The two were in their final year as master's students in the Interactive Media Program at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, and had just released a video game—Cloud—that they had developed with several other students.
Beide waren in ihrem letzten Jahr als Master-Studenten im Interactive Media Program an der University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts und hatten kurz zuvor das Computerspiel Cloud veröffentlicht, das sie mit anderen Studenten entwickelt hatten.