Sebastien Deguy

Co-Founder and CEO of Sans Strings Studio. former founder of Allegorithmic, makers of “Substance”, then VP 3D at Adobe. Also a writer / musician. Views my own.

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

20 years ago (Dec 21, 2001), I completed my PhD.
On the very next day, I celebrated, got drunk, and so it became clear to me: I needed to start my own company…
20 years ago today (Dec 22, 2001) I started the project of what would become Allegorithmic.

[scott belsky @scottbelsky]

great makers are liable to become managers/leaders. but the legendary leaders figure out how to remain (or once again become) makers.

AI unlocks the era of “leader makers.” Watching teams emerge w/ superior alignment, collapsed talent stacks, and unfathomable potential to build.

[a16z speedrun 🧊 @speedrun]

Why not you?

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

@DukeGunston 🔥

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

What an announcement that was. From zero to one of the most anticipated games in a matter of hours! I still can’t believe it.

[Sans Strings Studio @SansStrings]

Before Fuzz-E stepped into the ring...we were just making puppets punch each other in real-time.

Then Summer Game Fest happened ▶️

115K Steam wishlists
5M+ video views
100+ press mentions

(Testing confirms: puppet boxing was exactly as unhinged as we thought it would be. 🥊)

[scott belsky @scottbelsky]

have yet to meet an artist I admire that would ever trade control for speed.

as machines flood the zone, humans will crave craft and meaning-infused creativity more than ever before.

the best technology evolves craft, it doesn’t replace it.

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

A very selective process and a high caliber team at @speedrun = super happy and honored to see our new venture part of the program. It is intense too 😅

[Sans Strings Studio @SansStrings]

We're honored to be among the ~60 startups selected (out of 10,000+ applicants!) for a16z SR005.

Week One brought lightning-round pitches and fireside chats with industry titans.

Behind-the-scenes: https://t.co/wACz5WxgJY

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

Really proud to see Sans Strings Studio and our game Felt That: Boxing on that list. Thank you @UnrealEngine for the beast that is Unreal. This engine is pushing the envelope of 3D creation and the partnership we have with you guys is invaluable. Thanks!

[Unreal Engine @UnrealEngine]

Unreal Engine 🤝 Indie Devs

With more than half the games shown on the Summer Games Fest livestream built using UE, we caught up with some of the featured indie studios to find out how UE is empowering them to succeed: https://t.co/ZG2N65p8VK

[Sans Strings Studio @SansStrings]

"Everything is real-time." Shares CEO @SebDeguy on our breakthrough pipeline in a new @speedrun article.
Grateful to a16z for believing in our felt-covered chaos!
👉 https://t.co/y7piTVTODL

[FeltThatGame @FeltThatGame]

This isn’t just a fighting game. It’s a full-contact puppet drama.

🎮 Narrative combat
💥 Furry Flurry + Poopet Blaster
🍞 Dodge toast + beat meat
🎶 Flying Lotus soundtrack

Come for the puppet chaos. Stay for the emotional damage.

Wishlist now → https://t.co/P5xzftpGuF

[Ryan Corniel @DukeGunston]

Puppet QA Process #FeltThatBoxing
#UnrealEngine

[Andrea Intg. @andreintg]

Who would have ever thought that the most next gen looking game of all was gonna be a narrative puppet boxing game. Bonkers!
Congrats @DukeGunston and team 👏

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

@IGNFRA Haha, on essaiera d'être clairs, mais c'est bien un jeu de boxe avec des puppets :)

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

@JulienTellouck Merci pour le post !

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

@gamatomic @SansStrings Au plaisir de vous le montrer au fur et à mesure de son développement ! En tout cas on s'amuse bien à le faire...

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

Add to your Wishlist! https://t.co/GY3SG9Z7oy

[Eurogamer @eurogamer]

Puppet-fronted comedy fighter Felt That: Boxing announced at Summer Game Fest https://t.co/PerMGz5aRj

[GameRant @GameRant]

An upcoming boxing game with a similarity to the classic Punch-Out series featuring photorealistic puppet fighters instead of humans is revealed. https://t.co/d4UDwZdDii

[Money Plane @MoneyPlaneIdol]

Watched Summer Game Fest. Lots of generic gooner games teased, but 4 that were not on my radar stood out:

* Felt That Boxing: Boxing game with muppets aesthetics
* Atomic Hearts 2 / The Cube: Solid trailer with full multiplayer RPG reveal
* ILL: FPS with super visceral horror aesthetic
* Infinitesimals: Futuristic version of Grounded

@mundfish crushed it with all of their announcements.

No silksong. 🤡

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

One of the most mesperizing bugs I have seen!

[Ryan Corniel @DukeGunston]

#screenshotsaturday is this also where I report bugs 🙃
#UnrealEngine #FeltThatBoxing

[Popped🍿 @PoppedNews]

The first trailer for ‘FELT THAT BOXING,’ a boxing game that uses real-time digital puppetry in Unreal, has been revealed at #SummerGameFest

The score is composed by Flying Lotus.

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

@tkexpress11 @geoffkeighley Yes :) Thanks for the support Troy!

[Sebastien Deguy @SebDeguy]

Game is ON! Our fist game, "Felt That: Boxing", just was revealed by @geoffkeighley at #SummerGameFest ! So excited! And yes, this is all in-engine footage, simply screen-grabbed 😃 Wishlist on Steam 🙏🙏🙏

[Summer Game Fest @summergamefest]

What you’re about to see is running completely in real-time in Unreal. This is Felt That Boxing, a game that combines comedic storytelling and arcade fighting action. #SummerGameFest