''Amnesia Fortnight 2017'' is a bundle of prototypes made during a two-week public

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session in 2017 by

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, which was held in conjunction with

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in 2017. Everyone that paid a minimum of $1 had the opportunity to vote on 25 concept ideas from employees. After the completion of the voting period, the top two picks were developed into prototypes. In addition,

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chose an additional prototype, and the Double Fine Productions staff that was working on Amnesia Fortnight chose another. This was done to give the team a bit of control, rather than have all of the choices be as a result of online voting. Double Fine developed these four concept ideas from employees into game prototypes that became available to those that purchased the bundle after they were completed. In addition, fan projects were also included this year. Three fan pitches were presented in a video and everyone that paid a minimum of $1 could choose between the three pitches. All three games, Pongball, Amnesia Adventure and The Lost Dev Team were developed into prototypes by fans. The top choice, Pongball, was included with the Amnesia Fortnight downloads.

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filmed a documentary about the making of the prototypes, which was also released on YouTube.

I Have No Idea What I'm Doing

''I Have No Idea What I'm Doing'', was Tim Schafer's choice. It is a

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that was led by Zak McClendon. One player wears the headset, and the players not wearing the headset play using the standard display.

Kiln

''Kiln'', led by Darek Brand, was the Double Fine Productions team's choice.

The Gods Must Be Hungry

''The Gods Must Be Hungry'', led by Asif Siddiky, was the top fan choice.

Darwin's Dinner

''Darwin's Dinner'', led by Devin Kelly-Sneed, was the second fan choice.

Pongball

''Pongball'' was the top choice for the fan-developed prototype. It is a multi-player

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game with

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-like playfields. It was conceptualized by Kjell "lightsoda" Iwarson and led by Josh "Cheeseness" Bush.

The Lost Dev Team

''The Lost Dev Team'' was the second fan-developed prototype. It is a single player

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akin to

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or The Cave. In the game, three game developers, a

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, a musician, and an artist, have to use their unique skills to get past various puzzles. It was conceptualized by Anemone and led by Jennifer "Jenni" McMurray.

Amnesia Adventure

Amnesia Adventure was the third fan-developed prototype. It is an adventure game with differently styled scenes, wherein an amnesiac adventurer relives past adventures through memories. It was conceptualized by Ben "TimeGentlemen" Ward of

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, and led by Jennifer "Jenni" McMurray and Eivind "flesk" Nilsbakken.

References

External links

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Amnesia Fortnight 2017 documentary series playlist on YouTubePongball codebase on GithubThe Lost Dev Team codebase on GithubAmnesia Adventure codebase on Github
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