Game Development Treat Your Business Like a Business ToddMitchell, November 18, 2019July 11, 2024 Are “small content creator” support communities really something we should want? Continue Reading
Game Development Indie Developers Are Screwed ToddMitchell, November 11, 2019July 11, 2024 Twitter reacts to a doomsday proclamation about indie development, but there are a few problems with the message. Continue Reading
Culture Ash Lyons of Gearbox ToddMitchell, October 10, 2019July 11, 2024 Fresh off of his contributions to Borderlands 3, Gearbox senior VFX artist Ash Lyons calls in to talk about the post-release mood, parenting in the triple-A development space, and his long road to Borderlands. Continue Reading
Game Development Surviving Remote Work ToddMitchell, October 7, 2019July 11, 2024 Game development and its specialties have a ton of potential for remote work, which is awesome, but has a unique set of challenges only you can solve for yourself. Do you have to agree to sit on calls with clients? How do you navigate project changes? How can you avoid… Continue Reading
Game Development Anger is Optional ToddMitchell, October 3, 2019July 11, 2024 Todd provides an update on the studio, the state of the podcast, and thoughts on managing gaming’s impact on our attitude. Continue Reading
Culture Game Designer Richard Rouse III ToddMitchell, September 23, 2019July 11, 2024 Richard Rouse III calls in to talk about his new indie title, The Church in the Darkness, and treats us to some stories from his fantastic career including the design of The Suffering, writing Game Design: Theory & Practice, and some interesting creative projects we never got to see. Continue Reading
Culture Nightfall Unlimited Appearance ToddMitchell, September 19, 2019July 11, 2024 Todd puts in an appearance on the Nightfall Unlimited test show with fan favorite Ray Marek, but not before an extended rant about positivity. Continue Reading
Culture Legendary Game Designer David Fox ToddMitchell, September 16, 2019July 11, 2024 LucasArts Employee #3 himself, David Fox joins to talk about his fantastic career contributing to some of the most iconic graphic adventure games of our time, chasing the technology to create location-based interactive experiences, and his philosophy on positive change through design. Topics include VR, interpersonal issues in the modern… Continue Reading
Culture Have You Met My Friend Ted? ToddMitchell, September 12, 2019July 11, 2024 Our friend Ted drops by to talk about the history of martinis, what to look for at a Porta Potty in the woods, and the best way to combine Peeps, cola, and obstacle courses. We discuss game development here and there where it comes up. Continue Reading
Culture Developer and Author Mat Bradley-Tschirgi ToddMitchell, September 9, 2019July 11, 2024 Indie developer and author (and podcaster!) Mat Bradley-Tschirgi discusses his beginnings in journalism and indie development, his upcoming book, The Films of Uwe Boll Vol. 1: The Video Game Movies, and makes a surprising revelation about an upcoming video game to which both he and Boll are attached. Continue Reading