Jph Wacheski

Jph (or Jeph) Wacheski is a musician and independent video game developer in Ottawa, Canada.

Games

Wacheski's games and music are experimental in design. The games are typically in a retro arcade style with unique modern sound design. His game releases bear the name of his studio, "Iteration Games".

LockOn [ [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=4640 Home of the Underdogs - Entry: lockOn ] ] and Valence [ [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=5048 Home of the Underdogs - Entry: Valence ] ] have both received the "Top Dog" award at Home of the Underdogs, and several of Wacheski's games have been featured on the [http://indygamer.blogspot.com/search?q=jph Independent Gaming Web log] . [ [http://indygamer.blogspot.com/search?q=jph Independent Gaming ] ] His games are included in many collections of free and independent games, both on the Web and on CD-ROMs packaged with magazines.

Releases

*"LockOn" (2003)
*"Joust 3: Revenge of the Lava Troll" (2003)
*"Seeds: Three Birds of the Apocalypse" (2003)
*"Wizard of Wor (remake)" (2003)
*"Electric Yo-Yo (remake)" (2003)
*"Valence" (2004)
*"Sub Atomic" (2004)
*"Lunar Rescue" (2005)
*"Quiescence" (2005)
*"100 Invaders" (2006)
*"Cathode Raygun" (2006)
*"Forward" (2006)
*"Upstream" (2006)

Music

Wacheski's music recordings and live shows have been under the names "And the Earth Died Screaming", "Zug Island", and "Jph Wacheski".

He has performed his music live at various live shows mostly in and around Toronto, including A Month of Sundays (2001), [ [http://www.stainedproductions.com/events/sundays/index.html#1-09 Stained Productions presents A Month Of Sundays ] ] Aspect (2002), and [http://www.theambientping.com/ The Ambient Ping] (together with [http://www.leifbloomquist.net/ Leif Bloomquist] as [http://www.jammingsignal.com/ Jamming Signal] , 2003).

External links

* [http://iterationgames.com Iteration Games] - Wacheski's site
* [http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/07/column_free_play_iteration_gam_1.php GameSetWatch column featuring Wacheski's games]

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