Humans Who Make Games with Adam Conover

4.6 (127)
VIDEO GAMES

An intimate conversation with the creators of some of the world's most remarkable games, hosted by comedian and life-long gamer Adam Conover. This season I will talk with the developers of Portal, Assassin's Creed, Hyper Light Drifter and many more about what it’s like to make video games for a living, how they come up with their ideas, and their first memory of the medium.

05/13/2020

Alx Preston (Hyper Light Drifter, Heart Machine)

In the season 2 finale, Adam is joined by Alx Preston, creator of the acclaimed Hyper Light Drifter. Alx details his personal journey that lead to the creation of Hyper Light Drifter and that continues to motivate him to this day. Thank you for listening and see you next time on Humans Who Make Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 45m
05/06/2020

Tanya X. Short (Kitfox Games, Pixelles)

Adam is joined by Tanya X. Short, head of Kitfox Games and co-founder of Pixelles. Tanya has worked all around the world starting out in Norway, and currently working in Montreal. She not only discusses her work writing and designing games but what its like to manage an indie studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 7m
04/29/2020

Zach Gage (Spell Tower, Really Bad Chess, Ridiculous Fishing)

This week Adam is joined by Zach Gage, developer of iOS games like Spell Tower, Ridiculous Fishing, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2h 4m
04/22/2020

Anna Megill (Control, Dishonored)

This week Adam is joined by Game Writer and Narrative Designer, Anna Megill! Anna has been working in video games for 15 years and recently wrote the smash hit, Control. She currently works for Ubisoft/Massive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 2m
04/15/2020

Sam Barlow (Her Story, Silent Hill: Origins, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories)

Sam Barlow joins Adam to deep dive into the world of interactive fiction, how Sam got involved in text-based games, and his storied career. Be sure to check out Sam's newest game Telling Lies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2h 23m
04/08/2020

Alex Beachum (Outer Wilds)

This week Adam is joined by Alex Beachum, Creative Director for Outer Wilds! Alex tells Adam about going from student project to full fledged game, his time at USC, and whats its like to go through the release of your game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 46m
04/01/2020

Kim Swift (Portal, Quantum Conundrum, Origin, Twitch)

This week, Adam talks with Kim Swift, one of the original creators of the highly acclaimed Portal. Kim has had a long and varied career in video games; working at Valve, EA, and Twitch. She is also an absolute delight! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2h 4m
03/25/2020

Live from JFL with Ron Funches and Jean Guesdon (Assassin's Creed: Origins, Black Flag, & Revelations)

Welcome to Season 2 of Humans Who Make Games! This episode was recorded live at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. Adam is joined by fellow comedian and gamer Ron Funches to talk about gaming when traveling, buying Japanese and retro video games, and bonding with his son over gaming. They are then joined by Jean Guesdon who has filled many rolls over the years for the Assassin's Creed franchise, working with large teams and keeping those teams focused on the single goal of making a great AAA game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 9m

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Preview: Humans Who Make Games

Clips, highlights, and previews of what's to come in the first season of Humans Who Make Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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127 Ratings

Deep dives into game development

11/07/2022

Frankieg33

Fantastic podcast. I wish it was still publishing episodes but the backlog is still worthwhile.
Great Deep Dive w/ Game Devs

02/06/2022

trikeman

There are too few places you can go to here deep conversations about game development, and this is a great one.
Great show

03/07/2019

Dress87

Looking forward to more episodes.
It’s a great show... but...

09/29/2019

Scitryx

I love this show. I’ve listened to every episode multiple times and found great enjoyment in it every time. My biggest complaint, however, is that the host tries to discuss his comedy career too much. If he were to tone that down, it would be a 5/5 podcast.. it just happens way too often for me to give it a 5/5 or even a 4/5. The people he interviews are great and the whole show is very informative. Overall I would recommend it.. just know you’ll be reminded of his comedic past quite often.

An intimate conversation with the creators of some of the world's most remarkable games, hosted by comedian and life-long gamer Adam Conover. This season I will talk with the developers of Portal, Assassin's Creed, Hyper Light Drifter and many more about what it’s like to make video games for a living, how they come up with their ideas, and their first memory of the medium.