Walkabout Talkabouts

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The only official Walkabout Mini Golf Video & Podcast Series where VR and entertainment luminaries come together to chat just about whatever's on their mind while playing a few rounds of Walkabout Mini Golf!

  1. 🎥 Talkabout 28: Through the Valley with Cole Medeiros #stardewvalley #walkaboutminigolf

    07/02/2025

    🎥 Talkabout 28: Through the Valley with Cole Medeiros #stardewvalley #walkaboutminigolf

    Join Walkabout Mini Golf Creator Lucas Martell and Technical Lead John Pistella as they play a round with Concerned Ape LLC's Cole Medeiros of Stardew Valley fame, where they discuss what makes an addictive, ongoing game! ⛳

    42 min
  2. 🎥 Talkabout 27: Reality by Design - Shaping Virtual Worlds with Dr. Ruth Diaz

    06/13/2025

    🎥 Talkabout 27: Reality by Design - Shaping Virtual Worlds with Dr. Ruth Diaz

    On this episode of Walkabout Talkabouts, Senior Art Director Don Carson takes hosting duties to chat with colleague and friend Dr. Ruth Diaz of BridgeMakers.World about the craft that goes into environmental design in virtual worlds! ⛳

    54 min
  3. 🎥 Talkabout 26: Good Game Devs are Rare (with James Thomas)

    05/29/2025

    🎥 Talkabout 26: Good Game Devs are Rare (with James Thomas)

    Walkabout Mini Golf creator Lucas Martell and Lead Tech Artist Chase Shields are joined by James Thomas (Assoc. Tech Director of Rare), where they discuss live service game development, the success of Sea of Thieves and the power of community perception! ⛳

    32 min
  4. 🎥 Talkabout 25: Fore-Handed Thinking with Playin Games

    05/09/2025

    🎥 Talkabout 25: Fore-Handed Thinking with Playin Games

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    32 min
  5. 🎥 Talkabout 24: Putting even more Awe in Mini G(awe)lf — Part 2

    05/05/2025

    🎥 Talkabout 24: Putting even more Awe in Mini G(awe)lf — Part 2

    In part 2 of our conversation with Michael Frederickson, Principal Technical Artist at Pixar Animation Studios (Coco, Inside Out, Up, Luca, Cars 2) and Walkabout Mini Golf superfan, he and senior art director Don Carson continue climbing the tree and mantle in Holiday Hideaway. In this episode, they talk about riffing in environmental design, intent documents, staying playful as a world builder, designing for the emotion of awe, the multi-dimensional magic of collaboration, Walkabout's 7-8 week cadence, "The Pixar Classic", The Lego Movie, the color brown at Disneyland's Splash Mountain, and Meow Wolf's Numina.

    22 min
  6. 🎥 Talkabout 23: Putting the Awe in Mini G(awe)lf — Part 1

    05/02/2025

    🎥 Talkabout 23: Putting the Awe in Mini G(awe)lf — Part 1

    For this special two-part Walkabout Talkabout, Lucas Martell and senior art director Don Carson are joined by Michael Frederickson, Principal Technical Artist at Pixar Animation Studios and Walkabout Mini Golf superfan. As they climb the tree in Holiday Hideaway, they talk about the Pixar production process, environmental storytelling, how VR can help put creators in the worlds they are building, and Frederickson's experience working on Coco, Inside Out, Up, Luca, Cars 2, and more!

    46 min
  7. Talkabout #22: The Red Fraggle Meets the Worm... Karen Prell!

    04/25/2025

    Talkabout #22: The Red Fraggle Meets the Worm... Karen Prell!

    Our 22nd episode of Walkabout Talkabouts features the puppeteer of Red Fraggle from Fraggle Rock and The Worm from Labyrinth herself... Karen Prell! Watch as she tries out the new Fraggle Rock avatars and goes back to Labyrinth to discuss Jim Henson, Muppets, and being a computer animator on Portal 2.

    44 min
  8. Talkabout #21: Crackin' Cheezy Crazy Golf with Aardman, Wallace and Gromit!

    03/28/2025

    Talkabout #21: Crackin' Cheezy Crazy Golf with Aardman, Wallace and Gromit!

    Finbar Hawkins, Creative Director of Interactive and Bram Ttwheam, Head of Post and at Aardman meet Walkabout Mini golf creator Lucas Martell at 62 West Wallaby Street to talkabout all things Wallace and Gromit, cheese, tea, contraptions, and very crazy golf. Find out how Mighty Coconut collaborated with UK's beloved animation studio to bring this dynamic duo home to life with a new adventure under their roof.

    42 min
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The only official Walkabout Mini Golf Video & Podcast Series where VR and entertainment luminaries come together to chat just about whatever's on their mind while playing a few rounds of Walkabout Mini Golf!

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  • Creator
    Mighty Coconut
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©2022 Mighty Coconut, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Walkabout Talkabouts