In this episode, GDL Hosts,  Adam and Ahmed discuss the value of pre-production on a project. Without pre-production, projects are liable to lose focus and/or spiral out of control, and our hosts discuss the dangers of not planning out your development ahead of time. They also discuss how to going about scoping your project, as well as the mentalities involved in making a game efficiently.

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GDL's Roz Tuplin catches up with Jimmy Dance, co-owner and founder of Loading Bar and founds out how the games bars in London and Brighton have faced the coronavirus crisis, which saw all bars shut down at the end of March.   They discuss what support is available for small businesses, how they’re getting back on their feet and plans for the future.

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Ziz Simoens Interviews Phoenix Perry an artist and activist who often uses culture as a medium. She's interested in how organisational structures can impact social change. And experiments with different forms of social engagement through conceptual ideas, such as graph theory, emergent systems, and mesh networks.   She can be found at contact at phoenixperry.com.

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Have you ever play-tested your game? 

Do you think you can do all the testing you need?

Learn from Zigantic about the trials and tribulations related to play-testing games of all shapes and sizes, and how you can make the most of your testing time!

Also hear more about what Zigantic can offer the Game Dev London community and how you can get access to valuable testing feedback from your home.

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Preparing for Unreal Engine 5

With the breathtaking teaser footage of the Unreal Engine 5 being released onto the internet. Ed Bennett talks with Arty McLabin, from www.gameready.co.il about how game developers can prepare for the future.

We cover what you no longer need to study, what packages are going to be in demand and talk about general advice for people looking to get into the industry.

If you are interested in learning game development and studying with Game Ready Drop Arty an email at [email protected]

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In this episode GDL host, Adam Boyne talks with Chris Filip of the Tentacle Collective, and they discuss all things Game Jam!  Chris helps manage the Tentacle Zone coworking space created by Payload Studio and is managing their programme of events for residents. Chris is also the co-founder of Game Anglia, a not for profit for game students, and an avid game jammer!

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Chris Payne talks to Ian & Rachel Thomas about the design and execution of their live-action events, and what video games can learn from these intensely social experiences. Show Notes: Photos by Rachel Thomas, Laura Mitchell and Tom Garnett (https://tgarnett.com/) Rachel's blog (https://medium.com/@rachel.wildwinter) Ian's blog (https://medium.com/@wildwinter) Crooked House webpage (http://crookedhouse.org/) Senza Peso VR footage by Kit & Lightning (http://kiteandlightning.la/)

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Host Roz Tuplin interviews Muse en Lystrala - A classical musician who founded Queenship Game Studio out of a Ludum Dare event and is tackling complex topics through games including anxiety, agoraphobia and depression.

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In this episode GDL host Chris Payne talks to Follow the Feathers co-founder Sebastian Rangger about starting their company and kickstarting their first commercial game - sew-'em-up Weaving Tides.

Show notes!

https://weavingtides.com/

Kickstarter has now carried over to Indiegogo to continue stretch goals: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/weaving-tides#/

Niva is PWYW on itch: https://followfeathers.itch.io/niva

Weaving Tides web prototype: https://www.slyce.at/projects/2017-01-

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In this episode Adam interviews Gwe Limpalaer (@gwendle), developer of Unspottable, about balancing working a full-time job while making a game, taking a game from concept to release, and making sure your game feels fresh whilst staying consistent.

We also take a look at Gwe's upcoming release "UNSPOTTABLE" 

a few links: 

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/12...

Article announcing the playable demo for Steam festival from June 16-22 https://www.indiedb.com/games/unspott...  

Article announcing the live stream / Q&A: https://store.steampowered.com/newshu...

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