“Made in NY” Grant at the Game Devs of Color Expo

Daniel Lowe Honored as Lead Developer on Parkour Legends Game

The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) is proud to announce that Daniel Lowe was awarded the second-ever “Made in NY” Grant at the 9th Annual Game Devs of Color Expo. Mr. Lowe was awarded $15,000 in finishing funds for his game, Parkour Legends. This developer grant is part of the City’s commitment to supporting the Digital Games industry, and making it accessible to all New Yorkers.

“Made in NY” Grant recipient Daniel Lowe is a software engineer with a background in marketing, advertising, e-commerce, and programming, who began work on his own video game in 2009. A life-long gamer, Lowe wrote his first line of code at age eight, built his first website at ten, and always knew someday he would pursue a career in video game production. Lowe is originally from South Carolina, majored in Marketing at Clemson University, and now lives in Manhattan. Lowe was Lead Developer on the game Parkour Legends. 

Lowe’s “Made in NY” Grant was awarded for work on the Parkour Legends game, a 2d platformer that requires parkour moves to traverse the levels. The sport of parkour challenges athletes to find the most efficient path from point A to B, and the Parkour Legends game encourages players to creatively explore different techniques and paths to tackle each level. Lowe is using the grant to support social media ad placement, licensing professional music and sound effects, and commissioning additional art and assets to help bring the full vision of the game to life. For more on the game, please visit the Parkour Legends website here.

The first “Made in NY” Developer Grant was given to Geneva Heyward, at the 2022 Game Devs of Color Expo, for her work on the simulated dating game Skate & Date.