“Nothing would stop me right now”: Cliff Harris on what it takes to become a Successful Game Developer (Interview) Episode 89
1 – General Interview 2 – BETA Phase: Rapid Fire Questions 3 – Connect with Cliff Game designer, programmer, and running a one-man games business, Cliff Harris of Positech Games is behind strategy and simulation...82: Information Distribution, Cooperative Communication Mechanics, and HCI with Zachary Toups of New Mexico State University
Zachary O. Toups – “One of the key measures for when teams are communicating well is that their proactive in sharing information with each other. They don’t waste too much time asking each other questions. They proactively tell people what they need to...78: Human-Computer Interaction and Game Design with Lennart Nacke from the University of Waterloo
We discuss the importance of backing up your data, getting in the game industry with a unique degree, the benefits of identifying human emotions, and much more. Lennart Nacke is an associate professor and research director for the Human Computer Interaction (HCI)...72: Gamification, Professor Game Podcast, and Reading with Rob Alvarez
Rob Alvarez – “Every action you take has to help you build toward the objective, maybe not directly but even if it’s indirectly, you have to see a path. Whatever you are including, whatever you are introducing is helping your player feel some way so that you can...53: Don’t Bank on Something Until It Comes Through with Matt Schoen
Matt Schoen is an engineer with Unity Labs, working on EditorVR. He joined Unity last year to continue to work on VR authoring tools with Jono Forbes, his co-founder at Defective Studios. Schoen has worked on a wide gamut of projects, from PC games to mobile AR apps....36: Project Management In Game Development Is Important with Akitomo Morita
Akitomo Morita is a senior software engineer at Hypnos Entertainment and he has been in the game industry for 17 years. He worked on games such as Battlefield, Dead Space, and Fifa. We talk about why project management and planning is so important. Ask yourself...35: Designing Stories for AR/VR with Rob Morgan
Rob Morgan is a game writer, narrative designer, and creative director of Playlines. He has worked on numerous VR projects such as “The Assembly” for nDreams. Did script consultation for the Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Centre. And now is developing new...30: Invest Time in Your People with Brandon Smith
Brandon Smith is the CEO and lead programmer for DarkShot Studios. They recently released a 2D platformer called ROTii. We talk about how frustrating it can be when someone is not committed to the project. Just having one person leave the team can have adverse effects...29: VR Can Be the Most Immersive and Interactive Experience Ever with Cortney Harding
Cortney Harding is a professor, author, and the founder of Friends With Holograms, an agency that helps brands, advertisers, and entertainment companies understand VR and other emerging technologies. Harding teaches a series of seminars that explain best practices for...28: How to Build Along with the Players and Not For Them with Om Tandon
Om Tandon is the director of the user experience at Digit games studio. He has 12+ years of experience in building massively entertaining and monetizing experiences for 80 million+ engaged players in franchises like Disney, 20th Century Fox, and Marvel. Prior to Digit...21: ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS with Jaycee Salinas
Jaycee Salinas has been in the game industry for about three years and is the creative director of Ask An Enemy Studios. He started the studio after dropping out of Full Sail University’s Online Game Design program and is now working on his own game called A...17: All Hard Work, There Are No Shortcuts with Ahmad Bilal
Ahmad Bilal develops various mobiles games including my own game called Finding Leo. In this episode, we talk about hard work. There are no shortcuts you can take to get ahead. You have to hustle, create a USP unique selling point, play from the users perspective, be...15: Start with Fun Because Ultimately, Fun is the Main Goal with Maxx Golbraykh
Maxx Golbraykh has been in the game industry for more than 3 years. We talk about how it’s important to start with a fun concept. You can have a great story or great art, but if it ain’t fun to play, it most likely won’t do well. Getting user...14: Do Not Switch Game Engine During Development with Veronica Flint
Veronica Flint is the lead VR designer at Moth + Flame which is a company that guide brands entering the VR space. She also does character game animation, motion capture, and cinematic in videos games. Switching game engines halfway through or even 1/4 through can be...09 Joseph Longoria: Stop Talking and Finish Your Game!
Joseph Longoria. One of the main problems game developers have is never finishing their game. Sometimes we tackle a vision too big, lose motivation, and eventually give up. We need to stop overthinking ideas and just go create a finish game. Pick a tool and do it....08 Keith Turkowski: Have the End in Mind
Keith Turkowski is the lead programmer at Lazy 8 Studios, worked on Everquest and Section 8. He has been in the game industry for 11 years. We talked about the importance of figuring out that first step and then immediately begin taking action on it. He mentioned a...07 Scott Brodie: What’s the Heart of Your Game?
Scott Brodie is the Founder, Lead Designer, and Programmer at independent studio Heart Shaped Games. He is an experienced game designer with credits in almost every area of the game industry. His most recent game, Hero Generations, was an IndieCade Finalist, funded...
