Game Dev Field Guide

By Zackavelli

The Game Dev Field Guide is a podcast series focused on teaching you how to make and launch your own video games. This podcast is aimed at the beginner to intermediate level of game developer. Learn t... more

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How many episodes does Game Dev Field Guide have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

Game Dev Field Guide episodes:

July 03, 2022 Ep. 059 Art Driven Game Development
In this episode Zackavelli talks about the advantages of focusing on art first during game development.
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:34
Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw
Intro music by: Avaren
Outro remix by: Mugamoomoo
...more
25min
June 30, 2022 Bonus Episode 16. Special Guest: XCompWiz
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on DevOps
Skip to Guest Segment: 15:30
XCompWiz Twitter:
https://twitter.com/XCompWiz
MystCraft 2 Minecraft Mod:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/56969328
Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Music: Radiant Vibes by Harris Heller
...more
31min
June 17, 2022 Ep. 058 Mobile Game Development
In this episode Zackavelli talks about mobile game development, and analyzes why some game genres work better on phones then others.
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:16
Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw
Intro music by: Avaren
Outro remix by: Mugamoomoo
...more
26min
June 03, 2022 Bonus Episode 15. BounceShot Post Mortem
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and then does a post mortem for his recently released game BounceShot
Skip to Post Mortem: 9:06
Buy BounceShot:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/
Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Music: Radiant Vibes by Harris Heller, EuroNewt 2 by Zackavelli
...more
33min
May 21, 2022 Ep. 057 Quick Tips VII Demos, Execution, and Perfection
In this episode Zackavelli talks about making demos, executing your ideas, and avoiding perfection in gamedev.
Skip to Body of Episode: 7:45
Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw
Intro music by: Avaren
Outro remix by: Mugamoomoo
...more
25min
May 17, 2022 Ep. 056 Coming Up With New Game Mechanics
In this episode Zackavelli talks about strategies for coming up with new game mechanics.
Skip to Body of Episode: 7:07
Buy my game BounceShot on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1736980/BounceShot/
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw
Intro music by: Avaren
Outro remix by: Mugamoomoo
...more
28min
May 03, 2022 Bonus Episode 14. Special Guest: Luke Klejnberg
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has a keynote on planning and production.
Skip to Guest Segment: 15:45
Lukes Twitter:
https://twitter.com/lklejnberg
Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Music: Radiant Vibes by Harris Heller
...more
34min
April 21, 2022 Ep. 055 Crafting System Design
In this episode Zackavelli talks about the problem with modern, shallow crafting systems.
Article on Last Of Us Crafting: https://medium.com/super-jump/the-brilliant-crafting-system-in-the-last-of-us-bb33f221f2c1
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:38
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw
Intro music by: Avaren
Outro remix by: Mugamoomoo
...more
28min
April 07, 2022 Ep. 054 MDA Game Design Framework
In this episode Zackavelli breaks down an academic paper about game design.
Read the paper for yourself: https://users.cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf
Skip to Body of Episode: 5:30
Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCoGo58coz8d1jIjuJ8H2eKw
Intro music by: Avaren
Outro remix by: Mugamoomoo
...more
25min
March 31, 2022 Bonus Episode 13. Special Guest: Mugamoomoo
In this episode Zackavelli plays buff/debuff and our guest has an amazing segment on sound.
Skip to Guest Segment: 15:00
Mugamoomoo's Links:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXS5WR3QMgpoWQPFjBa51Fw
Be come a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFG
Join the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsU
Follow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_
Music: Radiant Vibes by Harris Heller
...more
47min

FAQs about Game Dev Field Guide:

How many episodes does Game Dev Field Guide have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

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