“So late one night after work I baked 2 cakes for the office.
I sent out a mass email & we all took 30 minutes to eat cake and talk.”
Rockstar were unimpressed, however.
She herself was told “that I was jeopardising my career”.
Sandercock hasn’t let the demise of Cake Day cramp her creative interest in food, however.
In fact, she’s found a way to combine baking with game design.
The games in question cover a large and colourful range.
The idea of games you might eat was one of several early-career experiments.
And in that, I thought I really like this idea.
I’m gonna try this out."
Sharing food is among the most basic forms of community.
Fighting over it is among the most basic forms of competition.
“I like games that are about friendship and curiosity,” she says.
Take The Order Of The Oven Mitt.
“What things can you do that you might’t do in a digital space?
Have any of these thoughts had a direct impact on her videogame projects?
“So the outcomes for players are somewhat similar - I want players to feel happy and joyful.
When I’ve tried making those games I feel miserable, and I get into a depression.
And I don’t like being in a depression!
I want to be happy, and so I work on games that hopefully make other people happy.”
The day I was told not to do Cake Day I had already baked a cake.
I was so scared I decided not to announce anything.
I never ate that cake.
It was a Portal cake.
“I remember one case where I had a problem that was about a lighting bug.
Or as the case may be, a fat, oozing slice of Portal gateau.
you’re free to find out more about the Edible Games cookbook over onthe official site.
