EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 45 MIN
Shoot Your Shot: Art Grayson of NVZN Studios on Ball & Gun
from Uploaded and Unfiltered: Real Talk on Healing, Creativity, and Mindset for Black Creators · host Jermaine Pulliam
Send me a text! Be part of the show! Jermaine sits down with Art Grayson of NVZN Studios — a nuclear engineer turned indie game dev — to unpack the origin of Ball & Gun, the genre-bending sports FPS roguelike that racked up 2.7 million views overnight. Art shares how he and co-founder Aaron Cooper built the entire game engine from scratch in under a year, stumbled into going viral, got Dwight Howard to play a demo on the DreamHack floor, and reveal their biggest milestone yet: an official selection at The MIX Summer Game Fest Showcase 2026. Bossu of Shield Social Studios also joins to reflect on DreamHack, building with passion over polish, and why human connection is still the best marketing strategy. You can play the free alpha right now at ballandgun.com — no account needed.Support the show
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Send me a text! Be part of the show! Jermaine sits down with Art Grayson of NVZN Studios — a nuclear engineer turned indie game dev — to unpack the origin of Ball & Gun, the genre-bending sports FPS roguelike that racked up 2.7 million views overnight. Art shares how he and co-founder Aaron Cooper built the entire game engine from scratch in under a year, stumbled into going viral, got Dwight Howard to play a demo on the DreamHack floor, and reveal their biggest milestone yet: an officia...
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