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Katharine Neil has 19 plus years of experience in the game industry working on a variety of genres including racing games, third-person shooters, management sims, and more. She blogs and speaks at GDC. Currently, she is the narrative designer for Nyamyam Games...88: Join a Great Community for Inspiration with Jason Canam from Household Games
On the Game Dev Loadout podcast, join Jason Canam from Household Games Incorporation as we discuss making games accessible, taking timeline seriously, benefits of being in a community, and much more. He found his company in 2016 which is focused on creating...83: Toolsmith, Rendering Gods, and Revision Control System with Blair Leggett of One More Story Games
Blair Leggett – “So too how a mountaineer has their safety line, a game team has their revision control system. If codes get messed up or something goes fubar, you have a RCS like a GitHub or Perforce that will help you recover NOT IF accidents happen but...77: Always be Kind to your Audience and Embracing Limitation with Wing Cho
Wing Cho – “You should really have a dialogue. Always talk because if you don’t then you will have a big issue and it’s going to take more time to deal with it when you could of dealt with it immediately. He is a Ex-Nintendo and ex-Rockstar lead game designer...70: Edible Games, Baking Cakes, and Good Game Design with Jenn Sandercock
Jenn Sandercock – “It’s much better just to make, just to do. What you going to do is probably going to be wrong and need revisions. Don’t spend ages on a game design doc. Just make something, show it, iterate. ” Jenn Sandercock found the independent mobile...Austin Game Conference 2017
The Austin Game Conference makes me want to immediately move out of Houston. I learn so much about the game industry and network with many great people. I think the after parties were the best part where you talk to other game devs. To hear the joy of people of...64: The Scary Thought of Being Homeless with Nicolae Berbece
Nicolae Berbece in 2012 found Those Awesome Guys which is a small independent video game studio formed out of people from around the world with the purpose of, you guessed it, creating awesome games. He works on the design, art, and management for their game, Move or...63: Research for Authenticity with Alexandra Lucas
Alexandra Lucas is the host at Cheat Codes and does consulting at “So You Want To Make Games.” She earned a B.A. in French and English from Wellesley College, and studied game design at DigiPen. Next, she won the GDC Game Narrative Review competition twice...62: Ensure Everyone Knows the Vision of the Game with Richard Rouse III
Richard Rouse III Richard Rouse III is a creative director, writer, designer, and consultant at his company Paranoid Productions currently working on the game “The Church in the Darkness.” His past projects include Quantum Break, Sunset Overdrive, and numerous other...60: How to Playtest Games with Deborah Hendersen
Deborah Henderson is a cognitive psychologist who has worked in games for more than 6 years. She specializes in helping teams understand when they are delivering on their design vision, or what is blocking players from getting to that vision. Currently, she works at...57: Tabletop Games are About the Social Experience with Geoffrey Engelstein
Geoffrey Engelstein is an award-winning tabletop game designer, whose titles include The Ares Project, Space Cadets, and The Dragon & Flagon. He is also a noted podcaster contributing to the Dice Tower and GameTek, and he hosts Ludology a weekly podcast on game...52: How Players Engage With Your Game with Jerry Belich
Jerry Belich, the creator of the award winning Choosatron, is an game designer, using hardware, electronics, and software to create interactive and storytelling experiences. He went independent in 2013 after a decade of software development, and in the summer of 2016,...50: Be Hungry to Learn with Fakhra AlMansouri
Fakhra AlMansouri is the founder and CEO of Hybrid Humans, the first independent game studio in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Some of her titles include Hop Hop Away and Who Lurks. She also organizes game jams, and create workshops to introduce students to game design. The...45: Learn to Write First Then Write for Video Games with William Harms
William Harms has been a professional writer since the mid-1990s and has written for some the largest and most prestigious entertainment companies in the world, including Sony Entertainment, 2K, Ubisoft, Techland, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Sega, and Top Cow. He...44: The Community Got Your Back with Matthew Viglione
Matthew Viglione is a co-founder of SomaSim, a Chicago-based indie studio founded in 2013 to create simulation games. He has extensive experience in creative direction, writing, and graphic design. He also has done a few GDC talk such as his latest one called “Running...41: Avoid Feature Creep with Zachary Berenger
Zachary Berenger has been making video games for over 12 years and also, he has been making tutorials on youtube for over five years to help us Game Devs learn how to make great games and get us motivated. His youtube name is RealTutsGML and his website is...38: Internalize Measurement Within the Game with Adrian Bauer
Adrian Bauer is one of the designers the for independent game company called D-Pad Studio. The company that made the critically acclaimed Owlboy. He helps with support, testing, setting up maps, and polishing up the game. He also writes about design on Gamasutra....34: You Don’t Need A Computer To Design Games with Stone Librande
Stone Librande is the lead designer for Riot Games, has worked in the game industry for over 15 years on games such as SimCity, Spore, and Diablo 3. He also teaches game design courses at Carnegie Mellon University’s ETC program which stands for Entertainment...
