The Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast by GDEX

Garrett Davis of ShawneeXP Gaming Accelerator joins us for the latest news and all the craziness going on around AI and it's impact on the industry and country.

Garrett Davis is a game developer, serial entrepreneur, and startup accelerator director with a deep passion for building and scaling gaming companies, consulting firms, and startup ecosystems. He is the Managing Director of the ShawneeXP Gaming Accelerator, where he leads efforts to support early-stage game studios through funding, mentorship, and industry connections. His work focuses on strategic partnerships, fundraising, curriculum development, and community engagement.

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Thomas Allenbaugh, lead programmer and partner at Multivarious, joins us today to talk about the latest news around the EA acquisition and lots more.

Tom Allenbaugh is the technical lead of Multivarious, GDEX and the Sandbox.Space. He also teaches a game development capstone as an adjunct at Columbus State Community College. You can find him around many corners of the internet as Argembarger.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/251001

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Henry Bawden from Bawden Studios joins us today to talk all about the latest in Game Industry news.

Henry Elmo Bawden is a 3D art and animation wizard, as well as an up-and-coming author, a devoted professor and loving husband and father. Among many other hobbies and interests, he runs Bawden Studio and is Volunteer Czar and runs the Art Portfolio Review panel for GDEX.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250924

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Stephen Heywood joins us to recap the exciting GDEX & Corgscon 2025!

As the founder of The Tech Buzz Gaming, Stephen has created a hub where gamers from around the world can come together to celebrate their shared passion. Through his platform, he continues to educate, entertain, and inspire a new generation of gamers, shaping the future of gaming one pixel at a time.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250910

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Chris chats with the community as we prepare for GDEX!

Chris Volpe is the final boss of GDEX and The Sandbox.Space! Executive Director and Founder of GDEX and Multivarious Games. He has been helping to grow the games industry in the Midwest for over a decade and has worked in the indie and AAA space to develop games. You can check out many of his personal works at volpecreates.com

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250903

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Friend of the show Ross Hersemann joins us for some legal chat and our excitement for the upcoming #GDEX2025

Ross Hersemann is the founder and lead of Loading Law (@LoadingLaw), an Adjunct Professor of Video Game Law at DePaul University, a leader of IGDA Chicago, and organizer of the Chicago Video Game Law Summit.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250827

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Aaron Brown from Table Top Cafe joins us to discuss the changing Boardgame and Tabletop industry. There are challenges to be overcome as the industry finds itself in a difficult position.

Aaron Brown is the owner of Tabletop Game Cafe in Columbus, Ohio, which hosts a vibrant gaming community and which believes that we all need more time around the table with people we like.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250813

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Great community conversation about XBOX's Future, Fishing in games, and of course the upcoming GDEX 2025 Expo!

GDEX: www.thegdex.com
Fishing in Games: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/please-stop-making-me-fish-in-video-games/1100-6533681/
XBOX: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-is-an-increasingly-unstable-platform-for-anyone-to-invest-in/1100-6533717/
Outworlds 2: https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-u-turns-on-the-outer-worlds-2-80-price-point-reverting-to-70-and-reimbursing-pre-order-customers

Chris Volpe is the final boss of GDEX and The Sandbox.Space! Executive Director and Founder of GDEX and Multivarious Games. He has been helping to grow the games industry in the Midwest for over a decade and has worked in the indie and AAA space to develop games. You can check out many of his personal works at volpecreates.com

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250806

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Caro Murphy (Experience Designer & Educator) joins us to talk about starting BostonFIG, games education, and the Disney Star Wars experience.

Caro Murphy is a game and interactive experience designer with a focus on live performance and live-action gameplay. They are Cofounder and Creative Director of Incantrix Productions (founded 2016), Co-Executive Director of Playable Theatre (founded 2020), and former Immersive Experience Director on Disney’s Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser. They are also a former board member of the Boston Festival of Indie Games.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250730

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Caitlin Burt, Actor/Voice Actor and Motion Capture Artist, joins us for a conversation about voice acting in the games space, and then a rambling road through the political wilderness.

Kojima Name: https://www.polygon.com/videos/2019/11/11/20959269/unraveled-kojima-name-generator-death-stranding
PS Dual Sense: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/playstation-30th-anniversary-collection-restock/2900-5784/#1
Mass Effect: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-fallout-tv-show-writers-room-board-the-andromeda-for-mass-effect-show/1100-6533296/

Caitlin Burt is an actor working in games of all sizes and business developer at Haptix Studio. She loves talking business, especially when it comes to entertainment projects, and happy to lend a voice or movement on your project. You can check out her IMDb, her YouTube, her Facebook, find her on Instagram as @caitsly or on Twitter as @caitlinburt.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250723

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