Iconic game studios push the envelope of what can be accomplished with given hardware. Through unique artistic flavor, they develop their own cult followings. While the worldwide headquarters of Philip's CD-i push was undoubtably in The Netherlands, PIMA - Philips Interactive Media of America - was based out of Santa Monica, California.
About a year ago or so I made an effort to find out more about PIMA - the culture of the Santa Monica office, the working relationship with the Dutch branches, and to find out the hopes and aspirations of the console. My goal was (and is again) to paint a picture of the culture of PIMA - since little to none can be found for this iconic studio (and Philips CD-i development in culture).
I'd love to hear from PIMA developers (or more broadly CD-i developers worldwide in general) to get a feel for the culture of developing for Philips. Please contact me if you're interested in participating. Thank you!
