ShadowMaker Studios is a small, fast-moving, multidisciplinary team of creative and technical video game development professionals based out of Seattle.
We are a making a game that uses sophisticated wearable sensors to create an immersive and completely unique gaming experience. We guarantee this is like nothing you've ever seen before.
Great advances in technology come from visionary leaps forward in UI and UX. ShadowMaker wearable interfaces allow for intuitive hands-free avatar control without needing a keyboard or mouse to play. We also implement sensor fusion and state analysis in real-time to allow the virtual world to respond to the user's physiological state changes on the fly. Pretty awesome, right? We think so too.
INNOVATIVE DESIGN
We put design first. We understand that aesthetics define the experiences. Rich visuals, immersive sounds, and nuanced interaction design are our fundamental tenets.
PROVEN TECH
We have an exclusive partnership agreement with a company that has working, commercially available wearable sensors that are validated through five years of customer use.
EXPERIENCED TEAM
Our core team collectively has 80 years of experience at the forefront of gaming software development, biosensor design, electronic systems design, project management, and biofeedback. We have driven products to market successfully, and know how to build amazing teams.
SUCCESSFUL CROWDFUNDING
Our founders have run successful crowdfunding campaigns before… that delivered on time! We know how to do The Thing.
VALUES
Everyone on our team has worked together before. We trust each other. We know each others’ values. We all prioritize ethics and fair interactions. We value autonomy, expression, and empathy.
DIFFERENTIATION
IN A WORLD of conventional games, we are making something completely new and different. We aren’t going for the typical video game demographic. We don’t even like to think of what we are making as a “video game.” It’s a new kind of emotion-driven, interactive experience.
The wearable sensors we integrate with are partnered with the NVIDIA Inception program.
This is a deep learning and AI incubator.
NVIDIA Inception nurtures cutting-edge AI startups who are revolutionizing industries. This virtual accelerator offers go-to-market support, expertise, and technology for program members through deep learning training, exclusive Inception events, preferred pricing on hardware, and more.
The best in tech
The next generation of high-end wearable sensors
Accelerometer
Delta x, delta y, and delta z. Just like your momma used to make.
Gyroscope
Rotation about the x, y, and z axes. Or “pitch,” “roll,” and “yaw,” for those of you who prefer aviation speak.
sEMG
sEMG is the measure of muscle activation which occurs during movement, or static tension associated with stress.
ECG
ECG is electrocardiography, and it describes heart activity. It is also sometimes called EKG. If you’re “flatlining,” that means your ECG is flat and your heart has stopped. That is bad. ECG can be used to extract R-R intervals, Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and much more.
EEG
EEG, or electroencephalography, literally means the electricity coming out of your head getting graphed. Brain activity produces electrical potentials which can be measured. If you’ve heard of brain states (delta, theta, alpha, beta, gamma), EEG is one way to measure those states. It can be used to quantify sleep level. It can also be used to assess degrees of focus, and the scale of mental stress vs relaxation.
Haptic feedback
Yep! The sensors go buzz buzz buzz! There are haptic drivers and small motors on each sensor module to create a physical sensation on the users’ bodies. Thanks to advanced design and proprietary interference-cancellation technology, haptics don’t interfere with signal acquisition at all.
We are incredibly excited about what we are building!
We are looking for people to join our team. Contact us if you want to be a part of evolving the gaming industry!
Global video game market
TL;DR: It's growing faster than ever!
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Total consumer spending on PC gaming hardware and accessories reached $5.74 billion in 2021, an increase of 25% over 2020.
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Total consumer spending on premium pay-to-pay games rose to $6.99 Billion in 2021, with 2024 projected to hit $7.33 Billion
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