Kyle Banks worked as a software engineer before moving to Edinburgh and working on his debut game, Farewell North, which led to his selection as a BAFTA Breakthrough. The game features a border collie journeying through the northern isles of Scotland, restoring colour to the world.
Stanley Baxton is a narrative game designer who has worked on more than 20 games as a solo developer, specializing in satirical, horrifying, or queer stories. He previously worked as a game designer at Supermassive Games. Baxton was chosen as a BAFTA Breakthrough for his work on Latex, Leather, Lipstick, Love, Lust, an interactive fiction piece about a trans man going to a kink club.
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