |
| 3102s | more new ways of interacting with |
| 3103s | players interacting with Spirits like |
| 3105s | relationship 2.0 more ugc spread around |
| 3109s | what you would like to see more of in |
| 3112s | Sky yeah absolutely yeah as a fan as a |
| 3115s | Sky Kid myself I think um definitely |
| 3119s | right now something that I would love |
| 3121s | more underwater areas that's uh just |
| 3124s | something I'm like it's been on my mind |
| 3126s | um as a player being like wow we I I |
| 3129s | wish we had more underwater areas to to |
| 3132s | explore so um again just my personal |
| 3136s | opinion right now not a promise there |
| 3138s | but um but as a player I would love more |
| 3141s | of that beautiful and just to wrap us up |
| 3144s | final question from twitch both girls |
| 3146s | asking what was your favorite moment |
| 3149s | during designing season of |
| 3153s | D yeah this is a very this is a very |
| 3155s | good question I |
| 3157s | feel the answer is not something that |
| 3161s | sky kids will see uh so I'm happy to |
| 3163s | share this because I think my favorite |
| 3166s | moment of Designing this season was |
| 3170s | how well the collaboration between all |
| 3173s | the Departments work and it was because |
| 3176s | this season basically needed everybody |
| 3180s | to be extremely involved so that it |
| 3182s | worked because it was a combination of |
| 3183s | so much stuff you know um like the the |
| 3186s | music of course the instruments uh the |
| 3189s | story The Narrative the animations the |
| 3192s | space itself right um all the UI and |
| 3195s | everything and so I |
| 3197s | feel while we were developing the season |
| 3200s | it was it was less of like um the design |
| 3204s | team is designing and it was more like |
| 3206s | every body was the design team um and so |
| 3209s | yeah it it was amazing it was really |
| 3211s | nice experience and um and yeah it it |
| 3214s | just remind me why it is it is so nice |
| 3218s | to work here with all these amazing |
| 3219s | people um and so yeah it it was a very a |
| 3223s | very fun um a very fun part of of |
| 3227s | developing the |
| 3228s | season Julian thank you so much for your |
| 3231s | time for your uh caring creating this |
| 3234s | season as you can see it it did really |
| 3236s | really touch a lot of people's hearts |
| 3238s | and you know I guess as a Creator that's |
| 3240s | really all you can ask for for something |
| 3242s | that you put out right it's that it |
| 3244s | touches people and that it makes them |
| 3246s | happy emotional and brings them to a to |
| 3250s | a better place than he was when before |
| 3251s | they played the season uh would you like |
| 3253s | to say your your last messages goodbyes |
| 3257s | to everybody watching us here yeah |
| 3260s | absolutely I would just want to say |
| 3261s | again thank you so much uh first of all |
| 3264s | too for having me here being able to to |
| 3267s | share with sky kids and for everybody |
| 3270s | there at home listening just thank you |
| 3271s | so much for tuning in thank you so much |
| 3273s | for playing Sky um and making this game |
| 3276s | what it is it's really this community is |
| 3279s | something something special and um yeah |
| 3281s | it's always an honor to keep working on |
| 3283s | this game for all of you so thank you so |
| 3286s | so much and it was it was amazing to be |
| 3288s | able to to be here and share a little of |
| 3291s | what season of du was with all of you |
| 3294s | awesome so you guys before I go say my |
| 3297s | goodbyes to you guys and you know to |
| 3301s | honor Julian and the entire team that |
| 3303s | that worked through the season let's |
| 3305s | just take a one more look into the |
| 3307s | trailer for this season to get those |
| 3309s | emotions going and yeah all right Julian |
| 3312s | thank you very much I will talk to you |
| 3314s | soon okay awesome bye-bye take care |
| 3321s | [Music] |
| 3380s | [Music] |
| 3383s | that's it you guys thank you so much for |
| 3385s | being here with us one more week I loved |
| 3388s | hanging |
| 3390s | out I loved hanging out with you guys uh |
| 3392s | thank you Julian so much for doing all |
| 3395s | of this with us and with that said it's |
| 3399s | time to say our goodbyes you guys so if |
| 3401s | you haven't yet pull your heart pull |
| 3403s | your likes show your love to one another |
| 3406s | to the spirits of season of Duets to |
| 3408s | everybody who you love we do work really |
| 3410s | hard to try to put something very very |
| 3412s | very beautiful to you guys my name is TI |
| 3415s | I love you guys and I'll be seeing you |
| 3419s | soon okay love you guys see you next |
| 3445s | week |
| 3475s | for for |