15 episodes
Friday Push to Prod Rick Heaton & Katie Postma
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Rick and Katie have more than 40 years of combined industry experience in the games industry. Join us each week as leading video game industry professionals across all disciplines joins us to share their experiences, thoughts, and best practices.
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S3:E4: The A to Z of Game Design
We talk Game Design with Ziba Scott- Owner of PopCannibal- and Amor Estandian - Senior Game Designer at Pipeworks Studios.
Topics include:
What do designers do? Working with Licensed IPs vs Your own IP Dealing with community expectations. Controlling Budgets Guests:
Zib Scott
Amor Estandian
Hosts
Katie Postma
Rick Heaton
Other links:
Crossing the Streams Podcast by Amor
Kind Words by PopCannibal
Block Pooper by PopCannibal -
S3: E3: Social Media for AAA vs Indie Games. Key tactics and strategy differences.
Boka Agboje shares his thoughts on the differences between Triple A and Indie game social media strategies. Topics include:
Humanizing your brand. Growth vs Engagement: Size matters, until it doesn't. Corporate Responsibility. Follow our Guests and Hosts on Twitter
Guests:
Boka Agboje
Hosts
Katie Postma
Rick Heaton
Other links:
Bromance Podcast: Rom Com Reviews by Boka Agbodje & Garret Balliett -
Writing for Games Part One
Guests Amy Noel Green (That Dragon Cancer) and Nicole Hamlett (Writer for interactive story games) join us to discuss writing for games. Topics include: How being Neurodivergent can present challenges, but can also be a superpower. Writing for established IPs vs creating your own worlds. Are you a "shower or a grower" Women in Gaming About our Guests:
Amy Noel Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amynoelgreen
Nicole Hamlett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/superwonderfrog
Other links:
Nicole's Books on Amazon
Numinous Games
That Dragon Cancer
Area Man Lives -
Back to normal(ish). Are we doing things right?
After more than two years of remote working and cancelled shows due to the global pandemic, what's the right path forward? How do we protect employees, customers, fans, and each other as we try to get back to a new normal(ish)?
Linda Carlson, Director, Customer Experience at ModSquad joins hosts Rick and Katie for the hour. -
Live Service Games
S2: Episode 2: "Live Service Games require a Different Approach" Special gues Richard Weil, SVP, Global Operations at ModSquad joins Rick and Katie to discuss how and why running a live service game changes everything about how you engage with your community. From social strategy to revenue models, it all changes.
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Happy Fun Times: If you can't find them, make them!
We're back, baby! Join hosts Rick Heaton and Katie Postma as we kick off Season 2!
S2: Episode 1: "Happy Fun Times: If you can't find them, make them!" Our special guest is Jacob Burgess, Community and Influencer Relationship Manager at Ysbryd Games.