Indie game dev original JENOVA CHEN of Journey developer thatgamecompany explains why he's drawn to designing EVOCATIVE games like Flower, Journey, and the studio's latest game Sky: Children of the Light. Meanwhile, Alissa finds an excuse to talk about Hitman and Kris professes his love for ugly electronics.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

With shelter-in-place orders in...place, lots of people are jumping on Zoom and playing Jackbox Party Packs. Mike Bilder, CEO of Jackbox Games, joins us to talk about designing for humor, how stay-at-home has affected his studio, and scaling for record-breaking traffic spikes for Jackbox's catalog of hilarious games.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

On GDC Podcast episode 8 we have CELIA HODENT, a user experience consultant, psychology PhD, and author who'll get us LEARNED about cognitive science, UX, and how our brains process something as complex as a video game.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

Dave Lang, the super snazzy founder of Iron Galaxy Studios, joins the GDC Podcast to talk about creating a studio that's built to last, quality of life in the game industry, and old rumors about Midway Games and the mafia.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

On the latest episode of the GDC Podcast, Drinkbox Studios sr. artist and FABULOUS Forbes 30 under 30 game developer Gabby DaRienzo talked about art, creativity, burnout, and of course, death. Also starring: her cats.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

Hannah Flynn has overseen the marketing of successful games like Fallen London, Sunless Sea, and Sunless Skies as communications director at Failbetter Games. On this episode, learn practical tips on how to be a more effective game marketer!

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

Brandon Sheffield is lead writer on Lab Zero's excellent action RPG platformer Indivisible. Find out how he injects humor, emotions, and personality into Indivisible's dozens of characters.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

Indie game dev SUPERSTAR Nina Freeman is a designer at Tacoma developer Fullbright, and is also known for making intensely personal games like Cibele and How Do You Do It? She joined us to chat about her process for digging deep into autobiographical material, and turning that into evocative - and brilliant - games.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

Following years of working on Halo, Call of Duty, and other triple-A franchises, Matthew Burns went the independent route and has now, with Zachtronics, released the arresting visual novel Eliza, a story about the ethical conflicts surrounding an AI therapy program. Find out how a game with so little room for choice was brilliantly designed to say so much about player agency.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau

Grant Shonkwiler is a rising star of video game production, having worked on games including Doom, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Fortnite. He joined Gamasutra editor-in-chief Kris Graft and news editor Alissa McAloon on the newly-minted GDC Podcast.

The Game Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling game development triumphs, catastrophes, and everything in-between, as devs from all sides of the industry share lessons and strategies fellow game makers can use to hone their craft.

Learn More at https://www.gamedeveloper.com

Music by Mike Meehan

Edited by Pierre Landriau