2 - Terry Greer: From London Zookeeper to Master of Orion 2 & Teaching the Next Gen

Terry Greer is a games design lecturer at Falmouth University and has 30 years of experience in the games industry. He worked at Microprose, Jagex and Blitz, on projects like XCOM and Runescape. In this episode, Terry tells us about the art of designing games, the high pressure environment of pitching games ideas for a studio and how students are learning to design their own game projects.In the episode, Terry recommends the following:FTL making of GDC talk Designing without a PitchFallout London TeamTeam FOLON's progress videos on their Youtube channelLiz England - The Door ProblemJennifer Scheurle - GDC lecture on hidden mechanicsDoctor Bounce student games projectLinks to Terry's projects:Terry's website - https://www.terrygreer.com/Terry's novel - Jangada TrilogySome games we talked about:Fallout LondonElder Scrolls 4: SkyrimAnt Attack (Spectrum)The Hobbit (Spectrum)FTLElder Scrolls OnlineCommand & Conquer: Red Alert 2Left 4 DeadFollow us on Spotify and find us on social media. We are on Facebook and Instagram. Join us there to discuss the episode.