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Jazz Platforming in 'Penny's Big Breakaway'

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Learn how the design team at Evening Star brought their experiences with classic Sonic games into the 3rd dimension with their convention shattering debut title: Penny's Big Breakaway. Can a platformer be fun without collectibles, combat, or camera control? In stripping the genre back down to the roots, Evening Star pushed 3D platformers in a new direction: the Jazz Platformer! This talk will break down how they created gaming's most acrobatic new mascot and the secrets to building levels that celebrate player expression and improvisation.

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