Chris Tilton for many years has crafted sounds for tv shows like Fringe, SimCity, and Assassin's Creed Unity. He loves scoring games but have always dream of making his own game and eventually formed Exploding Tuba. In this episode we talk about how he learned the full scope of game development and what it's like to self fund a project that is 4 years long.

http://www.explodingtuba.com/

An episode we wanted to do for a while, this week we're sitting by the fireside with Lyndl Kempis as he walks us through his transition from student to employee. Find out what you need to know and be prepared for so that you can successfully cross over as well!

http://www.mightyemperorgames.com/games

Art Station: https://www.artstation.com/artist/lyndlk

The holidays can be tough and being laid off is something that most people in the industry has gone through. In this episode, we give tips and tell you all the early warning signs of how you might be in troubled waters and how to keep your head above waters.

https://www.creativeheads.net/

http://jobs.gamasutra.com/

https://www.artstation.com/jobs

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/

The key things everyone would want to know about starting and running a small game development company from day 1. We talked about recruiting, hiring, funding and working with other startup employees to make your own game company. All of this great content thanks to our guest Johan Bernhardsson!

http://www.midnighthub.com/

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We wanted to know how we could better spend time outside of work, designing and developing our own games, so we talked to Glenn Powell. Glenn's been an engineer since 14 years old (as he explains) and has worked on side projects all throughout his career in games. Find out his tips and secrets and which engines are the best for which type of game developer.

Sit down with us this week as we discuss the biggest news for December 2016 and discuss what's going on over there at Crytek? When will Star Citizen ever come out? And what does the future hold for Nintendo's mobile and console business strategy?

Dealing with depression is a common theme in the game industry that people rarely talk about. Furthermore, it can happen in very isolated situations like working in small teams. This week we sit with Joshua Boggs, the creator behind 2014 critically acclaimed game "Framed" about how he dealt and kept up with the success of his game. Also, we explored how he applied those lessons he learned over to developing 'Framed 2.'

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We talk to two family men that spent two years working on a VR passion project entirely made with late nights and free time. We dive deep into how they motivated each other to finish their first VR project "I Hate Santa" and setting realistic goals to be ambitious with baby steps.

Check out their game on steam for $2.99!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/557730/

What is it like to work at a big AAA studio like DICE LA or Sony Santa Monica? What is it like to work at a smaller studio such as Section Studios? What are the benefits? How do you balance the risk and stability of making such a move? This week we sit down with Art Director Katon Callaway and discuss the differences of what's better and worse?

Yury Nedelin joins us as a Technical Artist and shares his story of switching careers from playing in Orchestras to working on huge AAA titles like God of War 3 and Call of Duty: Ghosts. In this episode we cover a range of topics like keeping the fidelity of working on huge games to the cost of being detail-oriented. We also cover his love for Dark Souls 3 and explore what his career goal of achieving what 'easy and successful' really mean.