Game Dev Unchained

This talk will emphasize the importance of life experience and using that information to build gameplay moments which resonate with players. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv1cas9UZok https://animationsherpa.thinkific.com/ @Foofinu https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Ryan Kingslien is a successful entrepreneur and is the CEO of the Game Art Institute. In this episode, Ryan discusses his beginnings being a premiere evangelist in the beginning days of Zbrush and finding his passion into teaching game development. Check out https://www.outstandly.com/ for all your art services needs. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/5Sr9oYQ1kZg https://www.gameartinstitute.com/ https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps https://www.bluchamps.com/merch --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Happy New Year! I will be ushering the first episode of 2020 with last year's review and what to look forward to for this upcoming year. The bulk of the episode also is about analyzing the biggest trends of the past decade and how game developers should look at the data to forge the path ahead! Support us on Patreon and get the exclusive weekly episodes of Life Unchained. A behind the scenes look of building a startup within game development. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

How do you put together an art team to manage resources and make the best out of smaller budget? In this talk, Cecil will compare how working from AAA studios is very different from running your own studio and share the challenges he’s had. In addition, he will show how to keep pushing to continue making games. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7wog9SEdVM https://www.patreon.com/bluchamps --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

The games industry marginalizes people on multiple axes - but there are many of us here navigating work and life in these non-traditional and often precarious spaces. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4C6866pZPU Follow Meg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/betterthemask Support us on Patreon and get the exclusive weekly episodes of Life Unchained. A behind the scenes look of building a startup within the game industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Game Development behaves pretty much like life: it is constantly evolving. This is probably one of the things that make this job so exciting, but also what it can make it pretty unsettling. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn7e9VPw3Yc Follow Lucas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingKuranes Support us on https://bit.ly/2PssmUx and get the exclusive weekly episodes of Life Unchained. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This talk will teach you how to make connections, and get clients simply by generously sharing your knowledge with others. By making written or video content based on your wealth of experience, you will position yourself as an expert in your field, and help others solve their problems. . For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB-C6BaFO_8 https://www.derek-lieu.com/subscribe https://www.idlethumbs.net/cutdown https://twitter.com/Derek_Lieu --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Jonathan Holmes is the Community Manager & Support Lead @ Quixel, which is now a part of Epic Games. In this fireside chat during GduX.me 2019 Part DeuX, Jonathan speaks on the topic of new evolving technology constantly changes the workflows of game developers, and advises how to thrive in these conditions. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/ZYlLJfP3NRs https://www.artstation.com/synaesthesia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Michael Brown is the CEO of Vicarious PR (vicariouspr.com) and we discuss the pitfalls and successes of how developers promote their games. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/-QjqzZiuOvI www.vicariouspr.com https://twitter.com/VicariousPR Support us on Patreon and get the exclusive weekly episodes of Life Unchained. A behind the scenes look of building a startup within game development. Game with me every Wednesday @ 8PM PST on the BLU Champs Discord Channel. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Matthew Burns is a Writer, Composer, & Game Developer and a podcast-favorite for his introspective thoughts on the game industry. He joins us to discuss the latest developments within the industry. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/OX3_6ujXBLM https://www.linkedin.com/in/mburns/ @matthewseiji --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Games ReCAP (AKA Roundtable Discussion) is when we gather game dev professionals and offer their opinions on the state of the game industry affairs that affects game developers. This segment took place in GduX.me 2019 Part DeuX on Day 2. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/c5hj1QF46V8 Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in podcast form to hear us on your daily commute! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

The game industry is a tough place especially with veterans every year having less and less options. Des Gayle talks about his personal experience through the industry and how it has evolved his career and thinking in games. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3CjzrbGSaM http://www.alteredgene.co.uk/index.html https://twitter.com/kid_desimo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

GduX.me 2019 Part DeuX is happening now. Head over to https://www.gdux.me/ and join the fun! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

This talk will teach you how you can start making your very own Youtube Channel to become a better game developer and make a name for yourself and your work! We'll go over the pros and cons of having a Youtube channel, how to keep it growing, equipment needed, and lots more. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFi0HtG_7k8 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Z1... https://twitter.com/NoaCalice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Joschka Pottgen was a Physics Scientist at CERN before becoming the Lead Core Engineer at Tarsier Studios on the Little Nightmares Franchise. It's one interesting journey... For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/AJq7Itv7Fes Support us on Patreon and get Games ReCAP, our spinoff show of Roundtable News, in podcast form to hear us on your daily commute! To watch future GDU episodes live, go to twitch.tv/blu_champs every Tuesdays at 11 AM PST --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Michael Volpe is the Marketing Manager at IO Gear, a hardware peripheral company. He has spent decades working primarily in the game industry as a Brand Strategist and in Public Relations. He shares his experience on how to present yourself in the public eye as a representative in your company and his thoughts on how technology is changing our lives. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/oAz6TNffjWI https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeltvolpe/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Tom Wright is a Senior Lighting Artist that came from both the Visual Effects and Game Industry. His resume includes working at Infinity Ward, Naughty Dog, and Epic Games. He sits with us this week to share his love for Blender and how multiple times in his career he was able to spot opportunity despite opposing industry trends. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91wak0t6Qfs https://www.artstation.com/tommywright https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/blend... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Jason Rohrer is a game designer that has been in the business for over 15 years. His latest and twelfth game One Hour One Life is a culmination of studying data and analysis from Indie-O-Calypse. Jason has both the experience of before and after Steam Greenlight and in this insightful episode helps paint the fuller picture of what's really going on out there. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/WbF48W79cc4 http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/jason-rohrer/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

SomaSim does their revenue sharing a little differently. They treat everyone's hour equally - an hour of coding or design is the same as an hour of art or an hour of QA. That means if art hours are 35% of the game's total development, then artists get 35% of the revenue. Matthew talks about the awesome parts of this model. For the video version, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihN0RF52MZE https://twitter.com/MatthewViglione http://www.somasim.com/blog/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support

Bohdon Sayre (or Bo) is the programmer for Creature in the Well, a game that has recently been released and has been coined by fans as a pinball hack and slash adventure game. In this interview Bo shares the team's success of having a smooth development cycle that was planned and released after one and a half years of work. For the video version, please visit https://youtu.be/JyLV0LUPxRw http://bohdon.com/ https://creatureinthewell.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gamedevunchained/support