EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 1H 14M

Thomas Stewart

from Dev Dream Pod with Blake Gocey · host Blake Gocey

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/aD5tJ38XUChapters:00:00 Intro & Guest Welcome00:36 Childhood & Creativity03:17 Childhood Video Games05:13 Discovering Game Development07:56 Quarter Life Crisis09:32 Current Game Dev Dream12:36 Living the Dream?14:58 Breaking Into Industry17:14 Console Porting Strategy20:24 Why Consoles?24:50 Bridges and Docks27:03 Console vs Steam Sales28:50 Console Advice31:32 Just Keep Fishing Team33:51 Working With Friends36:08 Building Dev Network40:14 What Makes JKF Special44:00 Jank as a Feature47:21 Game Ideation Process50:52 When to Pivot Projects55:13 Expectations for JKF57:39 Is YouTube Worth It?1:02:24 YouTube's Real Value1:03:34 Being a Game Dev Dad1:05:38 How Fatherhood Changed Him1:07:49 Kids & Video Games1:10:15 Bad Game Dev Advice1:13:04 Key Lesson: Playtesting

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