Insomniac Games Founder, Ted Price

from Game Maker's Notebook · host The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

In this special 100th episode of the Game Maker's Notebook, we turn the tables on longtime host Ted Price. Guest host Tim Schafer (Founder, Double Fine Productions) chats with Ted about life before game development, starting Insomniac Games and the challenges of developing their first game, the values and principles that have guided his company along the way, joining the PlayStation family of studios, learning to accept feedback, and how embracing new ideas and change can help studios evolve into more welcoming places to work. Ted Price is the President and Founder of Insomniac Games, best known for several successful franchises including Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Spyro the Dragon, Sunset Overdrive, and Marvel's Spider-Man.

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