Behind the Screens: A Visit to GolemLabs

In the summer of 2001, I vacationed in Canada and toured GolemLabs, the company that created SuperPower.

• My Investigative Report --- June 21, 2001

One-on-One Interviews

In the year 2000 I conducted interviews with SuperPower's creators (yes, all three of them at that time).

• Jean-René Couture --- Creator and Project Manager  (May, 2000)

• Sébastien Kerjean --- Co-designer and Art Director  (June, 2000)

• Luc Lussier --- Artificial Intelligence Designer and Programmer  (latter half of 2000)

The SuperPower Editor Manual

            To learn more about SuperPower's impressive richness and depth, read the SuperPower Editor Manual.  The manual explains all of the country statistics, government types, diplomatic relationships, and possible covert actions contained within the game.

• The SuperPower Editior Manual --- July 17, 2000

Chats with the Creator

            Previously this site hosted a chat room which served as the setting for a series of chats about SuperPower.  Two chat transcripts including Jean-René Couture are presented here:

• Chat Transcript --- January 20, 2000

• Chat Transcript --- March 16, 2000

SuperPower's Old Forum

            This forum resided on the internet almost all of the year 2000.  It is no longer possible to add or to reply to this forum, but these posts still provide a wealth of information about the game and its development. An active forum has since been established at the GolemLabs website.

• The Defcon Forum --- January 22, 2000  to November 29, 2000