Game Devastation

Episodes

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   Game Devastation Ep. 28 John Pearl Gunfire Games

   Game Devastation 28 features Design Director John Pearl. We talk about level design, items to take into account when making VR games, combat in the game Chronos, John's new book on breaking into the industry, Darksiders, and what a Design Director does at Gunfire Games.

   Jun 2, 2016

   51m
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   Game Devastation Ep. 27, Kepa Auwae

   Game Devastation Episode 27 with designer and owner of Rocketcat Games, Kepa Auwae! We talk about getting into indie game development, iPhone vs. PC development, why Kickstarter isn't for everyone trying to make a game, making action rpgs on iphones, progression systems, their new games Die By…

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   Apr 3, 2016

   55m
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   Episode 26 Barney and David from Powerhoof

   It's the 26th episode of Game Devastation, and we've got the two devs from Powerhoof (David and Barney) talking about their game Crawl. We discuss combat animations, creating local co-op, game jams, regular enemy vs. boss designs, community feedback, and creating a demonic Gabe Newell boss…

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   Mar 1, 2016

   1h 11m
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   Episode 25 Armin Ibrisagic Game Designer on Goat Simulator

   For the 25th episode of Game Devastation, I get to talk with Coffee Stain Studios Game Designer Armin Ibrisagic. If you've played Goat Simulator, you've seen this man's work first hand. We talk about Armin's journey into design, humor in games, reacting quickly to players feedback, pitching…

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   Jan 27, 2016

   32m
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   Episode 24 Senior Designer at Undead Labs Geoffrey Card

   It's Episode 24 with guest Geoffrey Card, Senior Designer at Undead Labs! We talk about systems design, themes of a game genre affecting game design, defining the core game loop (and larger meta loops), State of Decay design, finding the appropriate balance for your game, and more! BUCKLE UP…

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   Dec 24, 2015

   1h 03m
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   Game Devastation Ep. 23, Michael Schembari, Recruiter

   Episode 23 of Game Devastation is all about the people that find and hire you for game industry jobs. Michael Schembari is the Director of Recruiting at Curse, and has worked with Amazon, and Blizzard to recruit and hire folks in the industry. We talk about optimal resumes, cover letters, what to...

   Dec 3, 2015

   36m
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   Game Devastation Ep. 22: The Frost Episode

   Episode 22 of Game Devastation: The Frost Episode. This Game Devastation is all about how I got into the game development industry, the various places I've worked, and some (painful, stressful, and enlightening) lessons I've learned while in the industry. If you've wanted a full account of how I...

   Nov 15, 2015

   50m
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   Game Devastation Episode 21 Featuring Chivalry Devs Dylan Brady and Kevin Jay

   Game Devastation Episode 21 establishes that Chivalry isn't dead! It's on Steam for a reasonable price. Character Artist Dylan Brady and Networking/UI Programmer Kevin Jay talk about Chivalry combat over a network, combat readability, immersion, story without pages of lore in the game, the value…

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   Oct 12, 2015

   1h 03m
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   Game Devastation Episode 20 Featuring Supergiant Games Creative Director Greg Kasavin

   Episode 20 of Game Devastation features Supergiant Games (Bastion and Transistor) Creative Director Greg Kasavin. We talk about story working into gameplay, how games can stay true to their original vision but change to improve it, commuting from San Francisco to LA to work at EA, Bastion...

   Sep 29, 2015

   1h 04m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 19 featuring Creative Director Yousef Mapara

    Game Devastation Episode 19 featuring Secret Ponchos Creative Director Yousef Mapara is here, hombre. We talk about the start of the company Switchblade Monkeys, character design influencing design, game mechanics combined with art, the up/downside of Early Access, starting a studio with JUST...

    Sep 7, 2015

    1h 01m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 18 featuring Creative Director Raphael Van Lierop of The Long Dark

    It's Game Devastation Ep. 18 and we're talking with the Creative Director at Hinterland Games, Raphael Van Lierop. We talk about Raphael's current survival crafting game "The Long Dark" and it's origins, single player vs. multiplayer, balancing systems, emergent gameplay, successful usage of…

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    Aug 24, 2015

    1h 05m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 17, Forrest Dowling Creative Director (The Flame in the Flood, Bioshock Infinite)

    Episode 17 features Creative Director at The Molasses Flood, Forest Dowling. Forest talks about his new game The Flame and the Flood, his background, survival crafting game mechanics, indie game studios vs. AAA development, setting up a successful video game Kickstarter, and how to get into the...

    Aug 10, 2015

    1h 03m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 16, Lead Systems Designer on Revival

    Lead System Designer Adam Maxwell, aka Snipe Hunter, talks Systems Design. Combat, death mechanics, and how Revival iterates on content before releasing it out into the world. If you're interested in Systems Design, check out this episode.

    Jul 27, 2015

    53m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 15, Art Director Matt Mocarski (Amazon, Carbine, Blizzard, Crystal Dynamics)

    Episode 15 of Game Devastation features Art Director Matt Mocarski. Matt presently works at Amazon Game Studios in Seattle, but has previously worked on WildStar, World of Warcraft, Daxter, and Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver in various art positions. We talk about how to break into the game industry,...

    Jul 12, 2015

    1h 33m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 14 Carbine Studios Product Director, Mike Donatelli

    Episode 14 features WildStar Product Director Mike Donatelli. Mike has worked on WildStar, Warhammer, Crime Craft, and Dark Age of Camelot. In this episode, Mike talks about WildStar's new free to play business model shift, MMORPG design vs. single player RPG design, the future of MMOs, and why…

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    Jun 29, 2015

    1h 09m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 13 Wayforward Technologies Game Director, Adam Tierney

    It's episode 13 of Game Devastation and we talk about comic book video games, character development in games, and discuss what is more difficult to implement in games... horror or comedy? Adam has worked as a director on games like Till Morning's Light, Batman: The Brave and Bold, Lit, Justice...

    Jun 15, 2015

    52m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 12 EQ Next Lead System Designer, Michael Mann

    In Game Devastation Ep. 12, EQ Next Lead System Designer Michael Mann talks about balancing classes, how to create tradeskills that are viable to the game economy, progression systems, answers community questions, and discusses how to get into the industry as an MMO designer.

    Jun 1, 2015

    1h 16m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 11 Slain, GTA 5 dev, Asa Dang

    Episode 11 of Game Devastation features Asa Dang, designer/tech director on the Kickstarter success Slain. Asa talks about his experiences working on games like Slain, Grand Theft Auto 5, Kick Ass, and (the ultimately cancelled) Metalocalypse. Frost and Asa also talk about their experience…

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    May 16, 2015

    43m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 10 Chasm Game Director James Petruzzi and Indie Biz Dev/Marketing Guru Dan Adelman

    It's Game Devastation Ep. 10 and we talk with Chasm Game Director James Petruzzi and Indie Biz Dev/Marketing Guru Dan Adelman. We talk about procedural Metroidvania creation, how to create a successful Kickstarter, Dan's time at Nintendo bringing indie games to the digital download market, and…

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    May 4, 2015

    1h 05m
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    Game Devastation Ep. 9: WildStar Composer Jeff Kurtenacker

    It's Game Devastation episode 9 with WildStar Composer Jeff Kurtenacker. We talk about the music composition process, his inspirations, sound design, how to use music in games, where Jeff got his start, and his experience recording at Sony sound stage. There's plenty of great info and terrible...

    Apr 11, 2015

    1h 17m