Sunday, December 10, 2017
By: Matthew Doucette

A little known project by the Xona Games' authors, is eScape -- once hidden under the name Project X.

I just stumbled upon some early development videos and decided to post them.

eScape Description:

eScape was a unique project. It was a fully automated artificial intelligence artist, that played the role of the graphics tool and the graphics artist -- the only graphics artist -- in the creation of its art. It was not based on neural networks however, and cannot be compared to the amazing creativity found without the advancements that are happening today. It featured fully solid 3D textures and other effects that are beyond modern-day 3D accelerated graphics cards (GPUs). 

Early Development Videos:

September 2nd, 2004.

September 2nd, 2004.

See more of our prototype work here.

That is all.

About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $190,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.