{"id":2217,"date":"2025-12-01T09:54:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/alec-holowka\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:54:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:54:44","slug":"alec-holowka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/alec-holowka\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Holowka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aw-split-readmore\"><a id=\"aw-readmore\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>**DEFINITION:**<br \/>\nAlec Holowka was a Canadian video game developer and musician known for his work on indie games such as *Night in the Woods*. He co-founded the game development studio Infinite Ammo and contributed significantly to the indie gaming community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>**Alec Holowka**<\/p>\n<p>Alec Holowka (1983\u20132019) was a Canadian video game developer, programmer, and musician recognized for his influential role in the indie game scene. He was best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed game *Night in the Woods*, which combined narrative storytelling with unique art and music.<\/p>\n<p>### Early Life and Career<br \/>\nHolowka began his career in game development in the early 2000s, initially focusing on programming and composing music for various independent projects. He co-founded the game studio Infinite Ammo, where he collaborated with other developers to create innovative and emotionally resonant games.<\/p>\n<p>### Notable Works<br \/>\nHis most prominent work, *Night in the Woods* (2017), received widespread praise for its storytelling, character development, and soundtrack, to which Holowka contributed significantly. The game explored themes of mental health, economic decline, and personal relationships, resonating with a broad audience.<\/p>\n<p>### Legacy<br \/>\nHolowka&#8217;s contributions to indie gaming have been recognized for their creativity and emotional depth. Despite his untimely death in 2019, his work continues to influence game developers and players alike.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>**META_DESCRIPTION:**<br \/>\nAlec Holowka was a Canadian indie game developer and musician, best known for co-creating *Night in the Woods*. His work left a lasting impact on the indie gaming community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**DEFINITION:** Alec Holowka was a Canadian video game developer and musician known for his work on indie games such as *Night in the Woods*. He co-founded the game development studio Infinite Ammo and contributed significantly to the indie gaming community. &#8212; **Alec Holowka** Alec Holowka (1983\u20132019) was a Canadian video game developer, programmer, and musician <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/alec-holowka\/\">Czytaj dalej<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5944,5945,5870,5882],"tags":[2336],"class_list":["post-2217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-music","category-physics","category-programming","tag-alec-holowka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/knowipedia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}