Jens Nilsson is a developer at, and co-founder of, Frictional Games alongside Thomas Grip, who works as a designer, a sound engineer, a level developer, and ultimately as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Frictional. He has worked on both the Amnesia and Penumbra game series, as well as on the game SOMA.[1]
Early life[]
Career[]
Jens Nilsson is a cofounding member of the Swedish-based independent games studio, Frictional Games, along with Thomas Grip. They met in 2002, attending the same university, and officially founded the company in 2007 on the first of January.[3]
Jens Nilsson has worked on basically all games made by Frictional Games in one way or another thus far. This includes on Penumbra franchise (a similarly Lovecraftian-inspired horror adventure series) and the stand-alone SOMA (a science-fiction existential horror adventure game). This also includes work on the Amnesia games.
Work on Amnesia[]
On Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Jens Nilsson is credited as having worked on the game's "Design," "Sound Engineering," "Level Scripting," and "Level Editing."[1] Several developer commentaries from the game give his insight onto aspects of its development as he saw it, mainly on the subjects of sound, gameplay, and scripting. On Amnesia: Justine, the expansion/DLC for The Dark Descent, Nilsson is similarly credited for work in the areas of "Sound," "Level Scripting," and "Design."[2]
On Amnesia: Rebirth, Nilsson is again credited for the game's "Design," "Sound," "Level Scripting," and "Level Editing," as in The Dark Descent.[4]
Cooperation with The Chinese Room[]
Members of Frictional Games assisted The Chinese Room with their development of the sequel to The Dark Descent, called Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. On A Machine for Pigs, Jens Nilsson is credited as having helped on story (given as "Drama").[5] Both he and Thomas Grip also served as executive producers of A Machine for Pigs.[5]
Work on Penumbra[]
- Main article: Penumbra (series)
Work on SOMA[]
- Main article: SOMA
Work on HPL[]
- Main article: HPL engine
Personal life[]
Works[]
- Penumbra: Overture (2007) — Sound Engineer, Level Scripter
- Penumbra: Black Plague (2008) — Lead Sound Engineer, Level Scripter
- Penumbra: Requiem (2008) — Lead Sound Engineer, Level Scripter
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) — Designer, Sound Engineer, Level Scripter, Level Editor
- Amnesia: Justine (2011) — Designer, Sound Engineer, Level Scripter
- Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (2013) — Story Developer, Executive Producer
- SOMA (2015) — Producer (as "CEO")
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Amnesia: The Dark Descent – English credits
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amnesia: Justine – English credits
- ↑ Grip, Thomas. "Thomas Grip: Co-founder, creative director" [Blog]. Accessed 16 January 2024. Published 22 November 2013. People of Frictional, Frictional Games. https://frictionalgames.com/2013-11-thomas-grip-co-founder-creative-director/.
- ↑ Amnesia: Rebirth – English credits
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs – English credits
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