Jph Wacheski

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Jph Wacheski (or Jeph) is a musician and independent video game developer in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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Games

Wacheski's games and music are experimental in design.[ citation needed ] The games are typically in a retro arcade style with unique modern sound design.[ citation needed ] His game releases bear the name of his studio, Iteration Games. [1]

LockOn [1] and Valence [2] have both received the "Top Dog" award at Home of the Underdogs, and several of Wacheski's games have been featured on the Independent Gaming Web log. [3] His games are included in many collections of free and independent games, both on the Web and on CD-ROMs packaged with magazines.[ citation needed ]

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Music

Wacheski's music recordings and live shows have been under the names And the Earth Died Screaming, Zug Island, and Jph Wacheski.[ citation needed ]

He has performed his music live at various live shows mostly in and around Toronto, including A Month of Sundays (2001), [4] Aspect (2002), and The Ambient Ping (together with Leif Bloomquist as Jamming Signal, 2003).[ citation needed ]

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