It's been 1 month!

Hello everyone! So it's been one month(ish) since I uploaded the first chapter of Through Your Eyes and I hope everyone has been enjoying it. I want to thank all of you who downloaded and read the story, and a very big thanks to everyone who gave me feedback personally. I love hearing everyone's thoughts and theories about what will happen next and it is very validating to hear all of the positive things people have to say. You may be happy to know that after taking a short break I am back to writing finally and hope to give you all the next chapter sooner rather than later. I have been spending my break practicing my art technique a little, but mostly just letting my mind not be consumed with the project for a short while. The first chapter of Through Your Eyes took quite a bit of mental energy from me, especially near the end of the development period, however now we are back in full swing and I am excited to get back to work!

With all of that out of the way, let's get down to some news:

     - Firstly, I have made some small updates to the demo as some backgrounds did not display correctly or put in the wrong place. This update is reflected in the new downloadable files on the game's page and linked with this post.

     - As I said in the intro, development on Chapter 2 is in the works right now and I am hoping to have it completed by the end of 2023! This may be a stretch as I do have many things I want to implement in the next chapter including new gameplay elements as well as reworking some of the art from Chapter 1. I think you all will really enjoy where the story goes and the new ways that you will be able to interact with the story. Yes, you read that correctly in Chapter 2 you will be able to start directly influencing the story! How it is going to work though...I won't say just yet ;)

     - A steam version for Through Your Eyes Chapter 1 is being prepared as we speak. This process takes a little time to complete but I am hoping with the steam release the game will reach an even bigger audience!

     - If the game starts gain more traction, I am considering opening some sort of crowd funding for the project. I know I know, crowdfunding is not something that is always looked kindly upon, however I hope to bring more people on to the project for things like art and voice acting, and unfortunately those sorts of things do not come cheap. All that said though, it's merely a thought in my head at the moment, as I'm sure it's a thought in the head of many indie developers taking on bigger projects like this. We will see how it pans out!

Well, I think that pretty much covers everything! If you would like to reach me personally for anything my email is feel free to do so on this site, the game's page, or personally through email at clairelynndickerson@gmail.com. You can also follow me on twitter @clairelynnd I do post there about Through Your Eyes related news whenever it comes up. Thank you all so so much for supporting this project and just know that it means the world to me.

- Claire