drawcall

Oct 17 2022 3
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Z and Mack (two professional game developers, folks) muse about the present state of video games and, occasionally, offer relevant insights into game design, game development, and game marketing concepts in the most irreverent way possible without jeopardizing their careers. drawcall is not affiliated with any organization and our opinions do not reflect, and are not endorsed by, our employers.

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ep24 - another round

Oct 17 2022 64 mins  
one year folks. lets keep the good times rolling. new and better episodes coming in a couple of weeks. patreon.com/drawcall. this podcast is not affiliated with any organization. all opinions are our own

ep23 - sightlines (ft chase hardy)

Oct 03 2022 72 mins  
chase hardy (the fun pimps) carries this episode with institutional level design and environmental storytelling knowledge. z and i say almost nothing. i almost called this episode "environmental storytelling" but who cares about search engine optimization right? patreon.com/drawcall. this podcast is not affiliated with any organization. all opinions are our own

ep22 - speedy meetings (ft nico williams)

Sep 19 2022 50 mins  
speedy meetings is the name, nico williams is the game. or perhaps it is the other way around. nico's here to talk about better video game production, including shortening meetings. 1 hour episodes resume next time

ep21 - hard limits (ft dmitri shan)

Aug 21 2022 63 mins  
dmitri shan (schell games, prev. skillshot, hi-rez) takes us on a yellow-brick-road style journey through her experience in esports, including the mad mad world of esports event planning. we talk a lot about esports. also some other shit i dont remember. pretty drunk atm. thanks to montell for helping choose the title for this ep. patreon.com/drawcall. this podcast is not affiliate

ep20 - boiler room (pt 2, ft jim hejl)

Aug 08 2022 58 mins  
jim hejl (formerly @ electronic arts) walks us through his work on battlefield 2042, wows us with his hardware engineering knowledge for his switchblade ssd project, and discusses his new work as a consultant for the government. its a wild ride and you're here for it, jump on in pal the water is boiling. patreon.com/drawcall. this podcast is not affiliated with any organization. a

ep19 - boiler room (pt 1, ft jim hejl)

Jul 24 2022 59 mins  
jim hejl, rendering engineer formerly @ electronic arts, takes us on a journey down memory lane with his stories on how he joined ea before finishing college, the heyday of the madden franchise, the funniest office pranks he pulled, and the most important contributions he made during his 20+ years at the company. the way we got jim on the show may shock you. also we have a patreon

ep18 - sunday special (ft charlie harper)

Jul 10 2022 64 mins  
charlie, multidisciplinary game developer, talks with us about the balancing act of wearing many hats in game development, the pros and cons of flat company structure, and some other stuff idk. i get really pissed at comcast again. i had a situation this weekend and didnt have time to edit this until today. sunday special. back to regularly scheduled episodes this week this podcast

ep17 - waite for it (ft dwayne waite, jr)

Jun 15 2022 66 mins  
get it?. dwayne waite, jr comes on the show to talk about video game marketing, cloud gaming, and alcoholic beverages. my internet drops halfway through. i hate comcast so much this podcast is not affiliated with any organization. all opinions are our own

ep16 - the bottom

Jun 02 2022 61 mins  
we work out the patreon bonuses. you think we're bad now? click here and see how boring it can really get. only up from here folks this podcast is not affiliated with any organization. all opinions are our own

ep15 - elementary (ft mike geeter)

May 19 2022 77 mins  
mike geeter, a sourcer (recruiter) at meta, gives you the scoop on how to make it in your game developer interview while i, special musical guest, ramble on the guitar. top quality episode. we hope you enjoy this podcast is not affiliated with any organization. all opinions are our own