Devolution Zine Bundle feat. Pippin Barr's Work.

Explore the development process of the It is as if you were… game series by Pippin Barr through a limited edition bundle of eight hand-made booklets produced for the Pippin Barr x Devolution: It is as if you were… exhibition, which took place at A MAZE. / Berlin 2025

The booklets pull together journals, correspondences, blog posts, to-do lists, and more to reveal the in-between moments of game design. Draw your own conclusions, and even branch off to reflect on your own development process.

The bundle is based on Pippin Barr’s journals of his games…
It is as if you were playing chess (2016)
It is as if you were doing work (2017)
It is as if you were making love (2018)
It is as if you were doing paperwork (2022)
It is as if you were playing a text adventure (2024-)
It is as if you were on your phone (2025)


…which are accompanied by two additional booklets:
 It is as if you were growing stuff – 

high level reflections between Pippin and Csongor on the design process and the general concept of the exhibition.


It is as if you were designing a game – an empty booklet for your own thoughts with some inspirational quotes from Pippin’s journals to help you reflecting.