https://nullband.games/tags/irl/Recent content in Irl on Null Band GamesHugoen-us&copy; Null Band Games, LLC 2025-2026Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:18:47 -0400https://nullband.games/posts/2026-09-28-playtest-takeaways-from-rocgamefest/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:58:25 -0400https://nullband.games/posts/2026-09-28-playtest-takeaways-from-rocgamefest/<p>This past Saturday, I presented <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4466060/The_Patchwork_Ship/">The Patchwork Ship</a> at the <a href="https://www.rocgamefest.com/">2026 Rochester Game Festival</a>. Deep appreciation to all who stopped by, asked questions, took stickers and business cards, and of course, played it! So, what&rsquo;s changed since the last expo two months ago?</p> <p><figure><img src="https://nullband.games/posts/2026-09-28-playtest-takeaways-from-rocgamefest/PXL_20260926_200849788.MP_hu_376993ad0eb10c63.webp" width="1280" height="960" alt="The first trailer for The Patchwork Ship being projected at the RocGameFest expo while attendees look on and do expo things" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" /><figcaption>The trailer for The Patchwork Ship being projected at the RocGameFest expo</figcaption></figure> </p>https://nullband.games/posts/2026-08-03-first-public-playtest-patchwork-ship/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:12:52 -0400https://nullband.games/posts/2026-08-03-first-public-playtest-patchwork-ship/<p>The first public playtest of The Patchwork Ship at the Summer 2026 Lake George Games Expo was a success with a massive amount of takeaways! <em>All photos were taken with verbal consent.</em></p> <p><figure><img src="https://nullband.games/posts/2026-08-03-first-public-playtest-patchwork-ship/LakeGeorgeGamingExpo-20260726_103720-Alexander-Hess_hu_63a69942b79003cc.webp" width="1280" height="960" alt="An attendee playtesting The Patchwork Ship and giving feedback to Jon" loading="lazy" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" /><figcaption>An attendee playtesting The Patchwork Ship and giving feedback to Jon. Photo credit: Alexander Hess</figcaption></figure> </p> <p>There were over 400 tickets sold to the event and I was busy demoing all day. I ended up with five pages of handwritten notes as I watched people play and asked them about their perspectives. I&rsquo;m really deeply appreciative of the time people spent playing and the depth of the feedback that I got!</p>