Game Design w/ Joe Method

Actor Samm Levine and I talk about acting, how he got his break in show

business and what kind of movies we like. Before the interview, I talk about my

upcoming kickstarter project and how it expands on my fun theory. I also give

my opinion on why I think figuring out what “fun” is, is such an important

endeavor.

Check out Samm on the Kevin Pollak Chat Show! : Kevin Pollak's Chat Show!

Jonny

talks about starting out in the game industry as a game tester, going to school

for game art and design, his time working at Machinima and about his new Kickstarter

campaign. Before that I give a couple of tips on game development and how to

balance slow and fast gameplay as well give tips on building tension versus

boring your audience.

Check out and support Jonny Rice’s Kickstarter campaign: Lovecraft Kickstarter

Scott Rogers just released a brand new comic, check it out

here: Mighty Bedbug

I released a kids book I co-wrote with my brother, check it

out! My Fish Farted

I started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity.

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Lauren and I talk about the creative and development

challenges of producing a stage/movie project and how they correlate to video

game development. We touch on almost every topic possible from gamification, to

creating and finishing ideas to why some people’s careers take off and others’

don’t. It’s a really fun and interesting interview. Before the interview I talk

a little about beginner game design decisions and how to make a good design

choice.

Here is the official site of Lauren Ludwig: Lauren Ludwig's site

Here is the site of the comedy show she regularly directs: Lost Moon Radio

I started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity.

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I talk a little about my updated fun theory and then I interview Rick Bassman who is writing a book about his life and experiences. Rick was the owner of the wrestling school I went to, he was also an NFL agent, movie producer, and lots more. It’s a very inspirational and motivating story about taking risks, and he’s got a Kickstarter out there to help tell it.

Check out his Kickstarter page here: Been There, Done That, Kickstarter

Check out his website here: Rickbassman.com

I started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity. Donate anything you can give if you feel inclined to do so. I give all donators a shout out on my podcast! DONATE!

Teamwork! This episode is all about creatively working on a

team and how to facilitate said creativity. Awesome interview with Sean Monahan

who is the Creative Director at Westside Corporate Creativity and who is an 18

year, veteran improviser.

Check out the Westside Corporate Creativity website here: Westside Corporate Creativity

Follow them on twitter: WSide Corporate on Twitter

I started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity.

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I talk about “yes and-ing” during creative development and how

it helps facilitate collaboration, I also talk a little bit about the rule of 3

and my theory on why it exists. Then I interview improviser James Heaney about what

makes a comedy improv scene fun and how it can relate to video game design.

Check out his regular series on Game Front: James VS Games

Subscribe to his youtube channel or else: James Heaney on Youtube

Check out his latest shows if you’re in the Santa Monica

area: Westside Comedy Theater

Check out the channel of his latest guest, Epic Lloyd (who

also performs at the Westside Comedy Theater) who is the co-creator of Epic Rap

Battles of History: Epic Rap Battles of History

I started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity.

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I go over a few game design tips I posted on twitter, I also

talk about Indie Game the Movie. Then I have an interview with Senior

Artist/Industry Veteran, Scott Butler. Scott talks about his experience in the

game industry and gives advice on how to get your start as an artist doing art

for games.

Check out his site here: Scott Butler Site

 I started a

firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity. Donate anything you can give if you

feel inclined to do so. I give all donators a shout out on my podcast! Donate Here!

In this episode I compile all the advice from various guests

on how to get your start in the game industry, including a guest that was never

posted before as well as my own advice on how to get your start. Also, the quote

I mentioned at the end of the podcast was from James Allen, and I paraphrased

it, the actual quote is “We do not attract that which we want,

we attract that which we are”. It’s semantics, but this actual

quote is better for the point I was making.

 I started a

firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity. Donate anything you can give if you

feel inclined to do so. I give all donators a shout out on my podcast! DONATE HERE!

David and I talk about the difference between designing

table top games and video games. We also talk about our favorite games and give

advice on how to get your start in the game industry. Before all that I talk

about a game design technique I use that I never talked about before for some

reason.

Check out EVERYTHING he’s working on here: Sirlin.net

I started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity.

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This episode is mostly a post mortem for a game Wellington

and I worked on called Booga Booga! For Facebook. I talk about what worked,

what didn’t work and what I learned developing this game. Wellington talks

about making all assets from characters and environments to user interface and

particle effects.

I started a firstgiving page for Child’s Play Charity. Donate

anything you can give if you feel inclined to do so. I give all donators a

shout out on my podcast! DONATE HERE!