Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

We are all born alone and die alone. The loneliness is definitely part of the journey of life.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

When I read a good story, I often start thinking, 'Should I live my life according to what this character chooses and values?' It makes me think. I feel like I grew up to be a more mature person while thinking about character development in these fictional situations.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

The focus of 'Flower' is emotion and to make you feel peaceful.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

Our vision is for games to offer a wide variety of different experiences and attract all kinds of gamers and nongamers.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

'Journey' is a way for us to explore the crossing, the intersection of our lives between each other.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

When humans are hungry, they look for food. But they are also hungry for certain feelings. They go out to look for entertainment - from music to movies to novels to games - to satisfy their emotions.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

Creativity is not talent but attitude.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

Any established media, such as literature, music, or film, offers a wide variety of experiences touching emotions from the very primal to the deeply complex. No matter who the audience are or what kind of mood they are in, there will always be something right for them. Video games, as a fast-growing new medium, is on its way to catching up.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

'Flower' is about the sublime.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

If our games can help people, that's the best reward we can get.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

I like technology, but the blockbuster games use it for the same thing over and over again.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

Every artist wants his or her work to connect with someone. I think that's why people make art.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

We founded thatgamecompany to push the boundary of video games as an interactive medium.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

I just feel like I'm on a quest to fail if I try to even compete with myself.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

A teenager can find lots of games, but that's not necessarily true for adults over 30. As you get older, you desire more intellectual, emotional experiences. If you look at film, there's many different genres. No matter how old you are, you can find the type of movie you like. That's a sign of a mature medium.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

When I designed 'Flower' I was thinking about making it a positive, almost like a self-healing experience. It's like therapy.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

Humans are lazy but not stupid.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

I studied Computer Science when I was in my undergrad and minored in Digital Art & Design.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

I don't believe in a particular god, but I believe in the unknown. I believe that there's something bigger than us.

Jenova Chen
Jenova Chen

Each game we make, we like to introduce an emotion that is rarely experienced by gamers in the console game industry.