Kian Bashiri

Kian Bashiri
Born1987
EducationStockholm University
OccupationVideo game developer
Notable workYou Have to Burn the Rope

Kian Bashiri (born in 1987[1]) is a Swedish video game developer and programmer, best known for the IGF Innovation Award-nominated metagame You Have To Burn The Rope released in 2008. He started making Flash games in 1999 and continued to play around with the software for many years before deciding he wanted to be a professional games developer.[1] Bashiri attended Stockholm University and the School of Future Entertainment where he studied computer game development.[2][3][1] Beyond You Have To Burn The Rope, he developed and released other games independently, such as Metro: Rules of Conduct (2008)[4][5] and Swarm (2008), the latter which won him a Swedish Game Award for Best Mobile Game.[2] After graduating, however, he joined the small Stockholm studio Might and Delight as Lead Game Programmer for the game Pid.[6][7][8][9] As of 2021, he was working as the Lead Animation Programmer at Ubisoft Stockholm.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b c Caoili, Eric. "Road To The IGF: Mazapan's You Have To Burn The Rope". Gamasutra.
  2. ^ a b "Kian Bashiri (Might & Delight)". Gotland Game Conference. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Interview: You Have To Burn The Rope's Kian Bashiri". GameSetWatch. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ Gillen, Kieron (1 December 2008). "Going Underground: Metro Rules Of Conduct". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ "FLASH GAME CHALLENGE: Metro Rules of Conduct". Tech Digest. 1 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Vass debut med kluven identitet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Pid-intervju". GameReactor (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ Cordeiro, Fernando (28 December 2013). "In defense of old values: talking with Pid's Kian Bashiri". Nightmare Mode. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  9. ^ Rose, Mike. "Pid 's dilemma - how do you make a 2D platformer that stands out?". Gamasutra.
  10. ^ "Kian Bashiri". LinkedIn. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  11. ^ Radio, Sveriges. "DOKUMENTÄR: En historisk räddningsaktion - P3 Spel". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 July 2021.