New Overlords Behind The Games

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New Overlords Behind The Games

This is the Behind The Games podcast, where we seek creators of all kinds to find out what's behind our favorite games.

  1. Tech Art – Interview with Farley Chery

    04/18/2023

    Tech Art – Interview with Farley Chery

    Farley Chery is an Associate Teaching Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and renowned expert in Technical Art in games. We talk about Tech Art, kinematics, and his start in research, the games industry and teaching. We also talk about https://rigsofcolor.com, a project he sponsors focused on creating diverse models, rigs, and a platform for future … Tech Art – Interview with Farley Chery Read More »

    1h 18m
  2. Games and Studios From PAX East 2023 – Behind The Games Podcast Special

    03/31/2023

    Games and Studios From PAX East 2023 – Behind The Games Podcast Special

    Back from PAX with ten big highlights and a dozen more shout outs to games, studios, and publishers that caught our eye among the tons that were there. This sampling looks across a bunch of game types and styles, shows off the games, and talks about the studios too. Special thanks to John Maloney who … Games and Studios From PAX East 2023 – Behind The Games Podcast Special Read More »

    1h 5m
  3. Designing Game Seasons – Interview with David Staats

    03/14/2023

    Designing Game Seasons – Interview with David Staats

    David is a Senior Systems Designer for Crystal Dynamics, but we know him best for his work at Bioware on Star Wars The Old Republic. We talk to David about his origin story, the design of the “Galactic Seasons” seasonal reward track for SWTOR, and some principles of game design in general. Thanks, David! Stay … Designing Game Seasons – Interview with David Staats Read More »

    1h 2m
  4. Layers Of Fun – Interview with Marcel Smorszczewski

    03/07/2023

    Layers Of Fun – Interview with Marcel Smorszczewski

    Marcel, Founder of Orion Games, along with the team there, are making an amazingly artistic action game that tracks across six distinct art styles. Marcel talks about the origins of the game and studio, what the layers of fun are that they needed to consider to refine the concept, and what’s next for Orion Games. … Layers Of Fun – Interview with Marcel Smorszczewski Read More »

    59 min
  5. AI Helping Make Games – Interview with Ricardo Sisnett

    02/21/2023

    AI Helping Make Games – Interview with Ricardo Sisnett

    While AI experiments are making headlines Ricardo Sisnett and the team at modl.ai are building tools that game developers can use now to make better games. We talk with Sisnett about his journey from biz tech to Riot to AI tech. We then get into how testing with AI is happening at scale today and … AI Helping Make Games – Interview with Ricardo Sisnett Read More »

    1h 6m
  6. Producing Games – Interview with Dazia Pineda

    02/07/2023

    Producing Games – Interview with Dazia Pineda

    Much like a book editor helps an author shape writing into a book and get it printed, a game producer and project manager gets all the creativity of the team and helps tie it together and get it in our hands. Dazia has been producing games and running projects for many years and tells us … Producing Games – Interview with Dazia Pineda Read More »

    59 min
  7. Creating Coreborn – Interview with Hauke Gerdes

    01/24/2023

    Creating Coreborn – Interview with Hauke Gerdes

    Coreborn! Hauke Gerdes, Co-founder and Creative Director of Blankhans, joins us to talk about their in-development multi-player, survival, building adventure game! We’ve been following their public showcase of development as the game marches to an alpha soon and a potential release this year. Thanks, Hauke! Check out Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore at https://coreborn.gg Stay … Creating Coreborn – Interview with Hauke Gerdes Read More »

    1h 23m
  8. Making Sail Forth And The Toy Within – Interview with David Evans

    01/17/2023

    Making Sail Forth And The Toy Within – Interview with David Evans

    One of the studios we featured on our PAX West follow-up episode was Festive Vector, the one person studio founded by David Evans. David, recently launched Sail Forth! We talk with David about the origin of the game, getting it made, and his philosophy of game development centered around the player and the “toy” in … Making Sail Forth And The Toy Within – Interview with David Evans Read More »

    1 hr
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