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    About Collecting Smiles

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    Collecting Smiles is an independent developer based in San Francisco, US. It was founded in Sweden 2006 by seasoned game-developer Jens Andersson as a label for experimental games and applications for computers and consoles. With the success of Colors!, a painting application for Nintendo DS and iPhone, Collecting Smiles grew into a independent developer and is now using a network of freelance programmers, designers and artists.

    About Jens Andersson

    Jens Andersson is a game-designer, programmer and artist with a career in game-development. Educated by the underground demo-scene as a member of groups like Yodel and TBL, Jens became one of the founding members of Swedish developer Starbreeze in 1998. There he held multiple key roles within programming, design and management as well a seat at Starbreeze’s steering board. As of 2009, Jens is working as Lead Designer at LucasArts in San Francisco, US.

    Key accomplishments

    2007-, Colors!, Designed and developed the painting application for Nintendo DS and iPhone.

    2004-2007, The Darkness, Credited as Lead Designer and Tools Programmer on the first-person Action/Adventure for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

    2002-2004, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Credited as Lead Game Programmer and Lead Designer on the first-person Action/Adventure for Xbox and PC.

    2000-2002, Enclave, Credited as Lead Game Programmer, Game Designer and Project Manager on the third-person Action/Adventure for Xbox and PC.

    Selected press and appearances

    December 2008, Gamecyte, Interview about Colors!
    May 2008, Speaker at Nordic Game in Malmö, Sweden, Discussing the development of The Darkness
    February 2008, Edge Online, Honored with spot 72 of the Hot 100 Game Developers of 2008
    February 2008, Modojo, Interview about Rorschach, homebrew and Collecting Smiles
    January 2007, Speaker at Future Film Festival in Bologna, Italy, Previewing and discussing The Darkness
    September 2006, GTtv, Video-interview about The Darkness
    Mobygames, profile of Jens Andersson

    Contact

    Jens Andersson, jens@collectingsmiles.com, +1-415-613-1549
    Collecting Smiles, 1749 Polk St #8, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA