You know, when I met Steven Schardt, the director and creator of Polae, I knew it was meant to be. This interactive sci-fi mobile series is like an octopus of intertwined stories and gameplay, with Steven’s genius shining through every aspect of it. We faced some challenges trying to size the scope of development, but that didn’t stop us from believing in the project’s potential to captivate audiences with its 360-degree interactive crime story. Working with Steven and the incredible Mei-Ling Wong has been a whirlwind of creativity, ambition, and friendship, leaving me eager to dive into any future project with them.
Polae is an immersive, interactive sci-fi series for mobile devices, where participants make decisions that determine their chances of survival in a world dictated by artificial intelligence, featuring cutting-edge technology like StyleGAN and generative ML models developed by Steven Schardt himself.