The Ryan Laley Games Podcast

Episodes

1. 6

   6: Fall Guys - Being a Game Designer

   In this episode I am joined by Ben Nizan from Mediatonic, developers of Fall Guys (2020). Ben is a game designer on the team and brings his experiences of working on the Fall Guys project and reaction to its huge success.

   Aug 11, 2020

   58 min
2. 5

   5: Storytelling

   Welcome to the Ryan Laley Games Podcast. This is a video version of our regular podcast series. Each episode is a discussion around a single topic related to games development, and each week I am joined by a guest or two. In this episode I am joined by Billy Saunders to discuss storytelling in...

   May 21, 2020

   1 hr 4 min
3. 4

   4: Target Audiences

   In this episode we cover the topic of target audiences. What is a target audience? How do you design your game and its marketing around your target audience? This episode I am joined by Chris from Foggy Box.

   May 6, 2020

   1 hr 10 min
4. 3

   3: Overcoming Creative Block

   In this episode we are joined by Luke Bridger, a professional animator who has credits in films and an educator at two universities. This time we tackle to topic of overcoming a creative block. What do we do to overcome this? What do we do when we hit 'the wall'. Next episode's topic is Target...

   Apr 20, 2020

   49 min
5. 2

   2: Working with Others

   Games development is often a team based project, involving the formation and co-ordination of teams to work together to complete a project. This week we are joined by James from Catastrophic Overload and Rob a freelance games audio designer.

   Apr 12, 2020

   1 hr 20 min
6. 1

   1: Starting a New Project

   So you are about to start a new games development project but don't know where to start? Or maybe your guilty of false starts and want some advice. Chris Youles from Foggy Box joins me in this weeks show.

   Apr 5, 2020

   59 min