In The Keep

Elijah Allen is the owner of Fire Plant Games and lead programmer on Viscerafest. Here he shares insights on balancing family life and game design, his work on Viscerafest, childhood gaming influences, and the tension between artistic integrity and commercial success. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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Thomas Vestergaard & Oliver Cohen Chime make up Woodhound, the Danish game studio behind Desecrators - a 6 degrees-of-freedom shooter set in the distant future of 4096. Our conversation ranges through unconventional storytelling, player agency, co-op gameplay, the many games from the line of Interplay's Descent, the Danish indie game development scene, futurism in art, and what's next for their studio after the game's release. | Follow Desecrators: Steam | Website | X | YouTube | Discord | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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We are joined by the great Wouter van Oortmerssen, founder of VoxRay Games, who are currently working on Voxile, an open world RPG which features survival and FPS elements along with a robust creator system. Aside from the game, we discuss Wouter's career working on games such as FarCry, Borderlands 2, SimCity; designing and programming game engines; the lessons of world travel; and the many challenges of starting your own game studio. | Voxile Kickstarter | VoxRay Discord | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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MK Schmidt is an indie game designer, fine artist, and father of 7 lovely children. Here we discuss his experience releasing his latest title Cyclopean: The Great Abyss coming off the the success of his previous title Islands of the Caliph. We also talk through his journey breaking into the world of fine art, learning to sell yourself, UAPs, spirituality, and everything in between. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred | Books Mentioned: The Complete Fiction of HP Lovecraft | UFO of GOD by Chris Bledsoe | Science Set Free: 10 Paths to New Discovery by Rupert Sheldrake | The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley |

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John Dyer is a former professional Quake and Unreal Tournament competitor. He later went on to work in PR for Microsoft where he was a key player in the unveiling of Xbox Adaptive Controller, and has more recently reinvented himself as a voice actor, landing a role in Soulslinger: Envoy of Death. We cover a lot of ground ranging from the early days of eSports, getting into (and out of) the corporate "Rat Race", world travel and understanding new cultures, metaphysical experiences with and without psychedelics, growing up, and finding balance in the world we live in. | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred | Books Mentioned: Attached by Amir Levine | Western Esotericism by Wouter J. Hanegraaff | The Lesser Key of Solomon by S.L. MacGregor & Aleister Crowley | The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda |

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Co-directors Jason Sikorsky and Tad Sallee discuss their five-year journey creating Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold, a documentary on the game Postal and its creators, Running With Scissors. They explore filmmaking challenges, the gaming industry's volatility, and aim to inspire future creators. The film is set for release in Spring 2025 and is available for pre-order now! | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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Steven Mummery aka ThePrinceOfMars is a video game designer known for the light gun shooter 'Pixel Crisis' and currently working on 'Quartermain and the Cult of Cthulhu', a retro first person shooter being published in March 2025. | Wishlist Quartermain and the Cult of Cthulhu | Play Pixel Crisis | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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Molly Heady-Carroll is a 'Creature Consultant' and co-founder of Arcane Circus, a Netherlands-based game studio. She tours the world lecturing on the art of designing creatures and consulting for a wide variety of clients including the likes of BBC, Netflix, and Universal. | Molly HC on: X | LinkedIn | Zenibeasts | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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Kevin Driewer is an artist and level designer currently working on In The Keep's upcoming FPS game Stellar Valkyrie. Kevin also illustrates a series of children's books called Pitter Patter the Pirate Hamster written by his wife Nikki Olson. We're discussing the trials and advice on finding work in the games industry, living with epilepsy, game soundtracks, and plenty more. | Kevin Driewer on LinkedIn | Order Pitter Patter on Amazon | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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Dr. Justin Sledge is a professor of philosophy and religion focused in Western Esotericism. His popular YouTube channel Esoterica is an amazing collection of lectures exploring the origins and evolution of arcane history, religion, magic, mysticism, alchemy, and the occult. | Esoterica on YouTube | Website | Bookstore | Cora Cacao - Use Promo Code ‘INTHEKEEP’ for 10% Off! | In The Keep | Support In The Keep | Follow us on X | Join our Official Discord | Theme Song by Jon of the Shred |

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