Cafe Booleans: A Game Dev Podcast

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Join SA video game developers John Oestmann, Susie Emery and Jackson Michael as they hang out at Cafe Booleans and chat about culturally innovative games they’ve discovered and the development stories... more

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The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.

Cafe Booleans: A Game Dev Podcast episodes:

April 13, 2022 Nurturing game developer communities with Ceri Hutton
We chat with Ceri Hutton, the Director of Operations & Projects at the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) about:
- Ceri’s journey into the games industry
- Nurturing an inclusive environment at The Arcade, a game development incubator and shared workspace in Melbourne Victoria
- Ceri’s view on supporting game developers and the importance of a community
- The challenges of hosting the AGDAs and GCAP remotely and plans for upcoming events
- GCAP 2022 theme of ‘Ambition’ and what it means
Ceri Hutton - Twitter
Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans
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1h 1min
April 07, 2022 Kirby wins the GRAMMYs (Café Booleans 08-04-2022)
Join us at the diner this week, as we chat about:
- PAX Australia announced! & AVCon's approach to in-person events this year
- Statistics showing how releasing on Microsoft's Game Pass could benefit your indie game
- Apple rumoured to be exploring the idea of a game console and what this means for developers
- A cover of a Kirby song from the 90s won a grammy!
- We asked the community about what helps them most when they hit creative blocks, and frustrations
- Different approaches to game development education and how this impacts learning
- Yuga Labs, owners of Bored Ape Yacht Club, announce 'Otherside' NFT MMO video game
- Over Half a Billion Dollars Stolen from most popular NFT trading Game, Axie Infinity

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John Oestmann - @john_oestmann
Kosta Canatselis - @kostacana
Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord
Media:
- Apple rumoured to be exploring the idea of a game console - and it could be in the form of Apple TV
- PAX Australia: Early bird badges set for Tuesday launch
- Game Pass: Maximizing Your Game’s Total Value
- A cover of a Kirby Song from the 90s just won a grammy
- Bored Ape Yacht Club creator raises $450 million to build an NFT metaverse
- Over Half a Billion Dollars Stolen from Crypto Trading Game Axie Infinity
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1h 49min
March 30, 2022 Protecting your video game's IP with Cam Rogers
We chat with Cam Rogers, a digital entertainment lawyer having worked on over 100 shipped titles on platforms across PS5, Xbox, Steam, Switch, VR, and mobile platforms about:
- Common legal issues game developers and creatives run into early on and how to prevent them
- Where to start with protecting your video game
- Cam's journey into the film industry and then the games industry
- Stories assisting developers small and large at any stage of development, from conception all all the way to distribution
- Cam's approach that makes him different to 'traditional' lawyers
- What copyright is and intricacies of dealing with copyright issues
- The future of NFTs and legalities around the technology
Cam Rogers - Twitter | Website
Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans
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52min
March 23, 2022 Emotional abuse in indie studios (Café Booleans 24-02-2022)
Join us at the diner this week, as we chat about:
- VicScreen allocating funds to support the Victorian game development ecosystem
- A breakdown of the various rebates you can utilise as a developer around Australia
- IGEAs new Australian Games: Expansion Pack
- Gaming market trends in Unity's newly released 2022 Gaming Report
- Indie superstars accused of emotional abuse
- Where does the glorification of “Auteurs” (visionary lead of a project who extends control over most/every aspect) come from?

John Oestmann - @john_oestmann
Kosta Canatselis - @kostacana
Dakota Sauve - @kodasuave
Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord
Media:
- Screen Victoria Is Now VicScreen, Pushing Hard For Games Funding
- Queensland’s 15 Percent Tax Rebate For Game Developers Is Now In Effect
- IGEA WELCOMES SCREEN AUSTRALIA’S GAMES: EXPANSION PACK
- Unity Gaming Report 2022
- Investigating Three Indie Superstars Accused of Emotional Abuse
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1h 50min
March 16, 2022 The Psychology of Video Games with Celia Hodent
We chat with Celia Hodent, expert in game UX (user experience) and cognitive psychology previously on games such as Fortnite, Star Wars 1313, and at Ubisoft about:
- What is 'UX'? And the history of UX
- Celias studies in cognitive psychology and journey into the games industry
- How game developers can design games to be more inclusive and accessible
- Biases we have as game developers and how we can avoid them
- The success of Fortnite and the process of playtesting to find UX problems to solve
- Video game addiction, UX dark design patterns, and ethics in games
- Star Wars 1313 prototyping
Celia Hodent - Twitter
Ethical games (Code of Conduct) - Website
Celia Hodent, PhD is an expert in game UX (user experience) and cognitive psychology. She is a consultant, speaker, and acclaimed author of The Gamer’s Brain: How Neuroscience and UX can Impact Video Game Design & The Psychology of Video Games.
Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans
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1h 7min
March 09, 2022 Game developers everywhere supporting Ukraine (Café Booleans 10-03-22)
Join us at the diner this week, as we chat about:
- Game development studios hiring practices, workplace culture and employee benefits
- The state of the games industry in Ukraine and the effect of current events
- John Romero making new level of Doom II and other industry initiatives supporting Ukraine
- Strange game controller peripherals (a Rez 'vibrator'?!)
- Controversy after Ubisoft UX director and others comment on Elden Rings UX
- Navigating critique and feedback in game development and the role it plays currently

John Oestmann - @john_oestmann
Kosta Canatselis - @kostacana
Alex Ferrabetta - @LowPolyPizza
Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord
Media:
- Here’s How Game Developers Are Helping Ukraine, And How You Can Too
- John Romero DOOM II level (One Humanity) for Ukraine
- GDC Talk - Alina Mudraya - The State of Ukrainian Game Industry
- Gran Turismo 7 Loves Lewis Hamilton So Much That It Forgets He’s Human After All
- 'Non-sexual' Rez trance vibrator was my idea - Mizuguchi
- What if Ubisoft made Elden Ring? A UI mockup has fans discussing
- Ubisoft and Guerilla Games developers bitter over Elden Ring success
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1h 42min
March 02, 2022 Making Music for Hollow Knight with Chris Larkin
We chat with Chris Larkin, composer for video games such as Hollow Knight, Hollow Knight: Silksong, TOHU, Hacknet, and more about:
- His journey into composing music and inspirations
- Experience working on a variety of TV, film, and games
- Working on Hollow Knight with Team Cherry
- 'Getting your foot in the door' and getting hired as a composer on projects
- A fun little activity testing Chris' ability to come up with music on the spot!
- Chris' equipment and setup, and so so much more
Chris Larkin - Twitter
Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans
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1h 13min
February 23, 2022 Crowd-funding game development (Café Booleans 24-02-22)
Join us at the diner this week, as we chat about:
- Mighty Kingdom's new tie-in video game called 'Carnifex'
- Local indie MMO project TitanReach shutting down
- Crowd-funding video games through Kickstarter and risks/issues involved
- Kickstarter for games trends for 2021
- Trying out games from the latest Adelaide Global 2022 Game Jam
- Answering last episodes question "What current game do you hope, or see, becoming a classic?"
Susannah Emery - @susannahkemery
John Oestmann - @john_oestmann
Kosta Canatselis - @kostacana
Alex Ferrabetta - @LowPolyPizza
Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord
Articles:
- Developer cancels crowdfunded MMO and disappears amid fraud allegations
- Kickstarter & Games in 2021
- Adelaide Global Game Jam 2022 Games
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1h 28min
February 16, 2022 Oculus and the Future of Virtual Reality in Games with Gayan Ediriweera
We chat with Gayan Ediriweera, AR/VR developer formerly at Facebook/Oculus, about:
- His journey into game development on franchises such as Star Wars at Krome Studios
- Development on rhythm game NBA Baller Beats and using a real-life basketball as a controller
- VR development at Oculus, culture at Facebook
- Meeting Palmer Lucky and John Carmack
- The future of VR and AR in video games, and so much more!
Gayan Ediriweera - Twitter
Follow us on Twitter @LiveBooleans
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1h 9min
February 09, 2022 The challenges of pricing your game (Café Booleans 10-02-22)
Join us at the diner this week, as we chat about the changing 'value' of games and the costs of distribution for game developers, players habits and game design choices in the newly released in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, a new game for Sega Dreamcast - 23 years after console launch, a huge Kaws art exhibit in Fortnite, the upcoming games user research summit, Sony buying Bungie, and so much more!
Susannah Emery - @susannahkemery
John Oestmann - @john_oestmann
Kosta Canatselis - @kostacana
Alex Ferrabetta - @LowPolyPizza
Adelaide Game Developer Discord: https://bit.ly/AGDdiscord
Articles:
- How digital distribution and game prices are costing developers
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus Players Are Spending Forever In Just The First Area
- Shadow Gangs (Dreamcast Edition) hits Kickstarter!
- Fortnite’s latest virtual event is a simple — yet important — art gallery
- Games User Research summit to be hosted online on May 19th and May 20th
- Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion
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1h 44min

FAQs about Cafe Booleans: A Game Dev Podcast:

How many episodes does Cafe Booleans: A Game Dev Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 87 episodes available.