Game Dev Discussion

Game Dev Discussion

By Alex BeddowsArts
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Game Dev Discussion episodes

  • Ep 67 : Ayi Sanchez
    This week Machine Games Senior Environment Artist – Ayi Sanchez is on the podcast. We unpacked the complicated topic of 1st world problems of artists entering the industry and explaining why the complaining is so detrimental to your development.
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    Ayi’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/kratos
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    54 min
  • Ep 66: Jacob Norris
    We have the Nvidia Lead Environment artist, Jacob Norris on the podcast! It was a pleasure talking about learning communities, how Discord communities are the modern day Polycount and I found out what its like being in the god tier band of artists and how much it effects Jacob.
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    Jacob’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/purepolygons
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    1 hr 36 min
  • Ep 65: Jeryce Dianingana
    This week I have one of my favorite people on the podcast, Jeryce from Rocksteady. We spoke about the influence and affect of his Afro-Art style while digging into why he takes the tough love approach when critiquing and supporting artists.
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    Jeryce’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jerycedia
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    46 min
  • Insert Topic Ep 4: Materials
    This Insert topic 3 guys talk about balls of the material variety for an hour. It was a pleasure to sit down with 3 of the best material artist our industry has to offer, getting into the trends of material art over the year and discussing what the future might hold for it!
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    James’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/jameslucas
    Josh’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/joshlynch
    Ben’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/benwilson
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    1 hr 24 min
  • Ep 64 : Nate Stephens
    I am thrilled to have Sony Santa Monica's principle artist – Nate Stephens on! We dug into what it means to hire talent, handling the complex interpersonal dynamics of studios and he explained why his studio holds texel density as a golden rule,
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    Nate’s ArtStation ⯈https://www.artstation.com/pombero
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep 63: Peter Tran
    This week I sit down with the incredible Peter Tran, we explored how he jumped straight into Lighting art at the start of his career, while unpacking imposter syndrome with regards to mentorships, and unpack the question of 'Can a junior mentor?'.
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    Peter’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/petertran
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog
    Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign
    44 min
  • Ep 62 : Baj Singh
    This week we have Creative Assembly Baj Singh on! We discussed what he looks for in character artists, whether social media encourages good or bad behaviour and dived into a discussion around the dangers of voluntary overtime and how it can impact your team / schedule.
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    Baj’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/baj_singh
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign
    1 hr 2 min
  • Ep 61 : Kurt Kupser
    We have another Counterplay colleague, our Lead Shader Director – Kurt Kupser! We spoke about what it is like being a tech minded artist, and whether it is possible to enter the tech art field without much development experience. We also touched on the beast that is online networking and the challenges it presents.
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    Kurt’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/virtualvagabond
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog
    Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign
    49 min
  • Ep 60: Kit Grande
    This week I finally found out what a Realisation Designer was with Kit Grande, while also discussing the constant struggle between art teams and design teams. We also touched on the pressures of making art for competitive games vs story driven games.
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    Kit’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/kit_art
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog
    Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign
    48 min
  • Ep 59: Evan McKnight
    This week Asset Lead (and my boss) Evan McKnight is on! We got into what the difference is between asset and prop art, challenges of working on existing IP's along with pros and cons of different sized studios. We also touched on the potential long term effects of remote work!
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    Evan’s ArtStation ⯈ https://www.artstation.com/emcknight
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    Listen on Spotify ⯈ https://open.spotify.com/show/7spDMpMZJ9dr3Ziu8bRwCA
    Listen on SoundCloud ⯈ https://soundcloud.com/gamedevdiscussion
    Listen on iTunes ⯈ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/game-dev-discussion/id1459400002
    Listen on YouTube ⯈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfTBvcsO9Kw0b5EVuf4CJQ
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    Follow my Artstation⯈ https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows/blog
    Follow my twitter ⯈ https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign
    1 hr 2 min

About Game Dev Discussion

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This podcast is all about me talking to industry veterans about their journey into the games industry in the aim of hopefully educating newcomers on what it takes to do a similar role.