Braid is a 2D side-scrolling platform game developed by the independent company Number None Inc., which is headed by Jonathan Blow. David Hellman, author of the web comic A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible, collaborated with Blow on the project and contributed his artistic design to the game's environment and background. Braid won the 2006 Independent Games Festival award for "Innovation in Game Design."Independent Games Festival: Winners: 2006 IGF Main Competition
Tim, the game's protagonist, visits six different worlds, where he takes part in a "series of playful thought experiments."DavidHellman.net: Braid Each world is ruled by a different set of natural laws, which must be taken into account when solving the various puzzles encountered in the game.
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