The Sandbox.Space Weekly Podcast by GDEX

Chris discusses the latest news and then falls down a video game movie rabbit hole with the chat!

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/250416

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This week's episode is all Switch 2 all the time. Join Chris and Special Guest Henry Bawden (Bawden Studios) as they discuss the recent Switch 2 announcements and the changing tariff environment.

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/250409

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This week’s special episode where Chris talks to the ShawneeXP Gaming Accelerator teams about their games, and their experience at the accelerator.

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. https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrettdavis23/

Marcus Cenci, Founder of Mumble Mouth Games and Cofounder of Brass Knuckle Development, is an accomplished professional in the video game industry with over 17 years of experience as an Art Director and Lead Artist. Among many other impressive accomplishments, he has gotten to make his mark on the Saints Row and Madden NFL series, and was once the Studio Art Director at Lost Boys Interactive. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcuscenci/

More about ShawneeXP Gaming Accelerator: https://www.storydoc.com/85e93215b8017cbbdcea59963f9fd646/f854aab-f80-c03e-ca68-4684ca04fa8c/67dbb3cce4ee1f3952614bab

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250326

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Tom Caprel is a marketer for games, tech enthusiast, and trained opera singer. In 2015, Tom started a dedicated marketing company, Hyperion Marketing, to help indie game/software developers create fantastic, community-driven marketing. He has been on the board of IGDA Chicago, and was the Communications/Expo Director at the Video Game Art (VGA) Gallery, and has worked directly for AAA studios like NCSOFT. In total, Tom has been in marketing for 15+ years, and regularly works with game devs all over the world.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250312

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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/250219

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Bill Roper kicked off his game designing career in 1994 with 9 years at Blizzard doing a wide variety of design and production work for some of their most legendary titles. His subsequent time founding studios and working for Disney Interactive is summarized on his Wikipedia article and his IMDb page.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250205

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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/250129

Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex

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.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250122

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Mondae Atughonu is a former Bungie / Marathon production manager and Cofounder of Leap of Faith Studios. Currently he works in Technical Project Management for Sony Interactive Entertainment. You can find him on LinkedIn.

Visit this episode's page and watch the video version at https://www.thesandbox.space/podcast/250115

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A shorter chat with the community to start the new year.

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/250108

Watch the show live on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thegdex