about
The Game - Scattered Verse is a labor of love from solo developer Tony Dong, with music by Mark Samani and Meg Short. Scattered Verse was created to help players build a relationship with poetry through unique and engaging gameplay, beautiful imagery and storytelling, and imaginative level design. Special thanks to @ Philadelphia Game Mechanics for providing a wonderful space for playtesting and fostering the game.
The Developer - Tony Dong is a Teach for America alum, former Director of Gifted programs with Mastery Charter Schools, and former Director of Instructional Design with InnovateEDU. Tony’s served as a lead designer/developer for a number of educational apps, including VAST by ViridianEdu. Tony is based in Philadelphia where he can often be seen biking around with his dog.
Composers:
Mark Samani is an award winning composer for films and video games in the Philadelphia area. Connecting best with narratively driven projects, Mark has greatly enjoyed the opportunity to write music for Scattered Verse’s more minimalist approach to storytelling. Collaborating with Meg is a welcomed opportunity on this game as the duo have collaborated on various projects previously. @marksamanicomposer on social media marksamanicomposer.com
Meg Short is a musical theatre composer entering the world of video game music for the first time with Scattered Verse. The interactive nature of musical theatre has benefited Meg in navigating this new territory and working with Mark has helped fill in the gaps of writing interactive music for digital media. @megshortmusic on social media