James Patton - Clockwork Bird https://clockworkbird.net Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:50:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://i0.wp.com/clockworkbird.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cropped-Chickadee_square.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 James Patton - Clockwork Bird https://clockworkbird.net 32 32 170021612 I made a tarot board game – and a sneak peek of my next video game! https://clockworkbird.net/i-made-a-tarot-board-game-and-a-sneak-peek-of-my-next-video-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-made-a-tarot-board-game-and-a-sneak-peek-of-my-next-video-game https://clockworkbird.net/i-made-a-tarot-board-game-and-a-sneak-peek-of-my-next-video-game/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:10:00 +0000 https://clockworkbird.net/?p=5249 I made a tarot board game - and a sneak peek of my next video game... Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that a game I designed is launching on Kickstarter as we speak! Sefirot is a board game that uses gorgeous tarot cards. It's about reaching enlightenment and self-knowledge. It's from the […]

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]]> I made a tarot board game - and a sneak peek of my next video game... Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that a game I designed is launching on Kickstarter as we speak! Sefirot is a board game that uses gorgeous tarot cards. It's about reaching enlightenment and self-knowledge. It's from the [...]

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]]> https://clockworkbird.net/i-made-a-tarot-board-game-and-a-sneak-peek-of-my-next-video-game/feed/ 1 5249 Only 48 hours left to back The Hidden Isle, our Tarot-based RPG! https://clockworkbird.net/only-48-hours-left-to-back-the-hidden-isle-our-tarot-based-rpg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=only-48-hours-left-to-back-the-hidden-isle-our-tarot-based-rpg Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:34:27 +0000 https://clockworkbird.net/?p=4339 Hello again to the Clockwork Flock! Just a quick reminder that if you want to back my tabletop RPG, The Hidden Isle, now's your last chance! If you need a reminder, the game uses beautiful Tarot cards instead of dice, is set in the Renaissance and is about fighting tyranny and injustice. There's also a […]

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]]> Hello again to the Clockwork Flock! Just a quick reminder that if you want to back my tabletop RPG, The Hidden Isle, now's your last chance! If you need a reminder, the game uses beautiful Tarot cards instead of dice, is set in the Renaissance and is about fighting tyranny and injustice. There's also a [...]

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]]> 4339 The Hidden Isle, our Tarot pen and paper game, is live on Kickstarter! https://clockworkbird.net/the-hidden-isle-our-tarot-pen-and-paper-game-is-live-on-kickstarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-hidden-isle-our-tarot-pen-and-paper-game-is-live-on-kickstarter Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:33:32 +0000 https://clockworkbird.net/?p=4295 Hey Clockwork Flock, just a quick note to let you know that our Tarot-based pen and paper RPG is finally live on Kickstarter! Here's a quick summary: The Hidden Isle is a pen and paper RPG that uses Tarot cards instead of dice, set in the 16th century on the secretive island of Dioscoria. It […]

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]]> Hey Clockwork Flock, just a quick note to let you know that our Tarot-based pen and paper RPG is finally live on Kickstarter! Here's a quick summary: The Hidden Isle is a pen and paper RPG that uses Tarot cards instead of dice, set in the 16th century on the secretive island of Dioscoria. It [...]

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]]> 4295 The Clockwork Bird duo are going separate ways https://clockworkbird.net/the-clockwork-bird-duo-are-going-separate-ways/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-clockwork-bird-duo-are-going-separate-ways https://clockworkbird.net/the-clockwork-bird-duo-are-going-separate-ways/#comments Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:25:08 +0000 https://clockworkbird.net/?p=4282 Hello Clockwork Flock, I’m afraid I have some disappointing news to share with you. To rip the band-aid off quickly, I’ll get right to it: Danny, the other founder of Clockwork Bird, has had to leave the studio.  Why? The reason is simple: Clockwork Bird has always struggled to make ends meet, and we finally […]

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]]> Hello Clockwork Flock, I’m afraid I have some disappointing news to share with you. To rip the band-aid off quickly, I’ll get right to it: Danny, the other founder of Clockwork Bird, has had to leave the studio.  Why? The reason is simple: Clockwork Bird has always struggled to make ends meet, and we finally [...]

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]]> https://clockworkbird.net/the-clockwork-bird-duo-are-going-separate-ways/feed/ 2 4282 New Kickstarter incoming: a Tarot-based TTRPG powered by card divination https://clockworkbird.net/new-kickstarter-incoming-a-tarot-based-ttrpg-powered-by-card-divination/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-kickstarter-incoming-a-tarot-based-ttrpg-powered-by-card-divination Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:04:14 +0000 https://clockworkbird.net/?p=4252 Hi again to all our flock members! It’s been a while. If you’ve forgotten who we are, we’re Clockwork Bird: a two-person indie game studio that made Silicon Dreams, that android interrogation sim from a few years back. This ol' thing! Sorry we’ve been so quiet the last few years! We’ve been working behind the […]

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]]> Hi again to all our flock members! It’s been a while. If you’ve forgotten who we are, we’re Clockwork Bird: a two-person indie game studio that made Silicon Dreams, that android interrogation sim from a few years back. This ol' thing! Sorry we’ve been so quiet the last few years! We’ve been working behind the [...]

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]]> 4252 Silicon Dreams: a hidden gem! (Too hidden for our liking) https://clockworkbird.net/silicon-dreams-a-hidden-gem-too-hidden-for-our-liking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silicon-dreams-a-hidden-gem-too-hidden-for-our-liking https://clockworkbird.net/silicon-dreams-a-hidden-gem-too-hidden-for-our-liking/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:34:35 +0000 http://clockworkbird.net/?p=709 Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you! In the week since launch there has been quite the surge in the number of deviant androids being interrogated! We appreciate each and every comment and review that you have left Silicon Dreams - we’ll be forever grateful to all of you who have reached out […]

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]]> Thank you, thank you, a million times thank you! In the week since launch there has been quite the surge in the number of deviant androids being interrogated! We appreciate each and every comment and review that you have left Silicon Dreams - we’ll be forever grateful to all of you who have reached out [...]

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]]> https://clockworkbird.net/silicon-dreams-a-hidden-gem-too-hidden-for-our-liking/feed/ 1 709 Silicon Dreams is launching April 20th! https://clockworkbird.net/silicon-dreams-is-launching-april-20th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silicon-dreams-is-launching-april-20th Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:16:03 +0000 http://clockworkbird.net/?p=651 Followers, fans, and fellow cyberpunks, it’s finally here! We can finally announce the launch date for Silicon Dreams - and it’s less than two weeks away! Silicon Dreams is launching on April 20th! It'll be available through Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux. Here's a brand new trailer to prove it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyqbAAefpPg Or, here's a […]

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]]> Followers, fans, and fellow cyberpunks, it’s finally here! We can finally announce the launch date for Silicon Dreams - and it’s less than two weeks away! Silicon Dreams is launching on April 20th! It'll be available through Steam for Windows, Mac and Linux. Here's a brand new trailer to prove it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyqbAAefpPg Or, here's a [...]

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]]> 651 Something is rising from the server room… https://clockworkbird.net/something-is-rising-from-the-server-room/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=something-is-rising-from-the-server-room Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:45:36 +0000 http://clockworkbird.net/?p=599 Wake up, Androids. Silicon Dreams has been away - but you can’t hold back progress forever. Systems booting... Sorry we’ve been so quiet, we’ve been working hard on the game! Here’s some highlights: I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe... We’ve revamped the visuals a few times but this one just *mwah!* nails the Blade Runner […]

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]]> Wake up, Androids. Silicon Dreams has been away - but you can’t hold back progress forever. Systems booting... Sorry we’ve been so quiet, we’ve been working hard on the game! Here’s some highlights: I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe... We’ve revamped the visuals a few times but this one just *mwah!* nails the Blade Runner [...]

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]]> 599 Silicon Dreams at Steam’s Autumn fest: new demo, new content, new visuals! https://clockworkbird.net/silicon-dreams-at-steams-autumn-fest-new-demo-new-content-new-visuals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silicon-dreams-at-steams-autumn-fest-new-demo-new-content-new-visuals Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:02:39 +0000 http://clockworkbird.net/?p=508 We're excited that Silicon Dreams is part of Steam's Autumn festival - live right now! - where players can check out upcoming releases. Like the Summer fest before it, the event is completely digital so anyone can take a look. Again, this is happening right now, so feel free to click on through and see how much the game […]

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]]> We're excited that Silicon Dreams is part of Steam's Autumn festival - live right now! - where players can check out upcoming releases. Like the Summer fest before it, the event is completely digital so anyone can take a look. Again, this is happening right now, so feel free to click on through and see how much the game [...]

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]]> 508 Telescopic to microscopic: shifting a cyberpunk perspective from the very big to the very small https://clockworkbird.net/telescopic-to-microscopic-the-shift-in-perspective-from-spinnortality-to-silicon-dreams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=telescopic-to-microscopic-the-shift-in-perspective-from-spinnortality-to-silicon-dreams Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:00:00 +0000 http://clockworkbird.net/?p=391 The last game I shipped was Spinnortality, a cyberpunk management sim where you try to take over the world. The thing you stared at most was a globe, which changed colour as you took over more countries. The game I’m currently working on is Silicon Dreams, a cyberpunk conversation sim where you learn about people. […]

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]]> The last game I shipped was Spinnortality, a cyberpunk management sim where you try to take over the world. The thing you stared at most was a globe, which changed colour as you took over more countries. The game I’m currently working on is Silicon Dreams, a cyberpunk conversation sim where you learn about people. [...]

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