Secret Lab is an independent

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developer based in

Hobart, Australia Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...

. They are best known for their work on

Night in the Woods ''Night in the Woods'' is a 2017 single-player adventure video game. It was developed by Infinite Fall, a studio founded by game designer Alec Holowka and animator/artist Scott Benson, and Secret Lab, an Australian studio, and published by Fin ...

, the

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Joey Playbox games, the

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Play School Play Time and Art Maker games. Secret Lab's founders, Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison and Dr Jon Manning, are co-authors of more than 20 books for

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and

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. Secret Lab was slated to develop the

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video game, Day of the Tiki. Secret Lab also developed the tie-in video games for Canadian superhero web series,

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. Secret Lab also works on the critically acclaimed adventure game,

, building dialogue engine tools, and creating the mobile version of the game. In December 2010, Secret Lab's founders were jointly awarded one of Australia's most prestigious awards for technology, the

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by then

Premier of Tasmania The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of Ta ...

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. Secret Lab was also awarded three Tas ICT Awards in 2010: "Success in Exporting ICT Solutions", "Excellence in Digital Media or E-Marketing" and the "Tas ICT President's Award for Excellence". In 2013, Secret Lab received the Tas ICT Award for "Best Software Product" for their work on the

Play School Play Time app for iPad. Secret Lab was responsible for the development of a number of popular iPad Applications, including the

Foodi app for iPad, as well as the Play School Art Maker and Play Time apps for iPad. Both Foodi and the Play School Art Maker app were finalists for the 2011

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(AIMIA) Awards in the "Best Cultural and Lifestyle" and "Best Application on a Tablet or Mobile" categories, respectively. In 2013, Secret Lab's Play School Play Time app was a finalist for the AIMIA "Best of Tablet - Entertainment" and "Best of Tablet - Learning and Education" awards, and went on to win "Best of Tablet - Entertainment" and the overall "Best of Tablet" AIMIA awards. Secret Lab's work for Qantas also yielded a 2016 iAward for "Mobility Innovation of the Year". Co-founder Paris Buttfield-Addison received a 2016 "Gold Disruptor" award at the

Australian Computer Society The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is an association for information and communications technology professionals with over 48,000 members Australia-wide. According to its Constitution, its objectives are "to advance professional excellence ...

Reimagination Thought Leaders' Summit in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

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References

External links

Secret Lab website
Video game development companies Companies based in Hobart Video game companies of Australia Australian companies established in 2008