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For Itch

Why don’t you start by introducing yourselves, who are Rekka and Divine?

Rekka is an illustrator and animator creating assets for games, books and videos. Devine is a developer and designer building tools and writing music. Together we designed toys, printed books and released games - and some of it, while living on a sailboat.

You’ve recently began sailing around the Pacific Ocean while developing. What’s it been like to develop in such an extreme environment?

Some things were easier than others, access to power and reliable internet has been a challenge living in the remote islands of the South Pacific Ocean. But we're always looking for ways to improve our systems. With the help of Amos, we devised a way to automate the build process and upload updates using our VPN's bandwidth instead of our satellite phone's. We have acquired a small generator for grey days when our solar panels cannot give us enough power to do our work.

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For Ian

What is your name? What do you do?

My name is Devine Lu Linvega, and I do all the things.

How’s New Zealand been so far? Glad to be settling in?

New Zealand has been amazing so far. I was told, and can now confirm, that NZ is a hub of DIY culture, where people will have a natural tendency to make their own houses, boats, things and tools - where the instinct will be to build, instead of to buy.

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For Metro

How and when did you decide to move onto a boat?

A few years ago, Devine went to Prague and met someone who lived on their boat. At the time, it didn’t seem like a possible lifestyle for us, but we’ve kept the idea at the back of our heads. We traveled a lot since the encounter in Prague, lived in Tokyo for 2 years, saw new places where we'd be happy living. We decided a year ago that we wanted to keep traveling; getting a boat seemed like the most logical step. A boat offers some stability, and if you get tired of the scenery you can lift anchor and go somewhere else. We figured we could learn to sail by ourselves.

Tell me a bit about 100 Rabbits, and about your careers as game designers.

Hundred Rabbits is the name of our design studio. We work on niche mobile games, music, podcasts and recently, video diaries on the liveabord lifestyle.

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For Vice

Relocating from Montreal to Vancouver (and now to Vancouver Island) is a big change on its own, without the additional aspect of transitioning to the liveaboard life. How did the idea for a roaming-at-sea game development studio come about?

It emerged from discussion on how to join our two passions together, traveling and arts, and our interest in a more tactile lifestyle.

What were you both doing for work while in Montreal?

Devine was making a living developing mobile applications for iOS, and I was working as a game artist and children books illustrator.

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For I Die You Die

How long did it take you to finish Portalion? What hang ups did you come across, if any (whether it be inspiration, compositionally, with mixing, etc.)?

Portalion was created in around 80 hours, over the span of 2 months. You can see a breakdown of the work done on the album here: http://wiki.xxiivv.com/Portalion:Horaire The album really materialized during our stay at this AirBnB in Vancouver that we shared with this opera student, where everyday, the house was filled with Satie.

What instruments do you play?

None. I'm not too interested in the tactile aspect of music rendition.

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Dear Lululemon team,

I join to this cover letter, my resume, with hopes that it demonstrates my interest in working with you. I have spent the last six years working in the video game industry, before taking a year long pause to learn new skills. I am now looking to apply them onto new challenges and I wish to work in a company that I believe in.

I believe that I can learn from, and improve, the already great experiences that your store offers. Whenever I found myself shopping at your store, it left a lasting memory. I wish to work with you in perpetrating these memories.

If you would honor me with an interview, I am certain that I can prove myself to be a great addition to your team as an educator. Thank you so much for your time, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Sophie

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Tokyo, holy excrements from small undefined creatures! We’re there. First place we had on our list was the Nakagin Tower.
Spending two whole days there, we finally experienced the dread and discomfort of living in a capsule hotel. It was wonderful despite the occasional shakeup and earthquake panic you’d feel when, at 5 AM, your four floors up neighbour decides to move their capsule. Althought, this person was courteous enough to leave a box of chocolate with an apology.
Nakagin Tower is one of those rather rare examples of buildings where the exterior matches the interior perfectly. The compact minimalism you can observe from outside, permeates into the rooms and hallways creating a much fuller, more impactful experience. The sounds made from the windows when you adjust them utterly surpasses any horrific sound in existence -- the blades had to be oiled often but tenants sometimes decided against that.

Nina was exactly where she was born to be, and so was that fuzzy sweater, that returned along with her. It

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