What is the Imagination Sweatshop?

High above the Earth in a half-finished space station purchased illegally from the Chinese government, the Imagination Sweatshop is committed to bringing you the finest games our unskilled laborers are forced to produce. We strive to celebrate the sheer joy of design by constantly playstorming our products, in an easy-to-manage 16 hour workday. We then document the process online, so that you can join us on this creative rocketship to the future. The future is games!

What is Playstorming?

Playstorming is our favorite way to make games at ISS. It works like this: One of us is too lazy to come up with a whole idea for a game so we play with whatever little we’ve got. We think about what we want the game to do and develop rules as we play.

Our Playstormosophy:

• From chaos, order is born. The playstormers should be ready to drop everything and immediately implement any changes that appeal to them. There should be no attachment to the flow of the game. Stop, change, evolve, enjoy.
• Each playstormer is responsible for their own fun. The game-bearer need not worry about entertaining the rest of us. Each of us will suggest the rules and modifications that we feel will make the experience more enjoyable for our own selves.
• To be a game-bearer is to be alone. The game-bearer decides which rules, if any at all, will ultimately be used. When putting together the final game, they are under no obligation to accept any of the suggestions previously playstormed. It is a terrible responsibility that they alone must bear.
• The new world after the storm. While the game-bearer is under no obligation to accept any suggestions, playstorming works best when everyone involved has an open mind. You may walk out of playstorming with a totally different game than the one you walked in with. That new game may be even more awesomer and beyond.

Who is the Imagination Sweatshop?

The Imagination Sweatshop is Jason Keeley, Epidiah Ravachol, Jim Sullivan, John Stavropoulos and all their friends.