Basement Gamedev Podcast

Tronster (Firaxis Games & Geek House Games) and Brett Doerle (Wargaming.net) are joined one more time by Eric Ruth of "Eric Ruth Games" to talk ethical considerations game developers must make when creating video games. This episode was recorded by Tronster and mixed by Bryan Lee.

Theme music The Massacre by FantomenK. Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Tronster (Firaxis Games & Geek House Games) and Brett Doerle (Wargaming.net) are joined again by Eric Ruth of "Eric Ruth Games" to talk about personal experiences with game engines, and certain platforms.

This episode was recorded by Tronster and mixed by Bryan Lee.

Theme music The Massacre by FantomenK.

Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Tronster (Firaxis Games & Geek House Games) and Brett Doerle (Wargaming.net) are joined by their guest Eric Ruth of "Eric Ruth Games" to talk about this one-man studio's latest project: "Hauntlings", and how he got to where he is today with over 30 titles under his belt. Eric is running an IndieGogo crowd-sourcing fundraiser, that if successful, will add network multiplayer to "Hauntlings".

The fundraiser ends on June 15, 2013; support his efforts and donate. This episode was recorded by Tronster and mixed by Bryan Lee. Theme music The Massacre by FantomenK. Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Tronster, Brett Doerle, and guest Tim Talley talk about the realm of board, card, and dice games and how they related to inspiring video game development. Support the Basement Gamedev Podcast by purchasing needed items from the "wish list".

Theme music “The Massacre” by FantomenK. Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Tronster, Brett Doerle, and guest Tim Talley talk about their thoughts on video game development in the next few years; touching on the web, the latest consoles, and other aspects of development.

Support the Basement Gamedev Podcast by purchasing needed items from the "wish list".

Theme music “The Massacre” by FantomenK.

Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Tronster busts out the mobile equipment and records a variety of people during a late night MAGFest party. Game developers from AAA studios, indies, and friends share their opinions on previous podcast topics as well as topics brought up from the MAGFest panel attended by Brett Doerle and Tronster earlier in the week.

Guests: David burchanowski, Topher Cantler, Brian Mahoney, Jeff Feeser, Blake Rebouche, Chris Klimas, Joel Haddock, Bennett Marschner, Kat.  

Support the Basement Gamedev Podcast by purchasing needed items from the "wish list".

Audio engineering by Tronster. Theme music “The Massacre” by FantomenK. Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved.

Taylor Fischer  (Artist) from Firaxis, Michelle Menard (Game Designer) from Zynga East, and Bryanna Lindsey (Effects Designer) from Zenimax join Tronster and Brett Doerle one more time in the basement to talk about game development.  This time the topic of "Violence" in terms of gore, guts, and sexualization in video games is discussed.

Michelle’s recent book Game Development with Unity [Amazon] is available for purchase.Information about MAGFest can be found on Magfest.org 

Audio engineering by Bryan Lee. Theme Music “The Massacre” by FantomenK“Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved.

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Tronster and Brett Doerle continue to host three game developers to talk about their perspective as professional game industry women regarding booth babes at trade shows and then move on to discuss the industry's dirty secret of Metacritic ratings. Taylor Fischer (Artist) from Firaxis, Michelle Menard (Game Designer) from Zynga East, and Bryanna Lindsey (Effects Designer) from Zenimax are in the basement.

Michelle’s recent book Game Development with Unity [Amazon] is available for purchase.

Audio engineering by Bryan Lee. Theme Music “The Massacre” by FantomenK“ Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved.

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Tronster and Brett Doerle host three game developers from local AAA studios to talk about women in the game industry. Taylor Fischer (Artist) from Firaxis, Michelle Menard (Game Designer) from Zynga East, and Bryanna Lindsey (Effects Designer) from Zenimax share their views and stories, as well as answer a Redditor question from Applzor.

Michelle's recent book Game Development with Unity" [Amazon] is available for purchase.

Audio engineering by Bryan Lee. Theme Music “The Massacre” by FantomenK“

Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved.

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Hosts Tronster and Brett get a bit silly with the game developers in the basement as the cover another redditor question and the topic of

Once again guests Joel Haddock (Programmer) and Chris Klimas(Artist), from Twofold Secret and Blake Rebouche (Designer, Zenimax) hang out in the basement, sharing their opinions.

Audio engineering by Bryan Lee. Theme Music “The Massacre” by FantomenK“

Views expressed by hosts and guests are solely of the individuals and do not reflect the views of their current or prior employers. Copyright 2012, All Rights Reserved.

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