Studio Cypher
{{Short description|Indianian game development studio}}
{{Orphan|date=July 2023}}
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| industry = Games
| founded = {{start date and age|2005}}
in Bloomington, Indiana, United States
| founders = Will Emigh, Nathan Mishler, and Ian Pottmeyer
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Studio Cypher is a game development studio in Bloomington, Indiana founded by Will Emigh, Nathan Mishler, and Ian Pottmeyer in 2005.{{cite web |last1=Makice |first1=Kevin |title=From Brainstorms to Boards: Using The Game Crafter to Polish Ideas |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/01/from-brainstorms-to-boards-using-the-game-crafter-to-polish-ideas/ |website=Wired |access-date=16 February 2022 |date=11 January 2013}} The studio creates games combining video game technology with real-world interaction, which the studio refers to as "non-games".{{cite web |last1=Ray Corriea |first1=Alexa |title=How one company hopes to transform physical space using video game principles |url=https://www.polygon.com/2013/7/13/4514338/nongames-nathan-mishler-studio-cypher-physical-therapy-games |website=Polygon |date=13 July 2013|access-date=16 February 2022}}
Games
Studio Cypher's first independent project was a series of alternate reality game interactive online novels, "The Cyphers Episodes". The story appeared over multiple websites with embedded puzzles.{{cite web |title=The Cyphers |url=http://www.studiocypher.com/our-games/the-cyphers/ |website=Studio Cypher |access-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313192540/http://www.studiocypher.com:80/our-games/the-cyphers/ |archive-date=13 March 2010}} Players were able to pay a subscription fee to enhance their experience of the novels.{{cite web |last1=Andersen |first1=Michael |title=2011 Year in Review: The Year in Three Quarters, Nickels, and Dimes |url=https://www.argn.com/2011/10/2011_year_in_review_the_year_in_three_quarters_nickels_and_dimes/ |website=ARGNet |access-date=16 February 2022 |date=13 October 2011}}
The studio created six games for The Field Museum of Natural History's Ancient Americas exhibit illustrating aspects of innovation in ancient technology.{{cite web |title=The Field Museum |url=http://studiocypher.com/client-work/the-field-museum/ |website=Studio Cypher |access-date=16 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314093141/http://www.studiocypher.com/client-work/the-field-museum/ |archive-date=14 March 2010}}
In 2013, Studio Cypher used Kickstarter to fund their game Stickers In Public,{{cite web |last1=Seltzer |first1=Rick |title=Local company showing sticker game at E3 trade show |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/business/2013/06/05/local-company-showing-sticker-game-at-e3-trade-show/47473373/ |website=The Herald-Times |access-date=16 February 2022 |date=5 June 2013}} which places physical, moveable stickers with game rules around a public space.{{cite web |last1=Makice |first1=Kevin |title=It's Fun Play in Public with Tiny Games |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/03/its-fun-play-in-public-with-tiny-games/ |website=Wired |access-date=16 February 2022 |date=22 March 2013}} Nathan Mishler debuted the game at E3 2013, and it was showcased at IndieCade. The studio created a version of Stickers in Public for TEDxBloomington in 2013.{{cite web |title=TEDxBloomington 2013 |url=http://www.tedxbloomington.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tedX_program_v6.pdf |website=TEDxBloomington |access-date=16 February 2022 |page=8 |date=22 March 2013}}
In 2019, the studio published Diorama Detective, a family-friendly AR mystery game.{{cite web |last1=Nelson |first1=Jared |title=Solve Lighthearted Mysteries in ‘Diorama Detective’, a Quirky AR Game that’s Launching Next Week |url=https://toucharcade.com/2019/08/01/diorama-detective-release-date/ |website=TouchArcade |access-date=16 February 2022 |date=1 August 2019}}
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