The Owl Project Situation

Having recently been made aware of a project claiming to be a rebirth of my Owl Project I have been encouraged to issue a statement. I will therefore state the following: 

• The recently posted video purporting to be of the Owl Project is not mine. There are many differences both large and small, but it is not my code, it is just something made to look like it.

• I have never given any consent , nor will I give any consent to the use of any names, story, characters, graphics, textures, images, models, code, gameplay or any other associated Intellectual Property from the Owl Project to be used by anybody else. Indeed, nobody has ever approached me to obtain my consent.

• The Owl Project  was never abandoned or canned. Whilst several admittedly long breaks have been taken due to health concerns, the project was never abandoned. I will also state that only a small proportion of the game and its capabilities has ever been demonstrated.

• I separated myself from the community many years ago and I have no  plans to return, or to answer any questions about the project. I will continue at whatever pace I enjoy and announce things when/if I feel appropriate.

• Whilst imitation might indeed be the sincerest form of flattery, any projects claiming to be the Owl Project, or imitating it, are/have been made expressly without my consent.

 

AO