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William Stallwood: links

Selected records trace William Stallwood’s Art Blocks release, interactive art, independent games, community activity, and technical context.

10 sources · last updated 2026-07-11

In the AB[500]: Art Blocks

Art Blocks lists Subtle among William Stallwood’s projects and situates it within the Art Blocks Presents program.

Art Blocks collection context collection · 2023

Interviews

Technical.ly reports Stallwood’s account of Cipher Prime’s early business history and the proposed Auditorium sequel.

Technical.ly interview · 2012

Press and criticism

Siliconera documents the cancellation of Auditorium Duet and attributes the project explanation to Stallwood and Dain Saint.

Siliconera press · 2017

Museums and institutions

A University of California thesis discusses Auditorium’s interactive musical structure and cites an interview with Stallwood about its design.

UC eScholarship research · 2021

Galleries and exhibitions

The Boston Festival of Indie Games program lists Stallwood speaking about game development in Philadelphia and identifies his creative-director role.

BostonFIG program talk · 2014

Essays, talks and podcasts

A Game Developer essay by Dain Saint identifies Stallwood as his Cipher Prime collaborator and reflects on the studio’s work.

Five By Five essay · 2013

Pixelated Audio’s Splice episode supplies a retrospective account of Cipher Prime, co-founded by Saint and Stallwood.

Pixelated Audio podcast · 2021

Profiles and archives

Cipher Prime’s Lineweight page credits William Stallwood and presents the studio’s later approach to emotionally focused interactive storytelling.

Lineweight archive archive · 2020

A historical overview identifies Cipher Prime as a Philadelphia studio founded by Stallwood and Saint and lists its major games.

Cipher Prime overview profile · 2026

Video

A University of California bibliography identifies a recorded 2010 interview with Stallwood and Saint about Auditorium HD.

Auditorium HD interview record video record · 2010

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