Game Dev Unchained

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. About this episode: Read the full article here (https://wp.me/pcB0ew-SE) The core of this podcast is continuously speaking with individuals from all disciplines that inspire and paves a path for the rest of us. In this episode we zero in on these unique individuals and take lessons of what they've done to be successful.  Topics discussed in this episode: 0251: From Designer to Programmer with Scott Lagrasta 0261: Abby & Tony from Black Tabby Games 0264: Investing in the Games Industry with Daniel 0279: Art Director Aspirations with Reika Yoshino Connect with us: https://twitter.com/gamedevunchaind https://www.facebook.com/gamedevunchained https://www.instagram.com/gamedevunchaind/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://a

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. About this episode: Read the full article here (https://wp.me/pcB0ew-SC) The Art Boost segment was introduced last year to the podcast where we bring on artists breaking down their personal projects, techniques, and workflows.  Topics discussed in this episode: 0265: Art Boost | Sculpting AAA Realistic Characters with Lisa Loseva 0250: Art Boost | Architectural Concept with Gabriel Yeganyan 0257: Art Boost | VR Sculpting with Joel Durnham 0280: GduX.me | The Making of MonStars Remastered with Damon Woods Connect with us: https://twitter.com/gamedevunchaind https://www.facebook.com/gamedevunchained https://www.instagram.com/gamedevunchaind/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. About this episode: Read the full article here (https://wp.me/pcB0ew-Ss) Last year was nothing short of amazement. Small voices were being magnified as Activision/Blizzard was at its heel defending from harassment allegations. Epic versus Apple finally concluded a year long battle that ended with Apple pressured into lowering its percentage take from vendors. Stadia breaking open the streaming games industry and then bowing out as quickly as it came in. And lastly, how last years predictions for the next decade is already coming true in some aspects.  Topics discussed in this episode: 0282: Roundtable News | Blizzard Under Fire 0273: Roundtable News | Final Showdown Epic VS Apple 0258: Roundtable News | Stadia Shutting Down 0286: Roundtable News | The Rise of Big Tech Game Companies Conn

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. About this episode: Read the full article here (https://wp.me/pcB0ew-Sj) A game developer in the last 5 years can be best described as a unrestricted nomad. If you are an artist in the game industry then you are faced with more opportunities than ever before. You are now a valuable asset that can utilize the same toolset that you have obtained throughout your career and am able to jump to other mediums like movies, architecture, and advertisement seamlessly. That is because, real-time technology are openly being used in all industries and the demand is only growing. Topics discussed in this episode: The Convergence of Games and Movies with Mauro Frau | Episode 259 Proceduralism in Games with Luiz Kruel | Episode 263 Simplifying Efficient Workflows with Daniel Bystedt | Episode 271 GduX.me | Flow

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. About this episode: Read the full article here (https://wp.me/pcB0ew-S0)  Brandon is back at it again. After a brief pause and finding himself, he is fully charged and ready to take on the industry again with so many new things to discover. But to fight off the rust, we are introducing a 5 part series of the best of 2021. This episode is mainly looking at how the pandemic impacted the industry in different ways in 2021. It serves as a great overview on how last year was so pivotal in changing the landscape for all game developers forever. Topics discussed in this episode: What’s Next for VR with Scott Rogers | Episode 260 (https://bit.ly/3IWwpl6) Getting Creative after a World-Changing Event with Dave Mervik | Episode 255 (https://bit.ly/34l4qwh) How has the industry changed with Jay Wilson?

Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code GDU at MANSCAPED.com About this episode: Mobile have continuously been growing at a faster rate than the rest of the industry. It has provided microtransactions and blueprints on how to set up a business model early in the game dev cycle to great success. To look forward, we often need to keep pace on the development of mobile to better inform us of what could be. Michael Hudson, is the CEO of GameBake, is here to do exactly that.  Connect with Michael https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelahudson/?originalSubdomain=uk https://gamebake.io/ Connect with us: https://twitter.com/BLUchamps --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is brought to you by Mudstack & Manscaped Get started for free in just a few minutes at mudstack.com Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists. Level up your game art and your art game with mudstack. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code GDU at MANSCAPED.com About this episode: Big tech is advancing the game industry like never before. For this decade, we are seeing Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple coming in swinging hard and are seemingly leading the way for innovation for games. Are traditional game companies playing it too safe? If so, are we okay letting big tech be in the driving seat for now? Find out in this episode! Connect with us: https://twitter.com/BLUchamps https://twitter.com/Wadarass --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Get started for free in just a few minutes at mudstack.com Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists. Level up your game art and your art game with mudstack. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code GDU at MANSCAPED.com About this episode: Coolie Calihan is currently an environment artist at Polyarc working on Moss: Book II. He spent over a decade at Bungie shipping AAA games and was interested in discovering new ways to develop smaller games. We go through the breakdowns of key differences and his overall though about VR development. Connect with us: https://twitter.com/BLUchamps Get Moss: Book II Buy Now: https://www.polyarcgames.com/store Trailer: https://www.you

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Get started for free in just a few minutes at mudstack.com Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists. Level up your game art and your art game with mudstack. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code GDU at MANSCAPED.com About this episode: Hanako is an indie game that has been in development for 14 years. We go through the history of how this game finally came to light and the inspiration and motivation that propelled it to shipment.  Connect with us: https://twitter.com/BLUchamps Get Hanako! Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/349510/Hanako_Honor__Blade/ Press Kit: https://app.box.com/s/bupmiikvt0cyps4fsjchmjlcwkxp9d21/folder/143681703234 Trailer:&n

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Get started for free in just a few minutes at mudstack.com Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists. Level up your game art and your art game with mudstack. Anew: The Distant Light is an exciting new Indie title that is 6 years in the making. The game is being completed by a professor and game industry veteran and is mainly composed of a three-man team.  Connect with us: https://twitter.com/BLUchamps --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Get started for free in just a few minutes at mudstack.com Mudstack is the only asset management and collaboration platform custom built for game studios and digital artists. Level up your game art and your art game with mudstack. Blizzard is in several lawsuits with its past of harassments is catching up to the company. Join us as game developers to see the effect of the latest news.  Connect with us: https://twitter.com/BLUchamps https://twitter.com/Wadarass --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Here we go again with Star Citizen and its never-ending release. This time, getting in trouble with government about its 'false advertising' practices when selling in-game items that don't exist. Find out more in today's Games ReCAP! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Sky is an open world game where you can fly, explore and interact with other players. We would like to showcase our beautiful world and flying mechanics and also music instruments that players can play. We also want to show how you can interact with other players! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sky-children-of-the-light/id1462117269 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

CEOs and their twitter accounts are a sure-fire way to get unemployed. How many times have we heard this story before? Also, some cheeky gamers are already finding loopholes in the anti-gaming restrictions in China. Learn more, in today's Games ReCAP! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Naughty Dog has been under the spotlight lately about its crunch culture practices and forcing the Co-President to respond to how the company is looking to mitigate the issues internally. Is it enough or just damage control? Find out in today's Games ReCAP! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

China bans gaming for minors, or at least set regulations with some enforceability. Find out more in today's Games ReCaP, daily game news for game developers.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is brought to you by AppFigures! Head to https://appfigures.com/on/gamedevunchained.com to try App figures for free. If you like it, use our special code GDU3030 to get 30% off for the next 3 months. Please view the show notes for further details on this episode: https://wp.me/pcB0ew-Q6 Damon Woods is a talented Character Artist in the industry being in many leadership roles at countless studios. He is currently a Principal Character Artist at Respawn and spent this GduX.me session taking me behind the scenes on his latest personal art project. The remastering of the MonStars villians in Space Jam. With the new release of Space Jam 2 and something to compare to the decided direction of the new monstars, we can easily say that Damon killed it.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is sponsored by Autodesk. Check out Autodesk Maya and 3ds Max Indie, which provides access to pro tools at an affordable price for recent graduates, freelancers, hobbyists, and 3D artists just starting out here: https://makeanything.autodesk.com/me-indie/ Feel free to drop into the community website AREA https://area.autodesk.com/ Reika Yoshino is a Art Production Manager at ThatGameCompany and is currently working on Sky: The Children of Light. https://twitter.com/heartbreika https://ryoshino.artstation.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/reikayoshino/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

 Rade Prokopovich is the CEO of Sozap, an emerging and successful mobile company, stopped by the show to discuss his general outlook on the industry and the new challenges coming out of the pandemic.  https://www.sozap.com/ This episode is sponsored by Game School Online --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This episode is sponsored by GamesBoost42.   https://gamesboost42.com/  Valve is doubling down on hardware and answering with a more hardcore "Switch" of their own. What is this all about? Listen in and catch up!  Connect with Ray!  ● https://twitter.com/Wadarass  This episode is brought to you by www.gameschoolonline.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support