Finding the Fun

We sit down with special guest Carly Shields, Senior PR specialist at Evolve PR, to discuss marketing! Carly helps us navigate the quirks the evolving game industry with a hopeful attitude, and offers meaty advice to indies trying to market their games.

Where do new ideas come from? How do we decide which ideas are worth exploring further? David and Roh walk through their personal thoughts and processes, then invite the Roc Game Dev community to weigh in.

David and Roh offer their thoughts on some of the game industry controversies they missed in 2019. 2:16 - Did Game Freak lie about Dexit?22:02 - Should Blizzard have banned Blitzchung?30:00 - Is the Epic Store strategy too aggressive?

In the final episode of Season 1, David and Roh look back on the show so far. What went right? What went wrong? What can improve? They also give thanks to the many people who made this podcast possible. Stay tuned for the new and improved Season 2 in January 2020!

Special guest Noah Ratcliff joins us to discuss rapid prototyping! Noah shares insights from his experience getting started with game dev, participating in game jams, forming Aesthetician Labs, and making weekly prototypes for a hyper casual mobile publisher. There's a ton of useful info for every kind of game dev!

Special guest Peter Lazarski joins us to discuss streaming game dev! Why stream yourself making games? What's the best way to get started? How do you stay motivated? Pete answers these questions and more with stories from his own personal experience!

Roh and David talk about Apple Arcade and hypothesize its potential short- and long-term impact on players and developers.

What are some common mistakes people make when designing their first game? David and Roh walk through a list of pitfalls, offering examples and advice.

David interviews co-host Rohit Crasta about his road to game development. They talk about his school days, discovering a love for game design, struggling at a game school, the power of game jams, and breaking in.

Roh interviews co-host David Kilmer about his road to game development. They talk about playing Pong and Odyssey, early game dev experiments, breaking into a programming career, Reproduction Man, and his modern discovery of game design.You can buy Reproduction Man on itch.io for $1.50 or on Steam for $1.99https://dkilmer.itch.io/reproduction-manhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/511920/Reproduction_Man/And check out the Tengam demo for free on itch.iohttps://dkilmer.itch.io/tengam