needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message the studio trophis production company or studio trophis for short was an independent video games development company based in sheffield uk . 1 their first game the white chamber a point and click sci fi horror adventure was released for the pc for free download via their website in 2005 . they were working on their second game entitled for the game . on december 26 2009 studio trophis had closed its doors as all the other members were busy with their own projects and lives . studio trophis type private industry video games founded sheffield 2002 headquarters hq in sheffield united kingdom key people richard perrin paul johnson zakir rahman products the white chamber revenue unknown number of employees 3 website studiotrophis.com contents 1 history 2 staff 3 games 4 creative commons 5 influences and in game references 6 references 7 external links history edit studio trophis was initially formed by two sheffield university students computer science student richard perrin and japanese studies student paul johnson in 2002 to complete a game creation project set by richard s university . the project grew beyond the original assignment and pair decided to release it on the internet . zakir rahman another japanese studies student studying with paul johnson joined them to provide music and sound effects . this game eventually became the white chamber and took almost three years to complete including a one year hiatus as each member of the team was busy with their studies and other commitments . however in march 2005 the game was finally finished and released for free download from the studio trophis website . 1 as of may 2006 the game has been downloaded over 100 000 times and has featured on many magazines across the world including the uk s best selling sfx magazine and the new york times 2 often appearing on cover discs . staff edit studio trophis development team 1 name role richad perrin producer designer paul johnson artist animator zakir rahman musician sound engineer games edit year title genres platforms 2005 3 the white chamber horror windows creative commons edit all of the output from studio trophis available from their website is available for free download and is licensed under creative commons . the specific license used by studio trophis means anyone is free to copy or distribute their work as long as studio trohis is credited that it is not for commercial gain and is not used to create a derivative work . influences and in game references edit studio trophis productions feature many in jokes pop culture and gaming references . this can be seen most heavily in the mock magazine article seen in their first game the white chamber . here is a list of some of those documented so far the magazine article in the white chamber contains anime styled versions of character from the popular webcomic penny arcade . the white chamber s commander artemis trend and the team s dare to be digital entry the nipsy restoration are both references to a character nipsy trend from a skid row live video . a nintendo entertainment system and commodore 64 tape deck can be seen in the storeroom of the white chamber next to the mock magazine article . if the player attempts to use the nes called an mes in the game the character becomes trapped in a lo res 8 bit version of the game . the musical band advertised in the white chamber the helmeted impostors seen in the mock magazine article are a reference to the character jagi from the japanese anime fist of the north star . the helmeted impostors look almost identical to jagi and their song say my name is jagi s catchphrase ore no na wo itte miro in japanese . the horror in the white chamber is heavily influenced by the game series silent hill by konami and the movie event horizon . a direct quote from event horizon can be seen when the players open a sealed metal box in the game . a red traffic light in the tv series twin peaks is shown just before particularly sinister moments in the show . it appears in the white chamber during the corridor sequence as a twin peaks reference . dr salt a soft drink seen in the white chamber is a reference to dr pepper . in the short animation better than pizza the pizza box contains the label busey s pizza . this is reference to the hollywood actor gary busey . an e mail described as a spam message promoting a concert of nicole ash with songs written by her fianc lance bishop is a reference to the avalon movie . references edit a b c studio trophis about us . studio trophis homepage . retrieved september 24 2008 . herold charles may 6 2005 . off the couch deeper into the psyche new york times . off the couch deeper into the psyche new york times . retrieved october 11 2009 . the white chamber for windows moby games . retrieved october 24 2009 . external links edit studio trophis website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title studio trophis production company & oldid 738221872 categories companies established in 2002video game companies of the united kingdomsoftware companies of the united kingdom2002 establishments in the united kingdomhidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2010all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a 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