17 episodes
Humans Who Make Games with Adam Conover Starburns Audio
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4.6 • 127 Ratings
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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!
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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.
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Customer Reviews
Deep dives into game development
Fantastic podcast. I wish it was still publishing episodes but the backlog is still worthwhile.
Great Deep Dive w/ Game Devs
There are too few places you can go to here deep conversations about game development, and this is a great one.
Great show
Looking forward to more episodes.
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