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Jeff Vogel has been creating role-playing games since founding Spiderweb Software in 1994, releasing games such as the Exile, Avernum, Avadon, and Geneforge series, as well as Nethergate: Resurrection. After reviewing Avernum 2: Crystal Souls for OS X, we contacted Jeff Vogel to ask him about his games, the development process, and his platform of choice.
Erica (Technology Tell): Your games seem to have similar conflicts between Laws and Safety vs. Individualism and Freedom. I’ve always been curious as to why you use these themes in your games and why you think they’re important.
Jeff Vogel (Spiderweb Software): It’s very intentional. I’ve always been fascinated with politics and history. I’m a lifelong news addict, and I’ve always been driven to understand what humans are like and why we are capable of acting constantly in such self-defeating ways. Like many artists, these interests influence my art. Video games are my chosen medium, so that is where I write about these themes. It helps that RPGs work very well for dealing…
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