Glitchers

Glitchers is a British independent video-game company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was founded in 2013 by Matthew Hyde, Hugo Scott-Slade, and Maxwell Scott-Slade (of Johnny Two Shoes).[2][3][4] Glitchers is best known for developing Sea Hero Quest in 2016. The game was developed in collaboration with Alzheimer's Research UK to help dementia research by tracking players' 3D navigation.

This article is about the company. For gamers who find glitches, see Glitching.
GLITCHERS
Founded10 September 2013
HeadquartersLeith, Edinburgh, Scotland
Founder(s)Matthew Hyde, Maxwell Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade
IndustryIndie game design and development
URLglitchers.com

The company's name was GLITCHE.RS from 2013 to 2016,[5] and the URL glitche.rs redirects to its website.[6]

Games
  • Plunderland (2010) is an interactive pirate adventure game for iPhone, released initially as part of Johnny Two Shoes but now developed by Glitchers and is available as part of GameClub
  • Chippy (2013), a time management game in a simulated fish and chips shop, Chippy was developed as a self-funded app based game and is now available as part of GameClub.[2] Chippy was well received and described by Pocket Gamer as “addictive stuff, and it’s easy to play”.[7]
  • Gumulon (2013) is a mobile app based game promoting Stride chewing gum by requiring the player to chew to activate the game.[8]
  • Kano is an experimental colour-matching arcade game,[9] which Glitchers explain “was designed primarily as an experiment for us to test out assumptions around player retention, payment models and growth hacking.”[10]
  • Sea Hero Quest (2016) is a mobile game which contributes to research on dementia by tracking players' 3D navigation[11][12] It was designed by Glitchers in association with Alzheimer's Research UK, University College London and the University of East Anglia and with funding from Deutsche Telekom.[13][14][15] The idea for the game came from neuroscientist Michael Hornberger of the University of East Anglia who collaborated with Hugo Spiers of University College London and a group of six other neuroscientists.[16]
  • Cone Wars (2017) is an online multiplayer and PC game featuring Ice cream van turf wars[17] in which teams compete to sell the most ice creams using weapons and tactics.
  • Nestlums (2020) is a money training app for children, designed to teach good financial habits using familiar gaming techniques, developed in collaboration with Cauldron.[18]
  • Drive Buy (2021) is described as a "short-session multiplayer vehicle combat game with a delivery twist" and is available on Steam and Nintendo Switch[19]

Awards

In 2018 Sea Hero Quest was nominated for a British Academy Games Awards BAFTA in the category: Game Beyond Entertainment,[20] a new category for games which "deliver a transformational experience beyond pure entertainment".[21]

Also in 2018 Glitchers won a Webby award for Social Impact.[22]

In 2020 Sea Hero Quest was nominated for the Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game at the New York Game Awards.[23]

References
  1. "Glitchers Studio News". Glitchers. 19 May 2021. moved into a brand new studio in Leith, Edinburgh ... Edinburgh-based developer Glitchers.
  2. Lomas, Natasha (2 November 2013). "Chippy Is A Fish & Chip Shop Simulator For iOS That Puts The Fun Into Deep-Fat Frying". Techcrunch. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. "Maxwell Scott-Slade". ICE Totally Gaming. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. "Glitchers Ltd: People". endole. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  5. "Glitchers Ltd overview". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Companies House. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. "glitche.rs". Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  7. McKeand, Kirk. "Chippy". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. "Gumulon Case Study". W+K LDN. Wieden+Kennedy. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. "Kano". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  10. "Kano". Glitchers. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  11. "Mobile game Sea Hero Quest 'helps dementia research'". BBC News. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. "Home page". Glitchers. Retrieved 5 May 2016. Includes list of games
  13. "Partners". Sea Hero Quest. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  14. Titcomb, James (4 May 2016). "Playing this smartphone game can help fight dementia". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  15. "Home page". Glitchers. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  16. Kaplan, Sara (7 May 2016). "Two minutes playing this video game could help scientists fight Alzheimer's". Washington Post. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  17. "Cone wars". Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  18. McLaughlin, Aimee. "Meet Nestlums, the app teaching kids all about money". Creative Review. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  19. Craddock, Ryan. "Multiplayer Vehicle Combat Game Drive Buy Speeds Onto Switch". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  20. "Game Beyond Entertainment: Sea Hero Quest VR". BAFTA.org. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  21. Makedonski, Brett (12 April 2018). "BAFTA names What Remains of Edith Finch its best game of 2017". Destructoid. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  22. "2018 Winners". The Webby Awards. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  23. Sheehan, Gavin (2 January 2020). "The New York Game Awards Announces 2020 Nominees". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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