Tyler Glaiel(born 1990[1]), also known by the monikerGlaiel Games,is an Americanvideo game designerand programmer known for games such asAether(2008),Closure(2012),Number(2013),Bombernauts(2017),The End Is Nigh(2017) andMewgenics(2025).[2][1][3][4][5]
Tyler Glaiel | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1990 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Glaiel Games |
| Occupation(s) | Game designer and programmer |
| Website | glaielgames |
Life and career
editGlaiel is a native ofWestfield, Massachusetts.[6]He developed his first game, a simple thing calledPigeon PooperusingAdobe Flashin 2002, before his twelfth birthday.[1]By high school, Glaiel was already one of the most successful game developers onNewgrounds,reportedly earning thousands of dollars from his games alone, leading Jonathan Holmes ofDestructoidto calling him "theDoogie Howserof videogames ".[7]He became a frequent collaborator ofEdmund McMillenand went on to develop several titles together.[8][9]In 2008, he earned the rank ofEagle Scout,the highest achievement inScouts BSA.[6][10]His game,Closure,won the Gameplay Innovation award atIndiecade2009 and theIndependent Games Festivalaward for Excellence in Audio in 2010, in addition to being nominated in the Innovation and Technical Excellence categories.[11][12][13][14][15][16]The following year, he was invited to participate in the IGF's jury for the festival's innovation award,Nuovo.[17]
Glaiel was included in theForbes 30 Under 30games industry section in 2016.[11]Utilizing and building up a proprietary game engine of his own creation that allowed forSVGassets created inAdobe Flashto be imported expediently, Glaiel collaborated with McMillen for several months onThe End Is Nigh,before it was released in 2017.[18]In 2018, McMillen announced that he had acquired the rights to his previous project,Mewgenicsand that he and Glaiel have begun developing it.[5][9]
As of 2020, he was living in California.[19]In 2020, at the onset of theCOVID-19pandemic when face masks were becoming mandated by law in many parts of the world, Glaiel received a great deal of attention for a voice-activated LED face mask he made on a lark.[20][21][22][19]The positive press led Glaiel to take the mask toKickstarter,where he was able to raise over US$70,000 to mass-produce it under the nameJabberMask.[23][24][25]
Games
edit| Year | Title | Platform | Co-developer(s) | Designer | Programmer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Magnetism | Flash | Yes | Yes | ||
| Magnetism 2 | Flash | Yes | Yes | |||
| Krazy Kar | Flash | Yes | Yes | Audio | ||
| supersoldier | Flash | Dan Paladin | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2006 | NightStrike | Flash | Yes | Yes | ||
| Aqua Slug | Flash | Yes | Yes | |||
| Paths | Flash | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2007 | Paths 2 | Flash | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Aether | Flash | Edmund McMillen | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Closure | Flash | Yes | Yes | Story, Music | |
| Tetraform | Flash | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Closure | PS3,Windows,Mac,Linux | Yes | Yes | Portof the Flash game | |
| Offspring Fling | Windows,Mac OS,Linux | Tech Support | ||||
| Fracuum | Flash | Yes | Yes | |||
| The Basement Collection | Windows,OS X,Linux | Edmund McMillen | Yes | Yes | ||
| Number | Flash | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2015 | Crypt of the NecroDancer | Windows, Mac, Linux,PS4,PS Vita,iOS,tvOS,Xbox One,Switch | Tester | |||
| Bombernauts | Windows | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2017 | The End Is Nigh | Windows, OS X, Linux, PS4, Switch | Edmund McMillen | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Octogeddon | Windows, Switch | Tester | |||
| Iconoclasts | Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, PS Vita, Switch, Xbox One | |||||
| 2019 | The Legend of Bum-bo | Windows, OS X, Android, iOS, Switch | Yes | Additional Programming | ||
| 2021 | The Binding of Isaac: Repentance | Windows, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S | Tester | |||
| 2025 | Mewgenics | Windows | Edmund McMillen | Yes | Yes |
References
edit- ^abc"Review: The End is Nigh".Destructoid.July 30, 2017.
- ^Matulef, Jeffrey (November 22, 2013)."Closure dev reveals explosive isometric multiplayer brawler Bombernauts".Eurogamer.
- ^Schmalzer, Matthew (April 21, 2020)."The Ontology of Incremental Games: Thinking Like the Computer in Frank Lantz's Universal Paperclips".Eludamos. Journal for Computer Game Culture.10(1): 93–94.doi:10.7557/23.6174.S2CID219096829.
- ^Couture, Joel (August 15, 2017)."Punishing difficulty conveys a personal story in The End is Nigh".Gamasutra.RetrievedJuly 25,2021.
- ^abChalk, Andy (March 28, 2018)."Edmund McMillen says Mewgenics work is 'in effect' but still a few years away".PC Gamer.RetrievedJuly 27,2021.
- ^ab"Westfield native brings Closure to gaming industry".The Westfield News.The Westfield News. April 25, 2012.RetrievedJuly 25,2021.
- ^Holmes, Jonathan (April 10, 2015)."Tyler Glaiel is the Doogie Howser of videogames".Destructoid.
- ^Chalk, Andy (March 28, 2018)."Edmund McMillen says Mewgenics work is 'in effect' but still a few years away".PC Gamer.RetrievedJuly 27,2021.
- ^abO'Connor, Alice (March 26, 2021)."The Binding Of Isaac 2" will happen "but not" any time soon "".Rock Paper Shotgun.
- ^Glaiel, Tyler (April 8, 2008)."So..."Newgrounds.RetrievedJune 23,2023.
- ^ab"Tyler Glaiel, 25".Forbes.RetrievedJuly 25,2021.
- ^"Alumni Successes".IndieCade.
- ^"IGF 2010 Announces Main Competition Finalists".Gamasutra.January 4, 2010.
- ^Alexander, Leigh."Road To The IGF: Closure 's Tyler Glaiel And Jon Schubbe".Gamasutra.RetrievedJuly 25,2021.
- ^Purchese, Robert (March 12, 2010)."IGF 2010 winners revealed".Eurogamer.
- ^"Tyler Glaiel".INTERVIEW.Oxford University Press.
- ^"2011 Independent Games Festival Announces Nuovo Award Jury".Independent Games Festival.October 28, 2010.
- ^Mersereau, Kevin (August 17, 2017)."An effigy for Adobe Flash".Destructoid.RetrievedFebruary 8,2023.
- ^abGoodyear, Sheena. Bero, Tayo (ed.)."This voice-activated LED mask simulates facial expressions for talking, smiling".As it Happens.CBC Radio.RetrievedJuly 25,2021.
- ^"Click, Tech Fast, Tech Furious, Light-up face mask responds to your voice".BBC World News.BBC.RetrievedJuly 25,2021.
- ^Pellot, Emerald (June 3, 2020)."Programmer creates voice-activated LED protective face mask".yahoo.com.
- ^Cook, Jeremy."Voice-Activated LED Matrix Mask Responds to Speech and Lets You Smile".Hackster.io.
- ^"LEDで khí trì ちを vân えるマスク “JabberMask” ".トラベル Watch(in Japanese). September 26, 2020.
- ^"あなたが điệp ればマスクも điệp る ゲームプログラマーが khai phát したLEDで biểu tình を vân えるマスク “JabberMask” [インターネットコム] "[JabberMask, a mask that conveys facial expressions with LEDs developed by a game programmer that speaks when you speak].インターネットコム [ライフナビメディア](in Japanese).
- ^"LEDマトリクスで khẩu の động きを biểu hiện するマスク “JabberMask” -- tiếu nhan などで biểu tình phong かに "[ "Jabber Mask", a mask that expresses mouth movements with an LED matrix--Smiling and other expressions].CNET Japan(in Japanese). September 25, 2020.RetrievedJuly 25,2021.