PORTSMOUTH — On the expo floor at this year’s Shawnee Game Conference, Bryan Kaelin stood and watched as Riley Taylor and Christopher Osborn gave his latest video game a test run.
Taylor and Osborn, both Shawnee State University computer science students, explored the fast-paced universe of Cosmo’s Quickstop, where players act as the new owner of an intergalactic gas station.
Their thumbs glided over the controllers’ joysticks, racing through the gas station to provide customers with amenities including hot coffee showers, diamond deluxe spaceship washes and sparkling-clean glorp rooms.
Cosmo’s Quickstop, which was officially released in August, has received dozens of positive reviews on the online game platform Steam. But this isn’t the first time Kaelin has showcased the game at Shawnee State’s annual gaming conference.
Kaelin, a Columbus resident and technical artist for…
