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Gimpy and Chip discuss a little bit about the switch 2, and the way the gaming industry is going as a whole. Chip has spent the time to develop a new brainstorming tool available for free designed to help during the early conception / prototype stage available here.

https://determined-clams.static.domains/chipped

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Gimpy updates on figuring out mobile game camera’s, Chip is working hard on a single screen tiger electronic inspired project turned rhythm game and is playing musical chairs with engines. The guys have a discussion on designing for expectations and praise artists/creators offering their services to aid you in your game dev journey.

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Gimpy discusses his solution to gaming in a hotel Chip discusses his continued progress in RUST and reveals his game and watch inspired mini game he is working on.

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Gimpy updates on his progress for his casual game, Chip speaks on entering the rabbit hole that is the RUST programming language, Gimpy questions why? And wonder if its too complex to complete a project in.

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Godot 4.4 is out and the gamedev community is very hyped about the release. Chip and Gimpy discuss their personal takes on the engines they prefer (unity/gamemaker studio 2) and talk about why they won’t switch and what they would suggest for others to learn/teach.

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Chip used AI to generate two prototypes, the guys jump in on their thoughts on this. The guys discuss whether its good or bad for game creation. The guys end the episode on the impact of commercialization of creative mediums.

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The guys discuss progress on their own personal projects. Gimpy talks about where he is on the planning phase of his mobile cozy game, Chip comes in with the design doc for his next project and the roadblock of simply launching Unity.

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The guys discuss the state of VR in the beginning of 2025, Gimpy believes it needs more “good” games and not necessarily a “killer app”, Chip Disagrees, Chip shares his next writing project and Gimpy gives an update on where he is on his casual game idea.

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The guys go over the Xbox Dev stream, Gimpy speaks on his excitement for Ninja Gaiden 4. Chip goes on about not getting in your own way on creative endeavors. Gimpy recommends the game “Greed & Darkness”, praises its animation and sound design.

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Chip and Gimpy discuss the Switch 2 announcement, and Chip reveals he doesn’t think Nintendo is doing anything that’s worth the time any longer, Gimpy states the potential software he is excited for with the new device.

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