Game Wisdom

Aug 29 2020 50 ep. 78 mins 362

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Dwerve Developer Interview

Aug 29 2020 60 mins

In this interview I spoke with Half Human Games Percy and Peter who are working on the upcoming game Dwerve and just launched a kickstarter for it. We started with inspirations, our favorite tower defense games and more. Discussing the …

Unraveling Undermine With the Developers

Aug 07 2020 74 mins

For this cast, I spoke with Derek and Clint of Thorium to discuss the roguelike Undermine that is out now. We started with talking about their backgrounds at Relic before moving to the indie space. Designing an action roguelike is …

Teaching Kids Through Games

Jul 03 2020 43 mins

For this interview, I spoke with Elle and Lisa who are the creators of the Game Plan Game, a board game that uses gamification to help teach kids life skills and important lessons about the development of it, and lessons …

Discussing a Decade of Indie Dev With Rami Ismail

Jun 20 2020 76 mins

For this cast, I spoke with developer Rami Ismail of Vlambeer about his time in the indie space, his outreach around the world and more. We spoke about what it’s been like to follow indie development over the last decade, …

A Moment With Mode 7 Games

May 27 2020 109 mins

For this cast, I sat down with Paul Taylor of Mode 7 Games to talk about his time in the industry, and their upcoming game Fights in Tight Spaces. We started with Paul’s background and his work with titles like …

The Design of Dreadlands

May 08 2020 55 mins

For this cast, I spoke with Peter from Blackfox Studios who is currently working on the game Dreadlands. We discuss making a PVP focused tactical strategy game, and the lessons he learned from other examples in the genre when coming …

How to Get the Most out of Voice Acting in Videogames

Mar 23 2020 84 mins

For this cast, I spoke with voice actress and casting director Sally Beaumont about what it’s like to be both a voice actor and lessons learned when it comes to managing the voice acting in a videogame. We spoke about …

Creating the Handmade World of Luna the Shadow Dust

Feb 19 2020 87 mins

We spoke about how Luna came about, while having a lengthy chat about the handdrawn style she employed. After that, we discussed designing the puzzle and overall adventure of the game. Here’s my spotlight featuring Luna You can follow them …

Cooking up the Story of Cook, Serve, Delicious 3

Jan 31 2020 43 mins

For this cast, I was joined by Ryan Matejka who joined Vertigo Gaming Inc. to help the story of Cook Serve Delicious 3 to talk about making a surprisingly dark story for a lighthearted game. We started off discussing his …

The Use of Time Mechanics in Game Design

Jan 25 2020 79 mins

For this cast, I spoke with returning guest John Brieger and speedrunner/designer Vincent to discuss how time can be used as a game mechanic in design. We, of course, talked about Majora’s Mask and the groundhog day design. From there, …