Alice & Smith
Canadian video game developer
Alice & Smith is a Canadian transmedia storytelling and video game developer that specializes in alternate reality games. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Montreal, Canada.
History
Alice & Smith was founded in 2014 by Nathalie Lacoste and Andrea Doyon in Montreal, Canada. The company created The Secret World spin-off The Black Watchmen, the company also created ARGs for games such as No Man's Sky and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.
Products
The company developed XR Server, a visual management tool available on Microsoft Azure.
In 2019, the company worked with Funcom, a Norwegian-based game developer, to create an AI-based storytelling experience for the ARG game Cyrano Story.
In 2021, the company launched StreamFlare, a livestreaming solution that allows streamers to engage directly with their audiences.
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