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It’s just the 3 of them
“Hi Yeti, I hope that I’m not bothering you,” says Tiffi. “I spoke to Elsa and she made some phone calls to find out more about the event. It’s being held in the Stockholm office and it’s planned for this coming weekend. Do you still want to go? I am definitely going so I hope that you join me.” Yeti would never say no to…
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Leaving on a jet plane
The three of them decide to go to Stockholm on Friday so they can be ready first thing Saturday morning to go to the King office. Time goes fast, as we all know, and it’s now time for the three of them to meet at the airport. Chewy is so excited and he can’t wait to get there. Tiffi shares his enthusiasm but Yeti is too…
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Time to head to the studio
They arrive in Stockholm around dinner time. The day is coming to an end but our three characters are excited and can’t wait for tomorrow. They check in at their hotel and then go for a nice leisurely dinner. Early the next morning Tiffi is up at the crack of dawn. She wakes the other two up and tells them to hurry up and…
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Time for the tour
Once inside the lobby it’s not too bad as the people in the crowd each go their own way. Maybe they are not all here for the tour. Perhaps most of them are employees just starting their day. A tour guide walks up to them and introduces himself. Hi guys, welcome to the ‘Kingdom’,” says the guide. “My name is John and I will…
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Lots of things to see!
‘Carousel booth seating and three-seater swing sets are just two of the places to put your feet up in the lounge, whose walls are splashed with cartoon vinyls of characters from King’s acclaimed game titles including “Diamond Digger,” “Bubble Witch Saga,” and the explosively popular “Candy Crush Soda.” (Source) In the…
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Who wants to play?
‘Distributed around the office are many places for concentration or conversation plus smaller, non-bookable rooms, a separate “cabin” in the submarine, bus or tram, a retreat in the library, and a space for silent concentration or relaxation in front of the fire. The biggest shared meeting space is Pavilion Park – an…
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Let’s go to the workshops!
‘In honor of level 5,000, King held a press trip in their home office in Stockholm, Sweden on June 25, 2019.’ John explains that it was so successful that King decided to run this event based on that moment. “So you guys are going to get the behind the scenes look now on how the studio does it’s magic,” says John. “I am…
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A graphic workshop
‘Game Art Design: During this workshop, Game Artists Sandra da Cruz Martins and Mattias Andersson spoke on how their team creates the world of Candy Crush through vision boards and storytelling. The Candy Kingdom is “a world of simple pleasures,” according to Martins. “It’s all about our heroine Tiffi traveling around in a…
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The sound and game level design workshops
Just up ahead of them they hear loud sounds coming from one of the rooms. John opens the door and tells them to go inside. He explains that this is the sound workshop and offers some details. ‘Sound: The sound workshop was very straight forward and was more hands-on as participants were able to step into the recording…
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Yeti has wandered off
Where could Yeti have gone? The guide goes to look for him. Aha! There he is by the food. “Hey Yeti, guess you must be hungry right?” says John. “Do you mind if I join you for a bit.” Yeti doesn’t mind but he wants to get some food so he asks John if he would like something to eat or drink. John says that he’s fine. Yeti…
