The personal technology industry, now run by some of the worst human beings on earth, was started by dreamers.

During this year’s Game Developers Conference, Sandfall Interactive lifted the curtain on how it was able to create Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with a small team of programmers. The studio’s secret?

Emily Fairfax has spent the past decade studying beavers and how they change landscapes by altering the flow of rivers and streams. She spent five years working with a Pixar animation team to make ...