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<channel><title><![CDATA[PURPLE MEADOWS - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.purple-meadows.com/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:43:00 -0500</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Newsletter #9]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.purple-meadows.com/blog/newsletter-9]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.purple-meadows.com/blog/newsletter-9#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:03:34 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.purple-meadows.com/blog/newsletter-9</guid><description><![CDATA[Love love love ...         &nbsp;Texte en Fran&ccedil;ais &agrave; la suite :&nbsp;Dear readers,We hope you are well. This is the month of love &#10084;&#65039;I think you saw Jane Austen's birthday in December, which was very interesting, as well as the film Hamnet, which tells the story of Shakespeare's love affair, and recently all the buzz around the film Wuthering Heights, based on the book, which is an excellent reference for our game. Emily Bront&euml;'s universe and tone have always been [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">Love love love ...<br></h2>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.purple-meadows.com/uploads/1/4/6/3/146305165/published/capture.jpg?1770989357" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><em><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400"></span></em><span style="color:#535353; font-weight:400">&nbsp;Texte en Fran&ccedil;ais &agrave; la suite :</span><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">&nbsp;<br /></span><br /><em><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">Dear readers,</span></em><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">We hope you are well. This is the month of love &#10084;&#65039;</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">I think you saw Jane Austen's birthday in December, which was very interesting, as well as the film <em>Hamnet</em>, which tells the story of Shakespeare's love affair, and recently all the buzz around the film <em>Wuthering Heights</em>, based on the book, which is an excellent reference for our game. Emily Bront&euml;'s universe and tone have always been a source of inspiration for us (not exactly the romantic mood of this film), but rather the fierce winds, complex characters, irrational emotions, and impossible relationships. This is also the month of the release of season 4, part 2, of the <em>Bridgerton</em> series.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">A very exciting time, full of love, intrigue, and drama, isn't it?</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">And you know what? That is exactly what we love too!&nbsp;</span>&#128525;<br /><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">[FR] </font><em><font color="#3f3f3f">Chers lectrices et lecteurs,</font></em><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">Nous esp&eacute;rons que vous allez bien. C'est le mois de l'amour &#10084;&#65039;<br />Je pense que vous avez vu l'anniversaire de Jane Austen en d&eacute;cembre, qui &eacute;tait tr&egrave;s int&eacute;ressant, ainsi que le film <em>Hamnet</em>, qui raconte l'histoire d'amour de Shakespeare, et r&eacute;cemment tout le buzz autour du film <em>Wuthering Heights</em>, bas&eacute; sur le livre, qui est une excellente r&eacute;f&eacute;rence pour notre jeu. L'univers et le ton d'Emily Bront&euml; ont toujours &eacute;t&eacute; une source d'inspiration pour nous (pas exactement l'ambiance romantique de ce film), mais plut&ocirc;t les vents violents, les personnages complexes, les &eacute;motions irrationnelles et les relations impossibles. C'est aussi le mois de la sortie de la saison 4, partie 2, de la s&eacute;rie <em>Bridgerton</em>.<br />Une p&eacute;riode tr&egrave;s excitante, pleine d'amour, d'intrigues et de drames, n'est-ce pas ?<br />Et vous savez quoi ? C'est exactement ce que nous aimons aussi ! &#128525;</font><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:700">But do you know where Valentine's Day comes from?</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">There are many legends about how Valentine's Day became a celebration dedicated to love. It hasn't always been the same and has sometimes had dark aspects. It has always been associated with fertility and good luck. And in ancient times, consent wasn't really obvious, nor was love. You can check out this link if you want to learn more: </span><a href="https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155cc; font-weight:400">https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day</span></a><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">But we really want to believe in <strong>Love</strong> and <strong>Affection</strong>, especially in these confusing times. We think it's important to know how these stories came about. And it's important to be aware of the thinking around love and how we want to experience a love story in our time.</span><br /><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">[FR]<strong> Mais savez-vous d'o&ugrave; vient la Saint-Valentin ?</strong></font><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">Il existe de nombreuses l&eacute;gendes sur la fa&ccedil;on dont la Saint-Valentin est devenue une f&ecirc;te d&eacute;di&eacute;e &agrave; l'amour. Elle n'a pas toujours &eacute;t&eacute; la m&ecirc;me et a parfois eu des aspects sombres. Elle a toujours &eacute;t&eacute; associ&eacute;e &agrave; la fertilit&eacute; et &agrave; la chance. Et dans l'Antiquit&eacute;, le consentement n'&eacute;tait pas vraiment &eacute;vident, pas plus que l'amour. Vous pouvez consulter ce lien si vous souhaitez en savoir plus : </font><font color="#24678d"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2011/02/14/133693152/the-dark-origins-of-valentines-day</a></font><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">Mais nous voulons vraiment croire en <strong>l'Amour</strong> et <strong>l'Affection</strong>, surtout en ces temps troubl&eacute;s. Nous pensons qu'il est important de savoir comment ces histoires sont n&eacute;es, et qu'il est important d'&ecirc;tre conscient de la fa&ccedil;on dont nous concevons l'amour et la mani&egrave;re dont nous voulons vivre des histoires d'amour, &agrave; notre &eacute;poque.&nbsp;<br /></font><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:700">What are we currently working on in the studio?</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">We just finished a project for another studio, creating a 2D animated trailer for a game.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">And for Blue Bird's Song, we are currently working on the new chapters. As you may know, now that the writing is complete, we need to make sure that the text, visuals, and gameplay work well together. So we've been using a lot of storyboards. It's a fantastic technique for thinking through all the scenes and structures, as well as the narrative system and atmosphere we want to create.</span><br /><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">[FR] <strong>Sur quoi travaillons-nous actuellement dans le studio ?</strong><br />Nous venons de terminer un projet pour un autre studio, &agrave; savoir la cr&eacute;ation d'une bande-annonce anim&eacute;e en 2D pour un jeu.</font><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">Et pour Blue Bird's Song, nous travaillons actuellement sur les nouveaux chapitres. Comme vous le savez peut-&ecirc;tre, maintenant que l'&eacute;criture est termin&eacute;e, nous devons nous assurer que le texte, les visuels et le gameplay fonctionnent bien ensemble. Nous avons donc beaucoup utilis&eacute; des storyboards. C'est une technique fantastique pour r&eacute;fl&eacute;chir &agrave; toutes les sc&egrave;nes et structures, ainsi qu'au syst&egrave;me narratif et &agrave; l'atmosph&egrave;re que nous voulons cr&eacute;er.</font><br></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.purple-meadows.com/uploads/1/4/6/3/146305165/storyboard-02-2026_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:700">Some news:&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">I also gave a talk about how I created the characters for our game, their design, and the references we used in the storylines and characters. It was in November, at the Agromageuse &ldquo;Game Changer&rdquo; event. You can find the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8eyet6p0ME&amp;t=71s" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br /><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">[FR] <strong>Quelques nouvelles :</strong></font><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">J'ai &eacute;galement donn&eacute; une conf&eacute;rence sur la fa&ccedil;on dont j'ai cr&eacute;&eacute; les personnages de notre jeu, leur conception et les r&eacute;f&eacute;rences que nous avons utilis&eacute;es dans les sc&eacute;narios et les personnages. C'&eacute;tait en novembre, lors de l'&eacute;v&eacute;nement &laquo; Game Changer &raquo; d'Agromageuse. Vous pouvez trouver la vid&eacute;o <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8eyet6p0ME&amp;t=71s" target="_blank">ici</a>.</font><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:700">Steam Page: </span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">Don&rsquo;t forget to support us and wishlist our game, it really help us. Thank you!&nbsp;</span><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566490/Blue_Birds_Song/"><span style="color:#1155cc; font-weight:400">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566490/Blue_Birds_Song/</span></a><br /><br /><font color="#3f3f3f">N'oubliez pas de nous soutenir et d'ajouter notre jeu &agrave; votre liste de souhaits, cela nous aide vraiment. Merci !&nbsp;</font><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566490/Blue_Birds_Song/"><span style="color:#1155cc; font-weight:400">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566490/Blue_Birds_Song/</span></a><br /><br /></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.purple-meadows.com/uploads/1/4/6/3/146305165/gif-03-04-2024-13-50-38_orig.gif" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font color="#2a2a2a"><em>Thank you, see you soon!</em></font><font color="#3f3f3f"><br /><em>Merci infiniment ! &Agrave; tr&egrave;s vite !</em><br />Joy</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsletter #8]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.purple-meadows.com/blog/newsletter-8]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.purple-meadows.com/blog/newsletter-8#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:50:19 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.purple-meadows.com/blog/newsletter-8</guid><description><![CDATA[Texte en Fran&ccedil;ais &agrave; la suite :&nbsp;&nbsp;Dear readers,We hope you are well. In France, winter is setting in.November 25 was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This is an opportunity for us to tell you a little more about our game, which addresses these issues. As you may have noticed, women's rights are currently in decline, freedoms and gender equality have never been so difficult to maintain and solve, and violence against women and girls in par [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph"><span style="color:#535353; font-weight:400">Texte en Fran&ccedil;ais &agrave; la suite :</span><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">Dear readers,</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">We hope you are well. In France, winter is setting in.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:700">November 25</span><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400"> was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This is an opportunity for us to tell you a little more about our game, which addresses these issues. As you may have noticed, women's rights are currently in decline, freedoms and gender equality have never been so difficult to maintain and solve, and violence against women and girls in particular is on the rise around the world. On the other hand, men are organizing collective thinking to ensure that patriarchal domination reigns supreme. This makes us at Purple Meadows even more determined to fight for our game to see the light of day. Because it all starts with a desire for freedom and love.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:700">Our game Blue Bird's Song</span><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400"> is, in fact, about a seemingly ordinary love story. But things are not so pure and simple. The stakes and facades are frightening. What interests us particularly is talking about how we fall into an invisible trap that looks like fairy tales. The very ones we were told as children, about Prince Charming, who in the end is not so charming.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:700">What's happening at the studio right now?</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">We've finished writing the entire game. We're currently working on the background with our artist Felipe Bracioli.We're also providing services, including semi-traditional 2D animated trailers. We can't wait to show you the game's progress soon.</span><br /><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">Please note that the demo is available on</span><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566490/Blue_Birds_Song/"><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400"> </span><span style="color:#1155cc; font-weight:400">Steam</span></a><span style="color:#000000; font-weight:400">. Feel free to add it to your wishlist, as this will greatly help us gain visibility on Steam. &#10084;</span><br></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.purple-meadows.com/uploads/1/4/6/3/146305165/innocence_orig.png" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Tr&egrave;s chers lecteurs et lectrices,</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)">Nous esp&eacute;rons que vous allez bien. En France, l&rsquo;hiver s&rsquo;installe.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><strong>Le 25 novembre</strong> &eacute;tait la journ&eacute;e internationale des luttes contre les violences faites aux femmes. L&rsquo;occasion pour nous de vous parler un peu plus en d&eacute;tail de notre jeu qui parle de tout cela.&nbsp;Peut-&ecirc;tre l&rsquo;avez-vous remarqu&eacute;, en ce moment, le droit des femmes est en recul, les libert&eacute;s, l&rsquo;&eacute;galit&eacute; femme-homme n&rsquo;a jamais &eacute;t&eacute; aussi difficiles &agrave; maintenir et les violences envers les femmes et filles particuli&egrave;rement, est en hausse partout dans le monde. &Agrave; l&rsquo;oppos&eacute;, des hommes organisent la pens&eacute;e collective pour faire en sorte que la domination patriarcale r&egrave;gne en maitre.&nbsp;Ce qui nous donne davantage envie de nous battre, &agrave; Purple Meadows pour que notre jeu voie le jour. Car tout commence toujours par une envie de libert&eacute; et d'amour.</span><br /><br /><font color="#2a2a2a"><span><strong>Notre jeu Blue Bird's Song</strong>, en effet, parle d'une histoire d'amour &agrave; priori banal. Mais les choses ne sont si pures et simples. Les enjeux et les fa&ccedil;ades sont redoutables. Ce qui nous int&eacute;resse particuli&egrave;rement est de parler de la fa&ccedil;on dont on tombe dans un pi&egrave;ge invisible qui ressemble aux contes de f&eacute;es. Celle-l&agrave; m&ecirc;me que l'on nous racontait enfant et du prince charmant, au final pas si charmant.&nbsp;</span><br /><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br /><span><strong>Que se passe-t-il en ce moment au studio ?</strong> &nbsp;</span><br /><span>Nous avons fini l'&eacute;criture totale du jeu. Nous sommes en train de faire les d&eacute;cors avec notre artiste Felipe Bracioli.&nbsp;<br />Nous faisons &eacute;galement de la presta</span>tion, no<span>tamment de trailer anim&eacute; en 2D semi traditionnel. Nous avons h&acirc;te de vous montrer bient&ocirc;t l'avanc&eacute;e du jeu.&nbsp;</span><br /><span>Sachez que la d&eacute;mo est disponible sur </span><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566490/Blue_Birds_Song/" target="_blank"><span><strong>Steam</strong></span></a><span>, n'h&eacute;sitez pas &agrave; le "wishlist" ou le mettre en "souhait" cela nous ait d'une grande aide pour avoir de la visibilit&eacute; sur Steam. &#10084;</span></font><br></div>  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.purple-meadows.com/uploads/1/4/6/3/146305165/letters_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph"><font color="#3f3f3f"><em>Thank you, see you soon!</em><br /><em>Merci infiniment ! &Agrave; tr&egrave;s vite !</em><br />Joy</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>