Pixel Pizza

We are so back! This week is another brand new episode with a brand new guest and music selection. Joining us today is the incredible producer and marketer Dianna Lora-- her scrappy adaptable mentality has taken her through some of gaming's biggest studios including Sony, Ubisoft, Zynga, and Deep Silver! Dianna and I chat about supporting your team, taking on new skills, and starting one of the first video game streaming shows! Music from Otorii Station.

LINKS:

🐦 Dianna's Twitter: @Grlpantsgr

💿 Otorii Station: https://otoriistation.bandcamp.com/

🍕 Pixel Pizza Twitter: @PixelPizzaPod

✉️ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com

No new guest this week so, in the tradition of some great podcasts, reviving an old popular episode for those who may have missed it! Originally published on April 20, 2022 🔥, this talk with the brothers behind Ackk Studios goes in-depth into their creative process and the development & release of their cult hit RPG, YIIK. As the highly anticipated I.V release draws even closer, it's a perfect time to refresh yourself and check the game out!

LINKS:

🐦 Ackk Twitter: @Ackkstudios

🖥 Ackk Website: https://www.ackkstudios.com/

📼 Ackk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFB-XJP9x8DEUq-vBP-2hSA

👾 YIIKCord (on Discord!): https://discord.com/invite/yiik

🍕Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod

✉️ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com

💡🎥🎬 What goes into a game cutscene? What makes a cinematic sequence truly cinematic? Find out on this week's Pixel Pizza as we speak to Capcom Cinematic Designer Ryan Wetherall, who's worked on cutscenes for games like TellTale's The Walking Dead, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Cyberpunk 2077! We discuss making the most of the tools in your utility belt, and the differences in Eastern and Western approaches to games. Our chillest music yet comes from Spiritual Path!

LINKS:

🌐 Ryan's Website: http://ryanwetherall.com/

💼 Ryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-wetherall-78360515/

💿 Spiritual Path: http://positivemantrasmusic.bandcamp.com

🍕 Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod

✉️ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com

Hope you're feeling free this Friday 'cause we've got the Creative Director of the Game Bakers, Emeric Thoa! His studio is behind some of the most striking games of the past few years, like Furi and Haven. We discuss leading your own studio, the theme of freedom in Emeric's games, and what's next in the oven for the team 🥧 Music tracks from My Sister's Fugazi Shirt!

LINKS:

🌐 The Game Bakers: https://www.thegamebakers.com/

🐦 The Game Bakers Socials: @TheGameBakers

💿 My Sister's Fugazi Shirt: https://mysistersfugazishirt.bandcamp.com/

🍕 Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod

✉️ Pixel Pizza Contact: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com

This episode is high art ✨ Award-winning illustrator and game art director Marlowe Dobbe is here to talk about her journey into the industry! From her local involvement with the Portland Indie Gaming Squad to working with big names like Terry Cavanagh (on Dicey Dungeons) and Mega Crit (devs of Slay the Spire), Marlowe has learned a lot and has some great wisdom to share. Music this time comes from Laamaa!

LINKS:

🌐 Marlowe's Website: www.marlowedobbe.com

☁️ Marlowe's BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/marlowedobbe.bsky.social

🐷 Portland Indie Gaming Squad: http://discord.gg/pigsquad

💿 Laamaa: https://laamaa.bandcamp.com/

🍕 Pixel Pizza Socials: @PixelPizzaPod

✉️ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com

Foodies rejoice! This week we've got an episode jam packed with not only game development talk but also good eats around the world. This week's guest, accomplished business director and technical director Gwen Foster, has worked on a lot of games you might know: Superhot, Among Us, and Stacklands to name a few. But her current projects, the mind-bending Viewfinder and the Philippines-based cooking game Soup Pot, are just as unique and we dive deep into what it's like working on them from both a business and creative perspective. And we've got some tasty tunes from Break Error for your listening pleasure!

LINKS:

🐦📸 Gwen's Twitter/Instagram: @IfNotNowGwen

👀 Viewfinder: https://www.sos.games/viewfinder

🥣 Soup Pot: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1387810/Soup_Pot/

📀 Break Error: http://breakerror.bandcamp.com

✉️ Pixel Pizza Email: pixelpizza at yahoo dot com