The Red Tunic Podcast

In this episode I speak with Rui-Rou Teo, 3D Character Artist at Riot Games

0:00 Start

9:00 How Rui got into the industry and words of wisdom from her experiences

15:00 Games that made Rui want to be in the industry

38:00 Favorite Games

45:30 Hobbies outside of gaming

56:00 Where to find Rui and wrapping up

Hey, I'm Link and this is episode 67 of the Red Tunic Podcast featuring guest Vitor Malcher! Game Designer at Digital Extremes, previously contributor to Mahou Senshi Cosplay Club, and Out of Space from Behold Studios!

0:00 Intro

9:00 How Vitor got into making games

16:00 Words of wisdom from their experience

21:00 The game(s) that made Vitor want to make games

34:30 How they enjoy gaming now

44:45 Hobbies outside of making and playing games

52:30 Games they'd like to make with no restraints

58:00 Restaurant recommendation for Toronto

1:00:00 Favorite Game and wrap up

1:05:00 Pop question

In this episode I speak with Rami Ismail, co-founder at Vlambeer, game developer consultant, one-third of The Habibis podcast, and PressKit maintainer

0:00 Intro

15:00 How Rami got into making games

24:00 Words of wisdom from his experiences

27:00 Games that made them get into development

30:00 Favorite games

43:00 How they enjoy gaming now

48:00 Life outside of gaming

55:45 Where to find and wrapping up

In this episode I speak with Ben Reichstein, sound designer that has contributed to projects like Stellar Valkyrie, Call of Saregnar, Combustion, and Skywind

0:00 Start

06:00 Who is Ben and what is foley work

15:00 How Ben got into working with games

23:00 Words of wisdom to impart

29:00 Favorite game and the game that got Ben into the industry

37:00 Games that Ben feels didn't get enough credit

46:00 Game to make given absolute freedom

49:30 Audio & VR

01:02:00 Hobbies outside of games

01:05:00 That's a wrap

In this episode I speak with Bruno Briseno, an artist and animator that has contributed to several games such as Chroma Squad, Out of Space, Galaxy of Pen and Paper and Jet Lancer

0:00 Introductions

16:00 How Bruno got into making games

21:30 Words of wisdom from his experiences

30:45 The games that inspired Bruno to get into the industry

38:30 Favorite game(s)

51:30 Talking trends

56:45 Hobbies outside of gaming

01:14:00 Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Sam Prebble developer at Trigger Happy Interactive, maker of Turbo Overkill

0:00 Start

8:30 How Sam got into development

16:00 Words of wisdom from experiences

22:30 Game that made Sam want to get into development

24:30 Why its Doom

27:30 Parental failings

34:45 Favorite game and why

39:00 On the topic of Stalker

47:15 Hobbies outside of games

58:00 Where to find more info about Turbo Overkill and Sam

1:01:30 Chainsaw Man?

1:06:00 Wrap up

Today I speak with Roth Cardona, Technical Director at Vaporware Limited, currently working on Beyond Sunset

0:00 Introductions

3:45 How Roth got into development

8:30 Wisdom Roth can share from his experiences

18:00 On the topic of GZDoom

37:00 The game that made Roth want to be a developer

42:00 Roth's favorite game(s) and how he met his wife

46:30 Nostalgia for a game that didn't age well

50:30 Hobbies outside of games (Its mostly keyboards!)

1:23:00 Parting words and wrapping up

1:28:15 Closing time

In this episode I speak with Philip Tibitoski, co-founder and president at Young Horses developers of the Octodad series and Bugsnax

0:00 Intro

14:30 How Philip got into making games

21:30 Words of wisdom

28:30 Why Ocarina of Time got him into making games

35:30 Favorite games

43:40 Concept of game-feel

46:30 Hobbies outside of games

55:00 Last words and where to find Philip

In this episode I speak with Frederik Strom, developer of upcoming Combustion being published by 3D Realms

0:00 Start

17:30 How Fred got into making games

29:30 Words of wisdom and advice

40:00 Game that made Fred want to make games

50:00 What makes gaming enjoyable to Fred

01:08:30 Hobbies outside of gaming

01:24:00 Wrap up

In this episode of the Red Tunic Podcast I speak with Ty Brannan marketing assistant for 3D Realms, and Slipgate Ironworks, Producer on Call of Saregnar, Stellar Valkyrie and Event Coordinator for Realms Deep

0:00 - Introductions

9:00 - Ty talks about how he got into the game industry

13:30 - Ty expounds on what a Game Producer is

19:00 - Ty talks about his favorite game and why its Doom 1 and Doom 2

28:00 - Ty gives some recommendations for Doom mods (Eviternity), and Quake mods (Double Jump with Smile Scythe maps) eventually branching into mods and technology

45:00 - Ty talks about the game that made him want to get into the industry

01:10:00 - We talk about what Ty does outside of gaming

01:16:00 - We talk wrestling

01:25:00 - Closing time

In this episode I speak with Aikode solo developer Ace

0:00 - Introductions

16:15 - How Ace got into making games and words of wisdom from their experience

24:30 - The game that made Ace want to make games

34:00 - Game from their childhood that doesn't hold up today

40:00 - What does Ace enjoy about video games

43:30 - Game that doesn't get enough credit

01:07:30 - Hobbies outside of games

01:16:45 - Closing time

In this episode I speak with Pedro Guerra, creative director at Knight Shift Games, currently working on Elsie

0:00 Intro

2:15 How Pedro got into making games

7:15 Words of wisdom

13:15 The game that made Pedro want to make games

15:00 "Gold standard" of Megaman games

21:00 Why FF12 was his favorite FF game

31:30 What makes games enjoyable to them

38:00 Hobbies outside of gaming

46:00 Talking Elsie

52:00 The Completionist connection

56:00 Content creators getting into the games

01:09:15 Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Dante Douglas, Creative Advisor in the IP Strategy team at Riot Games, as well a writer and developer that has contributed to games such as Get in the Car Loser, and personal projects like Nightbloom, Solitary Spacecraft, and Space Wolf Tango

0:00 - Start

1:30 - What a "Creative Advisor in the IP Strategy team" exactly is

21:30 - How Dante got into the industry

24:00 - Words of wisdom

30:00 - The game that made Dante want to get into games

42:15 - What Dante enjoys about games

56:00 - Interests outside of games

1:17:00 - Graphic Novels and manga

1:28:00 - Recommendations & Where to find

1:30:15 - Top games of 2022

1:33:00 - Closing

In this episode I speak with Rittz, currently working on Electrokinetic and previously smaller titles like Death Roll Frenzy, Blazing Dynamo, and Stratosphere

0:00 - Start

1:30 - Who Rittz is and current projects

38:30 - Words of wisdom

48:30 - Favorite game

1:08:00 Life outside of games

1:30:00 Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Nix, designer and director at VA Studios currently working on Silent Santicado

0:00 Intro

5:45 Silent Santicado

14:45 Getting into making games

17:45 Words of wisdom

29:00 Why make games

31:00 Favorite game

36:00 Favorite Castlevania/Igavania

39:00 Game Nix enjoyed as a child, that doesn't hold up today

44:30 What makes games enjoyable to Nix today

51:00 Hobbies outside of gaming - We talkin' anime

01:03:30 Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Riv of Ahr Ech studios, developer of the upcoming game Pepper Grinder currently set to be released sometime in 2023 and published by Devolver Digital.

0:00 Intro

11:00 How Riv got into making games

26:00 Words of wisdom from their experiences

30:30 The game that made Riv want to make games

35:30 What makes gaming enjoyable to Riv

51:00 Non-Gaming hobbies

1:05:30 Wrap up

In this episode I speak with CEO of Foolish Mortals, Michael Long, creators of MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate, Lazer Cops, Radio General, and Kaiju Wars

0:00 - Intro

09:30 - How Michael got into making games and words of wisdom

18:00 - The game that made Michael want to get into the industry

22:00 - Favorite game(s)

27:45 - What Michael enjoys about gaming

30:00 - Strategy game recommendations

33:00 - Hobbies outside of gaming

36:00 - Game that Michael feels deserves more attention and the importance of those first 10 reviews

43:00 - Wrap

In this episode I speak with both Scott and Connor from Mega Wobble studios, creator of Lil Gator Game! My first multi-person interview!

0:00 Intro

4:00 Lil Gator Game

10:00 Lessons from the demo

14:00 Lil Gator Game intentions & features

24:30 Being a completionist

33:45 How Scott and Connor found themselves working on a game

43:00 More on the team making the game

1:00:00 The game that made them want to make games

1:16:30 Outside of games hobbies

1:29:00 On the topic of "sugar"

1:40:00 Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Zahid Ali Jeelani, combat designer at Ninja Theory and solo developer of the upcoming ENENRA game

0:00 Intro

1:30 ENENRA

7:00 Getting into making games

16:30 Words of wisdom

21:30 Game that inspired them to get into the industry

34:45 What makes enjoyable

44:00 Comfort game

53:30 Hobbies outside of gaming

55:00 Game that doesn't get enough credit

58:00 - Wrap up

Today I speak with Dave Oshry, runner of New Blood Interactive, publishers of titles such as Dusk, Gloomwood, Amid Evil, Ultrakill, and newly released Faith The Unholy Trinity.

0:00 Intro

3:30 The New Blood advertising approach

7:00 How Dave got into the industry

13:30 Beginning of the Boomer Shooter era

18:00 Words of wisdom

21:15 Talking Zelda LttP as favorite game

27:30 What makes gaming enjoyable

29:00 Platinuming Elden Ring

30:30 The kind of game Dave would love to make

33:30 The future of immersive sims

39:45 Hobbies outside of games

41:00 Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Zan, creator of Hedon Bloodrite, and currently working on 2 other upcoming titles

0:00 Intro

2:00 GzDoom as a foundation mixed with advice

13:00 Future projects

21:00 From architecture to game making

41:00 Favorite game as a child: Mil Sims, Serious Sam, Duke3D, car games

53:00 Recent and comfort games

1:05:00 Hobbies outside of gaming

12:30 Wrap up and info

In this episode I speak with Tim from Blue Key Games, currently developing "They Came From Dimension X"

0:00 Intro

3:45 How Tim got into making games and advice from his experiences

19:45 They Came From Dimension X

45:45 Most exciting trend: The Indie Space

54:15 Hobbies outside of games

1:04:45 - Shout Outs/Links/Winding Down

In this episode I speak with David Jalbert, creator of the upcoming first person shooter Extraneum currently available in Early Access.

0:00 Intro

3:00 The distinct style/aesthetic of Extraneum

15:00 Getting into making games and wisdom to share

29:30 Favorite childhood games

34:30 Games that don't hold up today

47:00 Favorite recent trend

53:00 Relaxing game talk

58:15 Non-Gaming hobbies

1:04:15 Where to find more about David and Extraneum

01:06:45 Trendy games that didn't click with David

01:12:45 Wrap Up

In this episode I speak with Phil Giarrusso, Pixel Artist and Designer at Tako Boy Studios and creators of the upcoming title Cross Blitz and previously Candies 'N Curses as well as Creatures of Aether. As well as a contributor to Flynn Son of Crimson and Shovel Knight Dig

0:00 Intro

05:35 How Phil got into working on games

10:00 Illustrator for pixel art

13:00 Advice for newcomers based on his own experiences

17:00 Favourite childhood games; Fate of Atlantis and other Point & Clicks

22:30 Follow up from point and clicks

25:00 Love of Kingdom Heart series

30:45 Outside hobbies; Working out, cooking, and a puppy

39:30 Cross Blitz and deck building games

48:00 Wrap Up and last thoughts

In this episode I speak with Josh Sullivan, Project Lead at Awe Interactive and creators of Bullets Per Minute

Start - 03:10 - Intro

03:10 - 6:45 - I ask Josh about a game he might have wanted to make as a child

06:45 - 14:00 - We talk about their BPM game and what looks like a newly blooming genre.

14:00 - 22:45 - Josh talks about what made him want to get into making games

22:45 - 31:45 - We talk about Josh's favourite games when they were younger

31:45 - 40:00 - We talk about what makes gaming enjoyable to Josh and and what kind of games he might relax with after a hard day

40:00 - 44:00 - Josh talks about what kind of hobbies and things he enjoys outside of gaming

44:00 - End - Wrap up and discussion about their suggested build to help with BPM

In this episode I speak with Trapp, a programmer at Communion Games and currently working on their first commercial game Iowa

Start - 9:00 - Intro and a brief discussion his busy/packed life

9:00 - 27:30 - We talk about how Trapp got into developing and making games and advice they might wish to impart from their experiences

27:30 - 32:45 - We talk about Trapp's favorite childhood games,  and what makes the Halo and Starcraft series some of his favorites.

32:45 - 44:00 - We discuss RTS games more, as well as Halo Wars as it is the cross section of two genres Trapp enjoys.

44:00 - 01:05:00 - We talk about Communion Game's upcoming game, Iowa.

01:05:00 - 01:10:00 - We talk about what other things Trapp enjoys doing outside of gaming

01:10:00 - End - Wrap up

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In this episode I speak with Thomas Altenburger, game director at Flying Oak Games, creators of Scourge Bringer, and Neuro Voider.

Start - 08:45 - Intro and a discussion of game feel

08:45 - 22:15 - We talk about how and why Thomas got into making games and advice he can share to those looking to get into the industry based on his own experiences

22:15 - 32:45 - We talk about Thomas's first introduction to gaming and what kind of games he enjoyed with his favorite game from that era being Super Metroid.

32:45 - 45:40 - We talk about what Thomas finds enjoyable about gaming

45:40 - 53:00 - Thomas discusses non-gaming related hobby and pineapple pizza.

53:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode, I speak with Stephen Frost, head of production at Digital Eclipse, formerly Senior editor at PSM, and formerly producer at Sega.

Start - 17:00 - Intro and how they got into the industry

17:00 - 25:30 - Stephen shares some advice based on his experiences for those that might be looking to get into the industry

28:30 - 43:00 - We talk about Stephens favorite game(s) from his younger years. Starting with the Sierra games and other point and click/adventure style games, leading to platformers and action adventure platformers from the N64-era in his high-school days. Eventually leading to the fighters of his later high-school and college years.

43:00 - 48:00 - We talk about what it is that Stephen finds enjoyable about games

48:00 - 58:00 - We talk about what kind of things Stephen does and enjoys outside of making and playing games.

58:00 - 1:27:00 - We drift into talking about Digital Eclipse does

1:27:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Jason Mojica, part of the two man team working on the upcoming Prodeus game, formerly a level designer at Irrational Games and Raven Soft. Contributor to Black Out Club and Pay Day 2.

Start - 17:30 - Intro and talking about Prodeus

17:30 - 32:30 - Jason talks about how he got into making games, and what advice he might share based on his experiences

32:30 - 45:15 - We talk about what Jason's favorite game[s] as a child were.

45:15 - 53:00 - We talk about what Jason does outside of gaming and what other kinds of things he enjoys doing.

53:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Rubeki, developer of the upcoming Lorn's Lure, and previously Kill The K.O.T.H, DUE, Hatch, and Hollow Head.

Start - 4:45 - Intro

4:45 - 26:00 - Rubeki talks about how he got into the industry and what advice he might give to those looking to get into making games

26:00 - 39:45 - We talk about why Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is Rubeki's favorite childhood game. As well as other games such as Mario 64, Resident Evil 2, and Jet Force Gemini.

39:45 - 45:30 - We talk about what Rubeki enjoys in games, and what makes them enjoyable to him

45:30 - 50:00 - We talk about what Rubeki does outside of making and playing games.

50:00 - 58:30 - We talk a little more about Rubeki's games

58:30 - End - Wrap Up

In this episode I speak with David Bocek, Senior Game Designer at Gravity Well and previously worked on Apex Legends and Destiny 2

Start - 3:00 - Introductions

3:00 - 20:30 - David talks more about what he did as a weapon designer at Respawn while working on Apex Legends

20:30 - 31:00 - We talk about how David got into the industry and any advice he can share based on his experiences so far

31:00 - 37:15 - We talk about why David's favorite childhood games included Silent Hill 2, the Zelda series, Mario series, as well as horror-genre games. Which eventually lead to online shooters being what set him on the path to wanting to work on shooters.

37:15 - 39:30 - We talk about what it is about gaming that David enjoys

39:30 - 47:00 - We talk about the concept of flow state and what games David can feel that in

47:00 - 59:00 - We talk about what David does outside of gaming... Which often includes more video games. We also discuss what kind of comfort games David enjoys to relax

59:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Bruno Beaudoin from Blazing Bit Games, creator of Nightmare Reaper

Start - 6:45 - Intro

6:45 - 16:00 - We talk about how Bruno got into the gaming industry

16:00 - 31:00 - We talk about Bruno's favorite game as a child, Blood. As well as his revisiting of an old favorite Daggerfall.

31:00 - 37:30 - We talk about what it is that make games enjoyable to Bruno

37:30 - 47:30 - Bruno talks about kind of games he enjoys or plays to relax such as Subnautica and Vampire Masquerade

47:30 - 53:00 - We talk about what Bruno likes to do outside of playing and making games

53:00 - End - Wrap Up

In this episode I speak with Anton Hand, VR Dev, one of the creators of Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (H3VR).

Start - 4:00 - Intro

4:00 - 7:45 - Anton asks the hard question of "Why hotdogs?"

7:45 - 17:30 - We talk about how Anton got started in the industry starting with modelling and older VR.

17:30 - 23:45 - Anton shares a little advice to get into the industry based on his experiences for 3D Arts with games

23:45 - 34:00 - We talk about why Descent 2 was his favorite game as a child and how all of that sort of bled into aspirations/inspired and such for H3VRs design principles and what not

34:00 - 47:00 - We talk about Escape from Tarkov, a game that Anton enjoys that he feels doesn't get enough credit/attention. Inevitably leading to a discussion about the game philosophy that focuses more on letting you, the player do whatever you would like.

47:00 - 54:30 - I find out what kind of game Anton would make if money and time weren't a concern

54:30 -  - Anton talks outside hobbies and what he enjoys unrelated to gaming.

In this episode I speak with David Szymanski, creator of Dusk, Iron Lung, contributor to Dread XP, Gloomwood, and several other projects.

Start - 7:00 - Introductions

7:00 - 34:00 - David shares how and where he got his start as well as advice he might give based on his experiences

34:00 - 40:30 - David talks about how his favourite game is Myst. We then spend some time talking about Myst

40:30 - 48:00 - I ask David if immersive sims are some of the things he enjoys about games which bridges into discussion of immersive sims as well as slav-jank games

48:00 - 52:00 - David talks about what he enjoys doing outside of making games. We also bridge into discussing children and [bad] parenting advice.

52:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Airdorf, horror game developer, and currently developing the upcoming FAITH trilogy

Start - 03:30 - Introductions

03:30 - 25:30 - I talk to Airdorf about how and why he got into making horror video games as well as video games in general

25:30 - 33:00 - Airdorf gives some indie dev advice based on his own experiences.

33:00 - 46:00 - We start talking about the internet and how its changed since we've started using it.

46:00 - 54:00 - We talk about why Links Awakening was Airdorf's favourite game as a child

54:00 - 01:07:31 - We talk about what Airdorf does outside of playing and making games and transition into talking about horror games.

01:07:31 - End - Wrap-up

In this episode I speak with Henry Faber, founder and community manager of Gamma Space

Start - 18:30 - Introductions and more about Gamma Space and how it came to be

18:30 - 50:00 - We talk about the Toronto gaming scene and the indie scene in general as well the importance of inclusiveness in the industry

50:00 - 01:13:00 - We talk about a game that Henry enjoys to relax

01:13:00 - 01:19:00 - I give Henry the floor to talk more about things he feels matters

01:19:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Lu Nascimento, art director and co-founder at Bunnyhug

Start - 8:00 - Introductions

8:00 - 27:30 - We talk about how Lu got into working on games and what advice she may give to those seeking to get into the field based on her experiences.

27:30 - 38:00 - We talk about Lu's favourite game as a child and why it was her favourite game. This inevitably leads to talking about Pokemon and Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons.

38:00 - 45:00 - We talk about what Lu's comfort game is, and what it is that makes it her comfort game.

45:00 - 58:00 - We talk about how Lu enjoys gaming now and what makes those games enjoyable

58:00 - End - Wrap Up

In this episode I speak with Zach Soares, co-founder for Bunnyhug, and creative director on Moonglow Bay

Start - 08:45 - Introductions

08:45 - 16:45 - Zach talks about how he got into developing and making video games and talk more about voxel art and voxel systems

16:45 - 23:45 - We talk about what kind of advice Zach can share with those looking to get into the industry based on his experiences

23:45 - 32:45 - We talk about Zach's favorite games from his childhood, which leads to a small discussion on the absurdity of Digimon evolutions

32:45 - 41:15 - We talk about what makes gaming enjoyable to Zach

41:15 - 43:00 - We talk about what Zach's best comfort game is

43:00 - 01:02:00 - We talk about Moonglow Bay and get into the history and politics that really inspired how the town of Moonglow Bay came to be. This essentially leads to a discussion on Canadiana

01:02:00 - 01:09:00 - I ask Zach why he wanted to make a Legend of the River King game

01:09:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Akabaka, developer of the upcoming visual-novel style games Chromatose and Sucker For Love: First Date

Start - 9:30 - Intro

9:30 - 14:30 We talk about how Akabaka got into developing games and advice he might be able to share based on his experiences

14:30 - 24:45 - We talk about Akabaka's favorite game as a child and why

24:45 - 34:30 - We talk about how Akabaka enjoys gaming now and what makes gaming enjoyable now

34:30 - 40:30 - We talk about what it is they enjoy about Hideo Kajima games

41:00 - 54:30 - We talk about what game Akabaka enjoys but doesn't think got enough credit

54:30 - 1:04:30 - We talk about what kind of game Akabaka would like to make if given the opportunity

1:04:30 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Tom Forsyth, a developer, chip designer, graphics coder, and so much more.

Start - 12:45 - Introductions and talking about what Tom does

12:45 - 25:00 - We talk about any advice Tom can give to those looking to get into what he does based on his experiences which eventually leads to discussing VR.

25:00 - 36:00 - We talk about Tom's comfort games that he can play to unwind and relax. We also wrap back to talking about good advice whilst developing games, or just doing anything really.

36:00 - 52:00 - We talk about what makes gaming enjoyable to Tom and about a personal project of his that combines some of his favourite genres.

52:00 - 1:00:00 - We talk about Dwarf Fortress

1:00:00 - 01:11:00 - I turn the floor over to Tom and we talk about his happiness that games are increasing in complexities

01:11:00 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with Dylan Gedig, developer of the upcoming peggle-rogue-like game Peglin with a demo currently available on Steam

Start - 4:00 - Introductions

4:00 - 19:00 - Dylan talks about how he got into working on video games and what his advice would be for those looking to get into the industry from his experience

19:00 - 24:45 - We talk about what Dylan's favourite game as a child

24:45 - 43:00 - We talk about what it is that makes games enjoyable to Dylan and eventually move to discussing the indie game scene

43:00 - 57:00 - We talk about what Dylan's comfort games would be, covering Slay The Spire, and then spiralling to games like Mario Party and Dokkapon Kingdom

57:00 - End - I turn the floor over to Dylan where I follow up with a question about the game development scene in BC

In this episode I speak with Jason Smith, solo developer of the currently in-development retro-shooter Cultic. Being published by 3DRealms with a demo currently available on Steam.

Start - 7:00 - Introductions, and talking about Cultic and being published with 3D Realms

7:00 - 11:30 - We talk about Jason's childhood and playing violent video games as a child that, like most from the core Melennial group, definitely should not have been playing.

11:30 - 26:45 - We talk about how Jason got into development and making video games and advice he can share based on his experiences.

26:45 - 32:45 - We talk about Jason's two current favorite games

32:45 - 38:30 - We talk about Jason's favorite games when they were younger/their favorite games of all time

38:30 - 41:00 - We talk about what Jason's comfort games are and what makes them a comfort game

41:00 - 46:45 - We talk Minecraft

46:45 - 1:09:30 - We talk popular games that just didn't click with Jason

1:09:30 - 1:27:15 - We talk about hard games as a casual player and his game, Cultic.

1:27:15 - 1:46:00 - We discuss Jason's favorite trends in gaming, with a little bit of VR talk as well

1:46:00 - Wind down and closing

In this episode I speak with Joseph Gribbin, an indie developer that has worked on such games as Magnibox, Turn Undead 2, Spike City, and is currently working on Grapple Dog.

Start - 2:00 - Introductions

2:00 - 15:00 - We talk about how Joseph got into making games, and then stray into discussing imposter syndrome and how it can be dealt with. We then get to talking about how you should take pride in the work you create even if it's not a huge success.

15:00 - 22:30 - Joseph shares some advice for those looking to get into the industry based off of his experiences, and just experience in general and how not all paths look the same and all examples and advice can be valid

22:30 - 39:00 - We talk about what Joseph's favorite game when he was younger and why

39:00 - 47:30 - We talk about what makes gaming enjoyable to Joseph, with the conversation shifting to indie-studios and games.

47:30 - 55:30 - We spend some time talking about Joseph's upcoming game Grapple Dog.

55:30 - 1:15:00 - I turn the floor over to Joseph and we talk about platformers

1:15:00 - End - Wrap Up

In this episode I speak with Benjamin Rivers, a developer with his wife under the studio BancyCo, makers of games such as Home, Alone With You, and Worse Than Death based out of Toronto, Canada

Start - 5:00 - Introductions and the Toronto game dev scene

5:00 - 19:00 - We talk about how Benjamin got into game development as well as their experiences getting their first game onto Steam and any advice he could offer to those looking to get into it based on his experiences

19:00 - 28:30 - We talk about Benjamin's comics (Or more specifically manga) and his love for them and how they have influenced him.

28:30 - 35:15 - We talk more about manga and what series Benjamin might recommend to people

35:15 - 42:30 - We talk about Benjamin's favorite game when he was younger

42:30 - 50:00 - We discuss what Benjamin enjoys with games

50:00 - 57:15 - We talk about Benjamin's favorite comfort games

57:15 - 1:03:15 - We talk about Act Raiser's new remake being announced

1:03:15 - End - Wrap Up

In this episode I speak with Marc-Andre Hetu, a level designer that has worked on many games, that has worked on Marvel Avengers as well as the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy and is now currently for Reflector Studios out of Montreal

Start - 3:45 - Introductions

3:45 - 12:30 - I ask Marc-Andre to explain level design to me, and those that might not really fully understand it as well as his views on it, why he enjoys it, and what he aims to do with it.

12:30 - 16:30 - Marc-Andre talks about how he got into level design and working on games and advice he might be able to share based on his experiences

16:30 - 23:30 - We discuss Marc's favorite video game from when he was younger, and we spend some time discussing that game.

23:30 - 29:00 - I ask Marc if there is a more recent game he's played that has absolutely wow'd him for it's level design and what game that might be

29:00 - 31:15 - We talk about what makes gaming enjoyable to Marc

31:15 - 42:30 - We talk about Marc's favorite role playing game

37:45 - 37:45 - I ask Marc if there are any level design things he sees that he isn't a fan of and we discuss what those are and why he feels they aren't the greatest

42:30 - 47:45 - I ask Marc if there is any level design things he sees that he really enjoys and thinks works well

47:45 - 52:45 - I ask Marc what his comfort game is and what he can always play and feel good playing

52:45 - 56:45 - I turn the floor over to Marc and he shares some recommendations on how to find/pick some games and suggests people look into indie games

56:45 - End - Wrap up

In this episode I speak with indie game developer and constant Game Jam jammer GammeFoxTBG

Start - 4:00 - Introductions

4:00 - 13:00 - Gamma talks about the game jam scene and how he got into it as well as the games he has worked on and the approach to them

13:00 - 26:30 - We talk about Gamma's favourite game as a child and what it was about that game they enjoyed, transitioning into discussing playing games with friends and how they are enjoyed, and other games they enjoy while also having a love hate relationship with them.

26:30 - 36:00 - We talk about what makes games enjoyable to Gamma and shift into discussing the joy that can come from solving an open ended problem in games like Factorio

36:00 - 42:15 - We discuss what kind of games Gamma is enjoying currently and what he likes about Rogue-Likes

42:15 - 57:30 - We talk about the Game Jam scene and why they enjoys participating in them and why they feel they are important to look into

57:30 - End - Wrap up with some words of encouragement from Gamma