In this episode Austin tells his story about how he went from Modding Arma 2 to working on the next big survival game from DayZ creator Dean Hall. Austin shares his advice for getting in the industry and his thoughts on the current tools and state of world building in games.

 

Mentioned Links:

https://twitter.com/killthyjoy

 

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In this conversation, Victor brings over a decade of experience in the Localization sector of games that doesn't get as much attention as the core departments (Programming, Design, Art etc). He helps us understand what goes into this part of the game development, advice for those wanting to tap into new markets, and a closer look into what it takes to provide quality and impactful localization in games.

Mentioned Links:

https://twitter.com/valion

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

https://www.pinknoisestudios.com/

 

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In this conversation, Andrew brings the perspective of someone who has grown a games studio to a high of 70 staff and decided to step down to pursue an indie career and develop his passion project, Curved Space.He has an incredible amount of experience with over 15 years in the industry and recounts his experience leaving and why he did it. Usually Indie Game Devs are young and straight out of university, but Andrew did it the the opposite. It was a pleasure to hear his advice and thoughts from someone who is coming at it from a different angle with business and production experience to back up his vision.Guest Links:

https://twitter.com/onlybymidnight

https://curvedspacegame.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-czarnietzki-1a2a2392/

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In this conversation, Jason pulls back the curtain on what it's like running his UX consultancy business 'UX is Fine!" and recounts some of the stories and experiences he has faced over the last 20 years of being in the industry.

 

Mentioned Links:

Jason's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jschklar/

Jason's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jackalshorns

UX is Fine: https://uxisfine.com/

Resources: https://uxif.link/grux

 

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In this conversation, Tali brings to the surface his passion for game design and explains some of the thought that goes into the design and choices that the player makes in Umurangi Generation. Tali shares some advice for Indie Game Devs and talks a bit about his story and his inspirations in the games industry.

Mentioned Links:

https://twitter.com/Veselekov

https://twitter.com/umurangigame

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1223500/Umurangi_Generation/

 

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In this conversation, Logan shared the journey of a corner of the games industry that we don't shed enough light on, table-top RPG games. There's a resurgence happening in this space with innovation and evolution into a digital and online future. Companies like Role are developing this new Narrative online play category with tools and features that not only mimic the physical table-top experience, but enhance and create an even more immersive style of gameplay and interactivity. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, let me know what your main take away was in the comments below!

Guest Links:

https://twitter.com/LoganDwight

www.playrole.com

https://twitter.com/roleapp

 

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Jair has many active roles in the games industry, most notably as the Producer at Land & Sea Games, creators of the critically acclaimed Alto's Adventure game and series. In this episode I talk to Jair about his experience with burnout, what it has been like working remotely (and on a night shift!), how he maintains a balanced lifestyle and advice for Producers hiring and growing their team (among other things too!). I hope you enjoy the chat.

Follow him on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/JairMcBain

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In this Episode I sit down with Kathy Dongo to talk about her role as an Area Sales Manager for Capcom, what it's like being a Women in Game Dev, Advice for Networking and connecting with like-minded people & different types of jobs that you can find in the industry that aren't directly related to the studios or developers that you might think you need to be.

Follow her on Twitter here: www.Twitter.com/ladycuttlefish

 

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In this episode I go over some of the new things to expect in this season, my current state of mind on the show and and what's going on in my life and reminiscing on some of the conversations I had in last season.

 

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In this episode Cordel gives me break down of the innovations that are happening in the African games industry and how his company Carry1st hopes to be at the forefront of their adoption of technology through the art of games.

Follow him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cordelrc/

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