{"id":55345,"date":"2026-04-28T11:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/?p=55345"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:55:58","slug":"from-a-student-assignment-to-steam-the-10-year-development-story-of-the-hollow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/from-a-student-assignment-to-steam-the-10-year-development-story-of-the-hollow","title":{"rendered":"From a Student Assignment to Steam: The 10-Year Development Story of \u201cThe Hollow\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\ud83d\udd79\ufe0f<\/span> Sometimes a simple\nschool assignment can turn into a lifelong passion. That\u2019s exactly what\nhappened with \u201cThe Hollow,\u201d which recently became officially available on\nSteam.<\/o:p><\/p>

The game\u2019s creator is\nPoltava-based developer, historian, and lecturer Vitalii Chyzh. For students in\nour department, especially those enrolled in the \u201cEsports and Computer Game\nDevelopment\u201d program, this case study is a great example of perseverance and\ncreative evolution.<\/o:p><\/p>

\ud83c\udf32<\/span> What is known about\n\u201cThe Hollow\u201d?<\/o:p><\/p>

This game is not just another\nrelease, but a true \u201cMagnum Opus,\u201d the work on which spanned an entire decade.\nVitaliy Chyzh combined his experience as a historian and sociologist in the\ndevelopment, which added a special depth and authenticity to the game. The\ndeveloper describes the game\u2019s universe as something between the cult classics\n\u201cStalker\u201d and \u201cFar Cry.\u201d Although the game is already available for purchase,\nthe author calls it \u201cunfinished,\u201d as the created universe is so vast that it\ncan evolve endlessly.<\/o:p><\/p>

\ud83c\udf93<\/span> Why is this important\nto us?<\/o:p><\/p>

The story of \u201cThe Hollow\u201d began\nin the classroom. This serves as a reminder to every student: your current\npractical assignments or course projects could become the foundation for a\nfuture successful startup or product in the game development industry.<\/o:p><\/p>

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\ud83d\udcda<\/span> This material was\nprepared based on information from DOU.ua: https:\/\/gamedev.dou.ua\/forums\/topic\/59148\/<\/a><\/o:p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\ud83d\udd79\ufe0f Sometimes a simple school assignment can turn into a lifelong passion. That\u2019s exactly what happened with \u201cThe Hollow,\u201d which recently became officially available on Steam. The game\u2019s creator is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":55346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-helpful-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55345"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55345\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ek.biem.sumdu.edu.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}