So a couple of weeks ago I did something a little unusual (for me) and, at the behest of a friend, went to check out a local indie game developer gathering here in a New York. The event (Demo Night of the local chapter of the IGDA) took place in a small college auditorium on a Thursday night, and, to my complete surprise gathered upwards of 100 people. Believe me when I tell you that in a city like New York, on a party night, that is no small accomplishment.

There were some cute games demo-ed, but the most interesting experience of the night was a social one (this is completely shocking for a gamer, I know!), when we striked up a conversation with two guys sitting next to us, Austin and Brian. Austin and Brian work for a small game startup called Muse Games, working in the budding field of 3D web browser games. Thanks to some new technology (the Unity game engine), it is apparently now possible to do some pretty decent 3D in a browser window, and of course games are a prime target.

Good conversation breeds good karma, so today I thought I’d introduce you guys to Muse and their new 3D game called Elementia. Elementia is a single and multi-player strategy game where you harness the elements of fire, water, land, wind, and ether to do battle. Check it out, and support these guys if you can. They are the only real life game developers I know, and - more importantly - incredibly nice people.

A small preview video is below:

Elementia Trailer from Muse Games on Vimeo.

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