I don’t write about every new Internet site that captures the attention of millions. But when it hits Orange County, I feel compelled to share. Line Rider, an Internet drawing game of sorts, is one of those things.
While creator Bostjan Cadez (that’s him on the left with his brand new MacBook) lives in Slovenia where he studies art, he is currently in Orange County working with inXile Entertainment to turn Line Rider into a game for the Nintendo Wii and DS.
We spoke last Friday and got an exclusive interview with the 27-year-old art student. Watch the video interview to get some insight into why he created the game.
InXile paid him some money, they won’t say how much, and Bostjan agreed to sell the rights to Line Rider if they flew him to the States. But Bostjan, who’s not a game developer, isn’t here to work. He’s here to see our county and the rest of America. He really likes street art so if you hear of any thing happening, let me know and I’ll pass it on.
Check out today’s story in the newspaper about Bostjan’s journey from art-school student to Internet phenom. And play the latest version of Line Rider. Fans of the original will notice this has an eraser, zoom and different types of lines.
The official site is at official-linerider.com, though many other fan sites have the game posted as well. Some even have their own versions of the game.
Other good sites to check out:
- Bostjan’s online portfolio, at Deviant Art.
- Fan site with forums: LineRider.net (also has the ZaDa version of Line Rider)
- inXile Entertainment, the Newport Beach company that bought all the rights to Line Rider
- Metanet Software, which developed the N game (available as a download) and offered flash-game tutorials that Bostjan voraciously read.
And of course, see what YOU could do with Line Rider. There are nearly 8,000 videos under “Line Rider” posted on YouTube.
Bostjan’s favorite: “Die at the Slopes” because the person who did it didn’t have access to the version with an eraser.
A few more photos…
The doodle that inspired the game (Photoshopped to straighten it out):
And some other pages from Bostjan’s sketch book to give you a sense of his art and how he kept the original Line Rider sketch free from clutter.
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