Explore the development process of the It is as if… game series by Pippin Barr through a limited edition bundle of eight hand-made booklets produced for the Pippin Barr x Devolution: It is as if you were… exhibition, which took place at A MAZE. / Berlin 2025 (May 14 – 17 2025).
The booklets pull together journals, correspondences, blog posts, to-do lists, and more to reveal the in-between moments of game design. Find out why Pippin switched to a Windows 95 look and feel for It is as if you were doing work, how he decided to cut zen gongs from It is if you were on your phone, or how Pippin and Csongor struggled to decide what should happen on stage.
Draw your own conclusions, and even branch off to reflect on your own development process.
The bundle is based on Pippin Barr’s journals of his games…
- It is as if you were playing chess (2016)
- It is as if you were doing work (2017)
- It is as if you were making love (2018)
- It is as if you were doing paperwork (2022)
- It is as if you were playing a text adventure (2024-)
- It is as if you were on your phone (2025)
…which are accompanied by two additional booklets:
- It is as if you were growing stuff – high level reflections between Pippin and Csongor on the design process and the general concept of the exhibition
- It is as if you were designing a game – an empty booklet for your own thoughts with some inspirational quotes from Pippin’s journals to help you reflecting
Would you like one?
We still have a few bundles left (around 10) – are you interested?
Price: €45 (incl. VAT), plus shipping
Please note that we are not a professional shop. If you would like to purchase a bundle, please send us a message with your request and shipping address and we will get in touch with you.
Production / The Dessauer Press
From editing and layout to printing, folding, binding and finishing, each copy is hand-made with love.
Text and Images: Pippin Barr / Csongor Baranyai / Devolution
Editorial: Csongor Baranyai / Devolution
Design: Jesse Simon / The Dessauer Press
Production: Agustina Musante Böthig / Devolution
Additional Editors and Production: see full credits of Pippin Barr x Devolution: It is as if you were…
Printed and bound at the Dessauer Press, Berlin, 2025
Set in Neue Aurora Grotesk
