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Devolution #7 – Lonely Mountains: Downhill is a cooperation between Devolution, A MAZE. / Berlin 2023, Megagon Industries and UE University of Europe for Applied Sciences.

Huge THANK YOU to the developers for their trust, cooperation and support!

• Almat Kabdolov (Concept Art, Graphic Design)
• Anna Margrét Jónudóttir (Exhibition Moderation, Timeline, Website)
• Christoph Maureder (Tech Advising)
• Diana-Maria Niculescu (Exhibition Moderation, PR, Social Media)
• Eyal Peleg Harris (Producer)
• Hanna Kołodziejczyk (Graphic Design)
• Jan Teo Jia Xian (Exhibition Director)
• Juan Osorio (Timeline)
• Levent Cracea (Exhibition, PR, Video Editing)
• Maria Shchurova (Website)
• Mark Komives (Graphic Design)
• Mascha Camino (Advising)
• Nayan Bhat (Devolution #6 Website Update)
• Pavlo Vasylevych (Producer)
• Csongor Baranyai (Creative Direction, Curation)

• Almat Kabdolov
• Aaryan Nemade
• Christoph Maureder
• Jan Teo Jia Xian
• Nayan Bhat
• Csongor Baranyai

• Leafletjs
• Leaflet Sidebar v2 (fork of Sidebar v2)
• IFrameManager
• Fontawesome
• GitHub

This online exhibition was an accompanying element of an on-site exhibition at the 12th International Games and Playful Media Festival A MAZE. / Berlin 2023.

The physical exhibition focused on the development process of Lonely Mountains: Downhill by displaying several in-between versions of the game, from early prototypes to later iterations. Visitors could explore the creative process behind the development, encountering new insights with each version they play and each comparison they made.

For the ultimate insight into the development of Lonely Mountains: Downhill and its design decisions, participants could have joined the guided tours through the exhibition held by the developers themselves, complementing the exhibited versions with background information, secrets and anecdotes.

• Thursday, 11th of May 2023, 14:00 – 15:00
  with Daniel Helbig
• Friday, 12th of May 2023, 14:00 – 15:00
  with Jan Bubenik
• Saturday, 13th of May 2023, 14:00 – 15:00
  with Anna Bloser

Downloadable early prototypes and in-between versions of Lonely Mountains: Downhill.
Play, observe and compare for inspiring insights!

The versions of the game available here are historic development versions. We provide them for research purposes only and without warranty or support. They may not be fully functional, we cannot guarantee their compatibility with your device. The versions’ network features may be non-functional or limited. By downloading and using these versions, you agree that we do not take any responsibility for any issues that may occur as a result of such. Please note that we have tested these versions to the best of our knowledge.

Lonely Mountains: Downhill is a low-poly style third-person mountain biking game, where the player tries to connect with nature and complete courses on different mountains.

The game was developed by Berlin developer studio Megagon Industries from 2015 to 2023.

In addition to the development process map, you can explore two additional visualizations – one from the outside and one from the inside perspective:

This online exhibition is available for permanent viewing, offering visitors an opportunity to explore an interactive timeline of the game’s evolution, downloadable and playable early prototypes and in-between versions of the game.

The exhibition works as a unique archive for…

• Researchers to discover new aspects of how games are growing
• Game designers & developers interested to learn and to be inspired
• Tutors and lecturers searching for inspiring use cases
• Just everybody interested in games and game development

Devolution is exploring and dissecting the creative process of game development, encountering new characteristics with every new edition. Each Devolution event / exhibition focuses on the evolution of a game through the exhibition of prototypes and interim versions and an in-depth conversation with the developers.

Looking at games and game development from the perspective of Devolution lets you discover new and inspiring aspects of how games are growing into shape. In contrast to the usual reception of the results, Devolution reveals the whole road up to them.

“Games develop in a way that I can only describe as organic, in that they tend to start as a core and then grow outward.”

– David Oreilly (Everything, Mountain)

Previous physical exhibitions of several in-between versions of other games (The Curious Expedition, Shift Happens, Thumper, SUPERHOT, Ape Out, Hidden Folks, Kingdom) and a summit (Game Design as Gardening). Also, in 2020 – with the exhibition of Baba Is You & Dicey Dungeons – turning into hybrid, or even: total digital.