Podcasts about butterscotch shenanigans

Trent Kusters chats with brothers Adam and Seth Coster of indie studio, Butterscotch Shenanigans, who recently released Crashlands 2, the sequel to their hit debut release. Together they discuss their story of 3 brothers working in different fields who came together to make games; the mistakes and lessons they learned while building the studio; how their brother Sam's cancer diagnosis led to them diving into developing the original Crashlands; how they solved the marketing problem common to indie studios and how that led to their debut success; and the tools and procedures they created to help them efficiently move from concept to playable implementation.  This episode is supported by Xsolla Episode Host: Trent Kusters Producers: Claudio Tapia and Josh Chu, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a rating and review. Follow us: linktr.ee/AIAS Please consider supporting game dev students with: AIAS Foundation

Seth Coster, co-founder of Butterscotch Shenanigans, discusses Crashlands 2 with host Scott Johnson. They reflect on the smoother launch compared to the original, design philosophy that removes common survival game frustrations, and the importance of story, humor, and progression. Seth shares insights on development challenges, lessons from past games like Levelhead, community feedback, and upcoming patches. They also touch on player expectations, studio transparency, and the significance of their long-running podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Coster, co-founder of Butterscotch Shenanigans, discusses Crashlands 2 with host Scott Johnson. They reflect on the smoother launch compared to the original, design philosophy that removes common survival game frustrations, and the importance of story, humor, and progression. Seth shares insights on development challenges, lessons from past games like Levelhead, community feedback, and upcoming patches. They also touch on player expectations, studio transparency, and the significance of their long-running podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Adam Coster, CEO of Butterscotch Shenanigans, shares his unique journey of joining and growing the indie studio with his brothers Sam and Seth. Adam discusses their beginnings in 2012, the steep challenges they faced, and how a personal family crisis redefined their mission to bring joy through games.  He then shares insights into their different projects, including the highly anticipated sequel Crashlands 2, set for release in April. Balancing roles at the studio, the evolving game industry, and the impact of subscription services, Adam offers a candid look at the realities of indie game development. He also provides useful, actionable advice for aspiring game developers and discusses the potential and limitations of incorporating AI into game dev. Join us as we explore the fascinating intersection of science, family, and grassroots game development to share joy. Bio: Adam Coster's love for science carried him through a PhD in Cellular & Molecular Biology. Turns out it wasn't science he was into, but solving hard problems in general. Building a company from scratch in the highly-competitive and rapidly-changing games industry certainly fit that bill, and so Adam joined the team immediately after defending his dissertation. Adam creates all of the web technology that powers Butterscotch Shenanigan's games and studio, crunches numbers to figure out how the industry works, leads our business development efforts, and makes sure that the team has what it needs to make great games. Show Links: * Crashlands 2 - trailer * Crashlands 2 - Steam * Global Game Jam - website * PopCon Indy - website * GameMaker game engine - website * Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe - Steam * Butterscotch Shenanigans - podcast * Scientists Warn Trump's NIH Cuts Will Drop ‘Atom Bomb' On Health Research - HuffPost * The Creator of ‘NBA Jam' Admits That The Pistons Are A Cheat - SBNation * What Is ‘Balatro' And Why Is Everyone Addicted To It? - Forbes Connect With Links: * Adam Coster - website * Adam Coster - LinkedIn * Adam Coster - Bluesky * Butterscotch Shenanigans - website * Butterscotch Shenanigans - games * Butterscotch Shenanigans - YouTube Game Dev Advice Links:  * YouTube Podcasts - check out this episode with a guarantee of 100% more video * Patreon - career coaching through the Gain Wisdom membership * Game Dev Advice hotline: (224) 484-7733 * website - show notes, links, stuff * info@gamedevadvice.com - reach out! * Subscribe and go to the website for full show notes with links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We return to the topic of cheating for the third (and final, maybe?) time this week! In this episode, Ellen brings cheating to a close, Mark makes up a band he'd totally listen to, and Stephen comes up with an engaging dish washing game.Cubistry - Match 2 LLC, Google Play Store Cheating, Part Three 0:12:26 Ellen Burns-JohnsonGamingIRLProgramming We first visited cheating in this episode. "What's a little grand larceny?" Cheating Part II in this episode. Cheating, Part 2Anti-cheat in video games: The A to Z - Reinhard Blaukovitsch, IrdetoMedal of dishonour: why do so many people cheat in online video games? - Keith Stuart, The GuardianReport: Cheating Is Becoming A Big Problem In Online Gaming - Nelson Granados, Forbes167: Randomly Generated Title - Coffee with Butterscotch, Butterscotch ShenanigansCS:GO - Overwatch guide - Ed Thorn, Rock Paper ShotgunHOW TO GET OVERWATCH CASES IN CS:GO: CLEAN UP THE GAME - Daniel Morris, eSports.netYouTube videos17 Video Games That ROAST Cheaters - T5G, YouTubeTackling Cheating In Gaming - GDC, YouTubeHow DayZ Deals With Cheaters - GDC, YouTubeRobocalypse Now: Using Deep Learning to Combat Cheating in Counter-Strike: Glob… - GDC, YouTube Putting the Real World in Games 0:50:22 Mark LaCroixGame DesignNarrativeVenba - Visai GamesGame Jam GamesSonder - A Hot Clock Production, itch.ioSmile Simulator - Anyanwu, itch.io

#271 Neurodiversity in Gamedev (with Adam Clewes-Boyne)Nice Thinking 2022.07.28 This week, we invite our first guest for Nice Thinking! Adam Clewes-Boyne is putting together an initiative for neurodiversity advocacy and education in the games industry, specifically focused on ADHD. It started as a meetup at a conference, and Adam wants to see where it can go next. Neurodiversity in Gamedev EventsIRL Adam joined us, after a fashion, in a previous episode: Game Dev London does Nice Games JamCoffee with Butterscotch podcast - Butterscotch ShenanigansHow the Gender Gap Leaves Girls and Women Undertreated for ADHD - CHADDStrategic Planning for Nonprofits - National Council of NonprofitsAdam Clewes-BoyneGuest Adam is a co-founder of the Game Dev London community and games studio BetaJester, as well as a mentor with Limit Break and Into Games. External link TwitterGame Dev LondonBetaJester

This week it's time for our Summer 2022 Media Update episode as we talk about media we've recently enjoyed including video games, comics, books, podcasts, and interior decorating! Plus: Obsolete customary measuring units! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards Media We've Been Enjoying Matthew Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun by Izumi Tsubaki, translated by Leighann Harvey The anime no longer on Netflix, but can be found on Hidive Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne Meghan Graphic Novels Snapdragon by Kat Leyh Memento Mori by Tiitu Takalo Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden Murder The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup, translated by Caroline Waigh I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara  Episode 080 - True Crime Interior decorating The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate & Live Well by Deborah Needleman with Virginia Johnson (Illustrator) Jam Indie games Wytchwood from Whitethorn Games Garden Story from Rose City Games Miracle Merchant from Tinytouchtales Gender Reveal (podcast) Gender Reveal Starter Packs Anna Crashlands from Butterscotch Shenanigans  Tasting History with Max Miller Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz Other Media We Mentioned Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart Thirsty Mermaids by Kat Leyh Clementine, Book One by Tillie Walden Just Plain Wrong - Zombies, Sharkfarmers, and Beavis & Butthead: Discussing Comics and Graphic Novels with Amish Characters Overwatch (Wikipedia) The Quest for the Rest by Amanita Design The other point-and-click games Jam was thinking of were the Samorost games, also by Amanita Design! Stardew Valley (Wikipedia) Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Wikipedia) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wikipedia) Steven Universe (Wikipedia) Napkin by Carta Monir Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Grease Bats by Archie Bongiovanni Mimosa by Archie Bongiovanni Links, Articles, and Things Bifauxnen (TV Tropes) (princely girls) Sailor Uranus (Wikipedia) Yonkoma (Wikipedia) - “four cell manga” Peter Piper (Wikipedia) Peck (Wikipedia) 18 Legal Thrillers by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here. While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen L. Carter A Spy in the Struggle by Aya de León Hanging Devils by He Jiahong They Can't Take Your Name by Robert Justice The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Pleasantville by Attica Locke You Don't Know Me by Imran Mahmood Most Wanted by Michele Martinez All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey The Little Death by Michael Nava With Prejudice by Robin Peguero Every Reasonable Doubt by Pamela Samuels Young Blood on the Leaves by Jeff Stetson Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden The Indian Lawyer by James Welch Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, September 6th we'll be discussing the format of Audio Book Fiction! (This episode will probably become “What is a book? Part 2” Then on Tuesday, September 20th we'll be discussing the winner of our “we all read the same book” poll and discussing Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Pain on Purpose by Leigh Cowart!

This week, we invite our first guest for Nice Thinking! Adam Clewes-Boyne is putting together an initiative for neurodiversity advocacy and education in the games industry, specifically focused on ADHD. It started as a meetup at a conference, and Adam wants to see where it can go next. Neurodiversity in Gamedev EventsIRL Adam joined us, after a fashion, in a previous episode: Game Dev London does Nice Games JamCoffee with Butterscotch podcast - Butterscotch ShenanigansHow the Gender Gap Leaves Girls and Women Undertreated for ADHD - CHADDStrategic Planning for Nonprofits - National Council of NonprofitsAdam Clewes-BoyneGuest Adam is a co-founder of the Game Dev London community and games studio BetaJester, as well as a mentor with Limit Break and Into Games. External link TwitterGame Dev LondonBetaJester

This week, we invite our first guest for Nice Thinking! Adam Clewes-Boyne is putting together an initiative for neurodiversity advocacy and education in the games industry, specifically focused on ADHD. It started as a meetup at a conference, and Adam wants to see where it can go next. Neurodiversity in Gamedev EventsIRL Adam joined us, after a fashion, in a previous episode: Game Dev London does Nice Games JamCoffee with Butterscotch podcast - Butterscotch ShenanigansHow the Gender Gap Leaves Girls and Women Undertreated for ADHD - CHADDStrategic Planning for Nonprofits - National Council of NonprofitsAdam Clewes-BoyneGuest Adam is a co-founder of the Game Dev London community and games studio BetaJester, as well as a mentor with Limit Break and Into Games. External link TwitterGame Dev LondonBetaJester

Saluton, estas mi Tyson Saner. I am your host for this episode of Succotash, the Comedy Soundcast Soundcast, that numbers 269. Last week's Episode 268 was hosted by show creator and executive producer Marc Hershon who, in case you're new to Succotash, has been hosting shows every other week with me…or rather I have been doing so with him…for over a year now. It has been a great way to make sure there is a new show every week for people to discover, recommend, and just basically rely on for weekly entertainment. Speaking of "If you're new to Succotash", thank you for listening! If you listened to last week's show, you will already know that it was a chats episode with nary a clip to be found, but dense with conversational goodness to be listened to with none other than comedian, actor, and musician Rick Overton! That episode is called "Palaverin' with Rick Overton" appropriately and is well worth the listen. aside from being on Apple and Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Podcast FM, PodBay, and others, it is also archived over at www.succotashshow.com as is every episode of Succotash that has been released in the last 10 years. This week's episode is a biggie for me. Literally the longest show I've put together for you since before the shorter, weekly format started back in 2020. It's clips and a big ole chunk of chat…I've got clips from the soundcasts Gluten Free Gaming, The Spawn Chunks, and Coffee With Butterscotch for starters, and then a rather sizable chunk from another soundcast I co-host with my friend Hunter Block called Anti Social Show. The clip features part of a conversation I was fortunate enough to have with comedian, actor, musician, and past Succotash guest (Epi55) Andy Kindler. I'm very excited to share that with you here. I would like to point out that this episode is themed in a particular way…and I wonder if you can figure out what that theme is by the end of the show? I guess we'll have to see, won't we? Anyway, let's get to it! Gluten Free GamingLisi and Lucy are two women who can't eat gluten and who want to share their favorite games with each other and everyone else! Join us as we subject each other to games and other nerdy media that we love and want to make everyone else love as well! Listen if you want to find the best gluten-free games available, or if you just want to hang. Our clip hails from  their very first  "Some Like it Honk - Untitled Goose Game" episode from August 2021 - just last month! The Spawn Chunks - A Minecraft Podcast Joel Duggan & Pixlriffs host The Spawn Chunks, a podcast all about Minecraft. We dig into Minecraft related news and development snapshots, explore game content and the Minecraft community, and craft our personal thoughts and experiences about the game we love. In a clip from their recent 150th episode (!), hosts Joel and Jonny share their thoughts on exploring the new Minecraft terrain generation in the first Caves & Cliffs Experimental Snapshot. Coffee with ButterscotchNow up to 325 episodes, Coffee with Butterscotch is the hilarity-filled official podcast of award-winning video game studio Butterscotch Shenanigans, an independent video game studio best known for its smash hit Crashlands. The podcast features founders Seth Coster (the games programmer), Adam Coster (the web programmer), Sam Coster (the artist), and other awesome people. Clipped from six years ago, Epi18 was when Sam is STILL stuck in the hospital, so in this episode had Adam and Seth carrying the torch and discussing all kinds of random crap. My question to you is, by the time you get to theend of this week's installment, will you be able to guess the theme of this particular show? Tweet @succotashshow and use the hashtag #Epi269Theme. The first 5 correct answers will receive shoutouts when I return in Epi271 with who knows what I'll have in store for you? Probably clips…maybe a chat…maybe a bit of both? I really don't know at this point in time. Anyway, I do hope you enjoyed your time and perhaps came away with a few new ideas of what to listen to next. There's plenty of shows in the archive at www.succotashshow.com and since they've been accumulating for over 10 years now, there's a rather unique overall audio documentary of the history of soundcasting…filtered thru the prism of other people's audio content from around the English-speaking parts of the globe. If you wouldn't mind writing a review of our show it would really help us out in getting inside the listening-space of as many people as possible. We'd really appreciate it. Thank you for listening, be decent to each other, and don't forget to Pass The Succotash… — Tyson Saner

Курсы по разработке игр от XYZ с 20% скидкой + карьерный чит https://bit.ly/3aHTIjK Читать отзывы XYZ: https://headkurs.com/schools/otzyvy-xyz-school/ Разработчики игр особенно трепетно относятся к вопросу пиратства: вы даже не представляете, сколько часов тратится не только на саму разработку игры, но и на выстраивание системы баланса и игровой монетизации. И вот наступает день релиза, и студия обнаруживает странную статистику по платящим игрокам и кучу ссылок в поисковике с заголовками вроде «%имя игры% взлом скачать бесплатно». Наверняка, если бы не пираты, то доходы были бы выше. Или нет? Адам Костер, технический директор Butterscotch Shenanigans, предлагает с пиратами… подружиться. Текст: https://newochem.io/chiterah/ По материалам GameIndustry.biz Автор: Адам Костер Озвучил: Тарасов Валентин Переводила: Анастасия Загайнова Редактировала: Анастасия Железнякова

Hi, Shenanites! In this episode, we discuss the unceremonious aftermath, interesting limitations, and 50% more money numbers. All the details are contingent, as ever, upon the bigger question of why. If you don’t even know the shape of the problem, how can you figure out the shape of the solution? Time for some reflection. Preferably while sitting at the edge of a flat blue sheet and looking out at the swamp waves. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Underscrum Rompyyerblee: Lets daydream a bit: 10 years from now Butterscotch Shenanigans has between 50-75 employees. What kind of game(s) would you want to be making with a studio that size? Would you be comfortable running a company that size some day? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

This week Brett and Walker look at party limitations in RPGs as a game mechanic and try to understand how and why they exist. Walker shares more pirate adventures from Sea of Thieves, progress on Slay the Spire, and initial thoughts on the Ori franchise as well as the RPG Outward. Brett looks at MOTHERGUNSHIP and Carrion which are a couple of titles on his possible purchase list. Finally Brett shares news of the massive recent update to Levelhead from good guy developer Butterscotch Shenanigans.Episode notes:Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: riley_olaughlin@ymail.com (mailto:riley_olaughlin@ymail.com)

Get your Xbox ready, Minecraft Dungeons is coming soon!We discuss LevelHead by Butterscotch Shenanigans as this week’s Game Pass Roulette game.Phil Spencer, and Aaron Greenberg both took to Twitter to combat some Playstation 5 silliness,Fun times!Gears 5 Horde Mode (DualShockers article)Empire of Sin - TrailerGhost War - The 4v4 mode in Ghost Recon BreakpointKotaku Article covering Inside XboxMutant Year ZeroJoe Danger - Special Edition>Observer_Check out the Amazon links below if any of the games sound fun to you! It’s a great way to support TOC without costing you a dime!Two Rooms and a BoomThe Resistance - Board GameUltimate Werewolf - Social Deduction GameBetrayal At House on the Hill - Board GameDead of Winter - Board GameSecret Hitler - Social Deduction GameBattlestar Galactica - The Board GameSpyfall - Card GameSpyfall 2 - 12 Player GameHanabi Card GameSaboteurCome join The Collective!https://www.theoffsetcollective.com/https://discord.me/theoffsetcollective#WeAreTOCFun times!Gears 5 Horde Mode (DualShockers article)Empire of Sin - TrailerGhost War - The 4v4 mode in Ghost Recon BreakpointKotaku Article covering Inside XboxMutant Year ZeroJoe Danger - Special Edition>Observer_Check out the Amazon links below if any of the games sound fun to you! It’s a great way to support TOC without costing you a dime!Two Rooms and a BoomThe Resistance - Board GameUltimate Werewolf - Social Deduction GameBetrayal At House on the Hill - Board GameDead of Winter - Board GameSecret Hitler - Social Deduction GameBattlestar Galactica - The Board GameSpyfall - Card GameSpyfall 2 - 12 Player GameHanabi Card GameSaboteurCome join The Collective!https://www.theoffsetcollective.com/https://discord.me/theoffsetcollective#WeAreTOC

Join Brett and Walker in their celebration of the full or 1.0 release of LevelHead developed and published by Butterscotch Shenanigans. LevelHead is a 2D Platformer and Level Design & Creation Game. Basically 2 games in 1, LevelHead features a tightly made 2D platformer that includes varied and unique enemies, level designs, powerups, abilities, boss fights and everything else you might expect from a 2D Platformer. In addition LevelHead also includes a level design and creation toolkit that is the SAME THING THE DEVS USE for the community to create and share infinite amounts of content. LevelHead has cross platform, its has co-op, it has speedruns, it has a wonderful soundtrack, it has so much to offer. The Butterscotch Shenanigans team is truly one of the good guy developers out in the world as they clearly pour their hearts into their games. We couldn't be more excited to share our thoughts and hope you can enjoy LevelHead as much as we do.Episode notes:Join the discussion! All of our links including twitter, discord, youtube, email, and more can be found at: https://puyspod.carrd.co/Music by Misha Zarins https://mekzvsbear.wixsite.com/mekzArt by Riley O’laughlin riley_olaughlin@ymail.com

SUBJECTIVEIn the last episode of season one, we talk about TV/film's most favorite medical emergency: the tension pneumothorax! There's drama! There's intrigue! There's therapeutic stabbing! Okay, fine. We get it — it's pretty cool. But some movies do it better than others... Let's talk about it!(Once again, Claire Temple is the real hero.)OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:An excellent series of X-rays can be found at the Radiopaedia entry for Pneumothorax (by Yuranga Weerakkody, Martin Gorrochategui, et al.)NIH US National Library of Medicine, Genetics Home Reference - Primary spontaneous pneumothoraxM. Noppen, Spontaneous pneumothorax: epidemiology, pathophysiology and cause, European Respiratory Review, 2010Wanna know the steps involved in a needle decompression? Check it out at: JoVE Science Education Database. Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Needle Thoracostomy. JoVE, Cambridge, MA, (2020).M. Noppen et al., Music: a new cause of primary spontaneous pneumothorax, BMJ: Thorax, 59(8), 2004ASSESSMENTDeepa: Daredevil gets 8 out of 10 black medical gloves, Mad Max gets 2 out of 10 guys on floppy sticks, and Just Like Heaven gets 3 out of 10 paring knives at Italian restaurantsJen: on a scale of splenic lacerations, Daredevil gets 0 out of 10, Mad Max gets 10 out of 10, and Just Like Heaven gets 10 out of 10PLANLike we mentioned in the special outro to this episode, we're currently working on Season 2! So while Season 1 is complete, Docs Watch is definitely not over. What medical topics do you want to hear about? Drop us a line at docswatchpod (at) gmail dot com, or tweet at us @DocsWatchPod!Special thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn this episode, we talk about where the X-men get their powers. Can your DNA give you super speed AND let you control the weather AND shoot lasers out of your eyes AND do whatever it is that Rogue does? Maybe! It's all about the gene activation. It turns out, the power is in you!OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:The X-men that show up in the Deadpool movies (2016 and 2018) are Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead.Veterans Used In Secret Experiments Sue Military For Answers by Caitlin Dickerson, NPR, Sep 2015Short-Term Superhuman: If We Create Augmented Soldiers, Can We Turn Them Back? by Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, Sep 2018Wikipedia - Weapon PlusPre-serum Chris Evans is a combination of CGI and Leander Deeny.Psychic Spies, Acid Guinea Pigs, New Age Soldiers: the True Men Who Stare at Goats by David Hambling, WIRED, Nov 2009DARPA - Blood Pharming, Nov 2013The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains by Michael Joseph Gross, The Atlantic, Nov 2018DARPA's Mind-Controlled Arm Will Make You Wish You Were a Cyborg by Maddie Stone, Gizmodo, May 2016DARPA's MBA program: Understanding Warfighter Performance from the Inside Out, Jan 2019GeckSkin from UMassAmherstAbout Vantablack from Surrey NanoSystemsASSESSMENTDeepa: the genomics of X-men gets a 6 out of 10 DNA rocksJen: the X-gene gets a 7.5 out of 10 radioactive spider bitesPLANSpecial thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn this episode, we talk about medical licensing, but with magic! If you wanna be a healer, there are pre-reqs for that. And minimum NEWT scores to hit. Just how heroic is Madam Pomfrey's call schedule? And does the wizarding world's pharmaceutical industry have any kind of regulation?This episode guest stars Jen's neighbor's leaf blower!Also, are you pro or con Krebs cycle? Let us know @DocsWatchPod!Sidebar:We recorded this ep before the one on Harry Potter and concussions, which is what we were referencing at the end of the recording. But don't worry! We have plenty more thoughts on Harry Potter.OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:Harry Potter Wiki - HealerKrebs cycle - WikipediaHarry Potter Wiki - Hospital Wing (of Hogwarts)Harry Potter Wiki - Healing MagicA Visit to St Mungo's from HP and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, from the now sadly defunct Pottermore (Wayback Machine link)Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - classes currently offered at Ilvermorny (from their official Tumblr :D )ASSESSMENTDeepa: 15 out of 5 golden snitchesJen: for the quality of medical training, scant out of 5 for what's in the text, and 10 out of 2 Skele-gro patents for HP in generalPLANHere's our version of what an Ilvermorny pre-med curriculum might look like. And also our proposed class schedules. What would your schedule look like?Special thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn episode 7 of this season, we talk about Mad Max's terrible IV line management and the overuse of dino rex machina. Bedside organization is important even when you're working on a high speed scrap heap in the middle of a desert while being chased by War Boys. Plus, we finally take our highly anticipated trip to Jurassic World and discuss whether you can give good guy T-rex blood to a velociraptor. The main question is this: how many iterations of Jurassic Park do we need to build before someone tightens up these lax security protocols?OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution by Holly TuckerAABB - Highlights of Transfusion Medicine HistoryThe title that both Jen and Deepa butcher is this: Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus (Anatomical Account of the Motion of the Heart and Blood), which was William Harvey's description of the circulatory system in 1628H. A. Oberman, Early History of Blood Substitutes Transfusion of Milk (pdf). Transfusion, 9(2), Mar-Apr 1969Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa transfusion scene (YouTube link)Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, T-rex to raptor transfusion scene (YouTube link)Fact-Checking Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom by Carmen Russo, Slate June 2018Catherine Bovens and Tim Gruffydd-Jones, Xenotransfusion with canine blood in the feline species: review of the literature. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 15(2), Sep 2012Exotic animal blood transfusions: An overview by Stephen Cital for VetBloomCorrections:Deepa was right - it was order, not genus. Which makes sense, given that cats and dogs are definitely not the same genus. Oops!ASSESSMENTDeepa: Fury Road gets a 9 out of 10 for guaranteed sepsis; Fallen Kingdom gets a 7 out of 10 for a T-rex to velociraptor xenotransfusion, and a 1 out of 10 for the lack of cut-down, blind stick blood drawJen: Fury Road gets 4.5 out of 5 blood bags (half point deduction for unnecessarily stabbing Charlize Theron a second time); Fallen Kingdom gets 5 out of 5 baby Blues for cuteness, and 1 out of 5 floppy Chris Pratts escaping from lava for believabilityPLANShoutouts:If you want more info on the history of blood transfusions, check out the Sawbones ep on transfusions.Special thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn this episode, we talk about why you should just say no to dueling inside of an actively erupting volcano. At least not without proper protective equipment. (But preferably not all.) Our favorite (not) medical droids make another appearance and are still in dire need of a software update. Who's in charge here anyway? And where's a scrunchy when you need one?Sidebar:We recorded this episode back in 2018, which was when Kilauea erupted.OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:Duel between Anakin and ObiWan from Revenge of the Sith (YouTube link)What Does It Look Like When A Person Gets Struck By Lightning? - IFLScienceModel Systems Knowledge Translation Center - Understanding a Burn Injury (Burns Factsheet)Mayo Clinc - Burns Overview, has a diagram of skin layer anatomy and brief overview of the different degrees of burnsMayo Clinic - Burns First Aid fact sheetParkland Formula for Burns (MD Calc)CDC - Key Facts About Volcanic Eruptions (May 2018)Falling into lava would be a pretty hot mess by Alessandra Potenza, The Verge, May 2018American Thoracic Society - Volcanic Eruptions and Threats to Respiratory Health (2018, pdf), patient education sheetThe documentary Jen mentioned was either "Please Let Me Die" (1974) or "Dax's Case" (1984), which are both about Dax Cowart.Wookieepedia - BactaASSESSMENTDeepa: 2 out of 5 tubes of NeosporinJen: 3 out of 5 volcanoesThe medical droids, once again, get their licenses revoked.PLANSpecial thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn this episode, we talk about the casual child endangerment of the wizarding world's favorite full contact sport, Quidditch! Is Madam Hooch up to date with brain injury management guidelines? Does Hogwarts even have a concussion protocol if they don't have a "What to Do if He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Shows Up at Hogwarts" protocol? Gravity still applies to magical worlds, and so does blunt force trauma. Which means that there is a woeful lack of helmets. What's the liability insurance sitch at Hogwarts?Sidebar:During the recording, Jen's neighbor decided to run a leaf blower in the street on and off, so that's faintly in the background. Sorry about that.OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:CDC Childhood Injury Report, 2008Quidditch Through the Ages (Indiebound link) by Kennilworthy Whisp (J. K. Rowling), Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015 editionWronski Feint, Harry Potter WikiWales vs Germany, Harry Potter Wiki archived from Pottermore — the segment of the Daily Prophet talking about Thorsten PfefferInjuries in Quidditch: A Descriptive Epidemiological Study, Rachel Pennington et al, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Oct 2017Injuries to polo riders: a prospective evaluation, Matías Costa-Paz et al, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol 33, Issue 5, Oct 1999(Half)-Blood (Prince) Sport: The Busted Bodies and Broken Bones of Muggle Quidditch by Claire McNear, The Ringer, Jul 2018CDC HEADS UP to Brain Injury Awareness — general info on how to recognize a concussion or other brain injury, what you should do, and precautions to takeCDC Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion, main pageShout out to The Office S2E12 "The Injury" — Dwight Schrute's concussion is a pretty good depiction (though most concussions don't make you a nice person and are not hilarious)US Quidditch Rules — US Quidditch was founded at Middlebury College in 2005US Quidditch YouTube channelThe Ringer: Binge Mode, HP Extra: Quidditch SpecialHarry Potter casts a spell on accident prone children, Stephen Gwilym et al, BMJ, 331(7531), Dec 2005ASSESSMENTDeepa: 0 out of 5 for safety, 1 out of 5 for rules that make sense, 4 out of 5 for whimsyJen: 5 out of 5 for whimsy, 0 out of 5 for safetyPLANSpecial thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

In this episode, Gabby speaks with Sam Coster of Butterscotch Shenanigans about developing Crashlands shortly after being diagnosed with cancer and having to face his mortality. They also talk about how death is used in games, and what games affected Sam the most while he was going through cancer treatments.The music used in this episode comes from the Crashlands soundtrack, which was written and composed by Fat Bard. You can check out the OST and listen to more of their music at FatBard.bandcamp.com.

SUBJECTIVEIn episode 4, we ask the important questions about the Aquaman cinematic universe (and also spend a not insignificant amount of time thirsting after Jason Momoa).(I mean, look at him.)Anyway. What is up with the physiological class stratification of Atlanteans? Is blonde hair a curse? Why is Pinocchio so important to this movie? AND WHY WON'T ANYONE TALK ABOUT THE DINOSAURS??? We answer none of these questions and answer a bunch of other ones in this ep!OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:How Fish Gills Work, Today I Found Out, Sep 2011The Multifunctional Fish Gill: Dominant Site of Gas Exchange, Osmoregulation, Acid-Base Regulation, and Excretion of Nitrogenous Waste - David H. Evans, Peter M. Piermarini, and Keith P. Choe; Physiological Reviews, Vol 85, Issue 1, Jan 2005Pulmonary ventilation–perfusion mismatch: a novel hypothesis for how diving vertebrates may avoid the bends - Daniel Garcia Párraga, Michael Moore and Andreas Fahlman; Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Volume 285, Issue 1877, April 2018Do Whales Suffer From Decompression Sickness? by Sara Mynott, Nature: Saltwater Science, May 2013The breathing response of whales and other marine mammals is also triggered by carbon dioxide, but not until much higher levels than in people. — How do Whales and Dolphins Sleep Without Drowning? in Scientific American, Feb 1998Karathen is, in fact, Julie Andrews!The Depths Below - Ring of Fire, NOAAUndersea Volcano Eruptions Caught On Video, Discovery YouTube channelCorrections:Some sources say to NOT vent fish. Some sources say to do it. So... we don't know.Venting: A Guide to Releasing Reef Fish with Ruptured Swimbladders, Florida Sea GrantRockfish Barotrauma Information, California Department of Fish and WildlifeASSESSMENTDeepa: 7 out of 10 invisible chest gillsJen: 3 out of 5 crab people for narrative coherence, 5 out of 5 Khal Drogos for Jason MomoaOverall DC cinematic universe scale 15 out of 10 (only outpaced by Wonder Woman which is at 2000 out of 10)PLANSpecial thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn episode 3, we talk about, well, shotgun blasts to the head. But specifically when your head is impenetrable. When your superpower is being super dense, how are you supposed to get medical care? Also, let's talk about why Claire Temple is the real hero.Sidebar:Sometimes our numbers might be off because we're pediatricians, and the numbers (volumes and the like) are different for adults. We'll do our best to catch the discrepancies.OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:It's helpful to have a visual when we start talking about the anatomy of the optic nerve, so here's a reference from MRI Master (go scroll through the whole brain because it's cool):A mini glossary of acronyms:ABCs: Airway, Breathing, CirculationCT: computed tomographyMRI: magnetic resonance imagingETT: endotracheal Tubecc: cubic centimeter ie a milliliterTBI: traumatic brain injuryCSF: cerobrospinal fluidICP: intracranial pressureEVD: external ventricular drainLP: lumbar puncture (pic from Oxford Medical Education)Corrections:Minor misspeak: A lumbar puncture needle goes into the space around your spinal cord, not your spine.An adult has around 125-150 ml of CSF present at any given time. Only around 25 ml of that is present in the ventricles.Sakka L, Coll G, Chazal J. Anatomy and physiology of cerebrospinal fluid. European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases. Dec 2011 — you can download this article for free if you're interesting in the physiology of CSF!We looked to see if there was a medical consultant on the show, but couldn't find any info on imdb.ASSESSMENTDeepa: 7 out of 7 aliens from outer space that cause an entire city PTSDJen: 6 out of 6 ice packsPLANYour homework: Look up how cool the eye is! And how much stuff your pituitary does for you!Special thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn episode 2, we talk about everyone's favorite mobile ICU from a galaxy far, far away. How does Darth Vader fit all of his medical equipment in his suit? How many backpacks or backpack droids does he have? Also, we talk a lot about poop. Everybody poops. Even Darth Vader.OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:The Last of the Iron Lungs by Jennings Brown, Gizmodo, Nov 2017Darth Vader's armor, WookieepediaDarth Vader armor schematic, (I think it's originally from Star Wars Blueprints: The Ultimate Collection by Ryder Windham and illustrated by by Chris Trevas and Chris Reiff, published Aug 2008 — we found it on tumblr)Turning human waste into next generation biofuel from ScienceDaily, May 2016We were both right about human waste in space: Here Are Some Weird Facts About Pooping in Space by Amy Shira Teitel, Popular Science, Sep 2015; The Scoop on Space Poop: How Astronauts Go Potty by Megan Gannon, Space.com, Aug 2013Padme's death scene from Filmic Box (YouTube)Did Inadequate Women’s Healthcare Destroy Star Wars’ Old Republic? by Sarah Jeong, Vice Motherboard, Jan 2017ASSESSMENTThis was the very first episode we recorded! Which is why we called it our first episode at the end. Even though it's the second one...There was no rating at the end because this was before we started doing that.PLANSpecial thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

SUBJECTIVEIn Episode 1, we talk about Tony Stark and his quest for a heart—just in time for Valentine's Day! What is an arc reactor, and how does it work? But more importantly, what would the surgery for implanting a car cup holder into Tony's chest look like? Really, Mr. Stark had bigger things to worry about than a little palladium poisoning.Also, we're taking a poll: have you heard of a VAD? Tweet us @DocsWatchPod and let us know!OBJECTIVEResources, Citations, and Mentions:How Iron Man's Arc Reactor (Probably) Works by Ryan Carlyle (Gizmodo), Nov 2014A good overview of heavy metal poisoning from NORDDeepa recommends the play Arsenic and Old LaceGillian Genser, "My Beautiful Death" in Toronto Life, Nov 2018 — An artist who got heavy metal poisoning due to the mussel shells she used in her sculpture. Find her work here.Castoreum from Gastro Obscura — An aside about beavers and vanillaASSESSMENTDeepa: 3 out of 5 Tony Stark brass rats connected to nothingJen: 3 out of 5 car batteriesPLANSpecial thanks to Butterscotch Shenanigans for letting us use their podcast equipment! Check out their game dev comedy podcast Coffee with Butterscotch!Subscribe to our medical ramblings on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts! Rate, review, and tell your friends!Got a question or suggestion? Find us on Twitter @DocsWatchPod, or visit us at docswatchpod.com.Theme Music and SFX: Kevin MacLeod (CC BY) - RetroFuture Clean, Danse Macabre-Big Hit 2

In this podcast, we are joined by Seth Coster, the CEO and game programmer at Butterscotch Shenanigans, who have seen incredibly success on their video and mobile games. Best known for titles Crashlands and Levelhead, Butterscotch Shenanigans was founded by three brothers with no explicit academic background in video game creation. Seth studied to become a Certified Financial Analyst, started a law graduate program, but soon realized he enjoyed the games he created in his free time much more. Brothers Sam, Seth, and Adam Coster also host their own podcast, Coffee with Butterscotch.The reason we invited Seth was because we see an inherent connection between video game design and education, as well as his own story connecting to a lot of our work at the Human Restoration Project. (And it was awesome to have a connection through Nick, who he went to college with.) I actually introduce the concept of learning by doing by showcasing a clip from Indie Game: The Movie, where developers of Super Meat Boy explain that teaching a player to run and jump through a pop up that shows them how to do it, is not nearly as effective as just presenting a large gap and having the player keep trying until they ultimately succeed (see the show notes!)Enjoy this array of topics from game design to grading to chaotic science experiments.GUESTSSeth Coster, the CEO and game programmer at Butterscotch Shenanigans, who have seen incredibly success on their video and mobile games Crashlands and Levelhead.Nick Covington, Creative Director of Human Restoration Project, advocate of equitable gradeless learning and realignment of assessment.RESOURCESIndie Game: The Movie Super Meat Boy ClipCoffee with Butterscotch (Podcast)GDC: Design by ChaosButterscotch ShenanigansMedium (Chris McNutt): Game Design, Classroom Design, and the Faux Use of GamificationFURTHER LISTENINGS3: E2: It All Orbits Purpose feat. Kendall Cotton Bronk, John Cagle, Skylar Primm, and Elizabeth MartinS2 Highlight: Adopting Progressive Ed. w/ Alfie Kohn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey, Shenanites! We’re back from vacation and delirious from jet lag, so this one is going to be weird! This week, we talk about Gall’s law, functional fixedness, and stress naps. We’re all living in a survivorship bias world. You can’t do more than you can do, so do the important things. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Wigglyhonk Quickpie: Are there any other game developer podcasts out there like yours that you all listen to? - Challosis: How is this podcast recorded and edited? - Flyhoppie Axerompa: When you guys come back from your 2 week vacations do you wish you were still on vacation? - Spekio: As you work on revamping the campaign, how often are you inspired by user created levels? - Cprice: Have you guys ever been in the position where you have so much work to do you know you'll never get it all done, so then you feel like why even bother trying and don't do anything instead? - Jimzomby Brainsock: If you had to start Butterscotch Shenanigans all over again, what would you do differently? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Hello, Shenanites! It’s a short one today because we have SECRET NEWS that we can’t talk about yet but we accidentally talked about it during our regular recording. So have this brief coffee taster to tide you over, and then tune in tomorrow afternoon for a full-to-brimming cup of Coffee with Butterscotch! Now with added secrets. Questions answered (abbreviated): - Beekie Boppaboop: How hard would it be to make a classic funny, strange Butterscotch Shenanigans game WITHOUT WORDS? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk) or wherever you get your audio goodness. If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Brett and Walker traveled to St. Louis, MO to attend the 2nd annual Shenanicon, a conference hosted by game developer Butterscotch Shenanigans. The conference was awesome with a dev talk, live podcast, project showing, and levelhead relay race. Following the conference was a dinner & hangout which was a delightful experience. Brett and Walker share their time and stories from the event on this episode.

Hi again, Shenanites! This week, we talk about wrinkly eyelids from stem to stern, Monday night panic, and efficiency vs. community. Plus, an update on the status of Levelhead, including info on our next big feature! In other news: - The merch shop is closing at the end of the month! If you want any cool Bscotch swag, check out (https://shop.bscotch.net/). - Join us for the Shenanijam, the weekend of July 12-14. We’ll be right there with you cranking out a game. (http://shenanijam.com) - And finally, come hang out with us in St. Louis! The second-ever Shenanicon is coming September 28th! Get your tickets here: (http://meet.bscotch.net) Questions answered (abbreviated): - Wigglyhonk Quickpie: If all of the future Butterscotch Shenanigans games had to fall into one specific genre/category, which one would you choose? - That_Rumpus: How do you guys decide on version numbers for stuff? What constitutes something being 2.x or x.2, etc? Are there widely used practices for this? Does it even matter? - Popdonk Baggycool: What is the most difficult part of good level design for LevelHead? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk). If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Brett Lindley stops by to discuss the new 2D platformer and level maker game Levelhead.  Levelhead is created and published by Butterscotch Shenanigans and is available on Steam.  Brett has extensive experience with the game as an Alpha tester and has some really great insight into what the game has to offer.  We also share thoughts on the 2D platformer genre in general as well as the ups and downs of Early Access.  The music featured in the episode is by Misha Zarins who also produces the show. Links: Brett Lindley on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/quantum_x_anomaly (https://www.twitch.tv/quantum_x_anomaly) Levelhead on Steam:  https://store.steampowered.com/app/792710/Levelhead/ (https://store.steampowered.com/app/792710/Levelhead/) Butterscotch Shenanigans website: https://www.bscotch.net/ (https://www.bscotch.net/) The Walkshow email: walker@thewalkshowpodcast.com https://www.patreon.com/thewalkshow (Support the show) (https://www.patreon.com/thewalkshow)

Say hello to Sam Coster, co-founder of Butterscotch Shenanigans, an independent video game studio based in St. Louis, Missouri. Sam talks about their evolution as a studio, how they’re learning to run a better business, and how their creative process flows.

Your nice hosts are big fans of video games, video game makers, and podcasts. So in this episode we talk all about both sides of the creator-fan relationship and how to create perfect balance in both communicating with fans and telling them to go away so you can work on balancing your game design- our second topic. Stephen shows us how balancing multiplayer and single player games are the same thing, Martha isn't as unique as she thinks she is and Mark gets 7th tier internet famous. Sorry, he won't take direct fan mail- please send all your letters to Stephen.Photo credit: Nintendo of AmericaTreasure Stack (the game that Stephen gets paid to work on) is out now! It is a…Video Games and Music Convention (Formally Gamers Rhapsody) Our episode on game soundtracks "All that and a bag of chips." "Google is holding a mysterious gaming press event at GDC next month" - Tom Warren, The VergeDrake and Josh “Its spherical!” VideoMark is Internet Famous now Fanbases 0:16:50 Martha MegarryGamingIRLMy Brother, My Brother and Me (MBMBaM- pronounced “muhbimbam”) (The McElroy's f…Listen to this podcast when... Game Design Balance 0:41:00 Stephen McGregorGame DesignButterscotch Shenanigans podcast"Alien isolation's Artificial Intelligence Was Good... Too Good" - GB Burford, KotakuPerfect Imbalance Extra Credits video

Your nice hosts are big fans of video games, video game makers, and podcasts. So in this episode we talk all about both sides of the creator-fan relationship and how to create perfect balance in both communicating with fans and telling them to go away so you can work on balancing your game design- our second topic. Stephen shows us how balancing multiplayer and single player games are the same thing, Martha isn't as unique as she thinks she is and Mark gets 7th tier internet famous. Sorry, he won't take direct fan mail- please send all your letters to Stephen. Photo credit: Nintendo of America Treasure Stack (the game that Stephen gets paid to work on) is out now! It is a… Video Games and Music Convention (Formally Gamers Rhapsody) Our episode on game soundtracks "All that and a bag of chips." "Google is holding a mysterious gaming press event at GDC next month" - Tom Warren , The Verge Drake and Josh “Its spherical!” Video Mark is Internet Famous now Fanbases 0:16:50 Martha Megarry Category Gaming IRL My Brother, My Brother and Me (MBMBaM- pronounced “muhbimbam”) (The McElroy’s f… Listen to this podcast when... Game Design Balance 0:41:00 Stephen McGregor Category Game Design Butterscotch Shenanigans podcast "Alien isolation's Artificial Intelligence Was Good... Too Good" - GB Burford , Kotaku Perfect Imbalance Extra Credits video

Hi again, Shenanites! In this episode, we talk about appeasing the physicists, demon shepherds, and the attention economy. Plus, bad vs. different and the baggage of ego. Grab your mug and warm up your headphones -- it’s about to get podcasty. Questions answered (abbreviated): - A slew of questions about the MM2 announcement: shoutouts to Zooslap Wumpywippy, Calmzippa Aydsand, Doopvoo Tapdanger, and Ittymumble Jotort - AstroBeef: How do you know when your design is bad, and when your design is just different? Do you think it's important to make a set of design values like moral values? - 0xD0DECAD0: Do you think Butterscotch Shenanigans will finally get a Wikipedia page after the release of Level Head? - nattysplines: If the money grab, grabs all the money, would you consider becoming professional podcasters instead of game devs? - bamhm182: You've been talking about your devops pipeline for a few weeks. Can you go into more specifics? What kind of stuff have you automated aside from deploying new game builds? - Sean: When you come across a problem that is difficult to solve, how does it affect your motivation? What’s your strategy to persevere through a difficult problem without letting it hinder your quality/efficiency of work? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk). If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at https://www.bscotch.net/podcast, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

HELLOOO, Shenanites! In this tasty episode, we discuss avocado bugs, which came first: the chicken or the pancake, and organic pre-punched bananas. If you haven’t tried our new patented burrito cleanse, you’re missing out! Plus, get ready to sharpen your nose after we finally reveal our 2019 tagline! Correction: 20-Refine-teen was first suggested by bamhm182. Sorry bout that! Questions answered (abbreviated): - deadearthman: Have you ever been in a public place and heard your Butterscotch Shenanigans splash screen jingle? What was your feeling? - RetroBananaManNL: What do you guys eat for breakfast? - Anonymous: Do packages come in any other platonic solids besides the cube? - Cerator: Is a player allowed to have more than one level in QA at the same time? If yes: Are all of those bumped up in the queue equally by playing levels of other players? - Farseer: What are your BScotchStradamus predictions for which of Adam's body parts will fail next? Is your quest for self improvement actually a mission to shed your mortal coils and ascend before he falls apart? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk). If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at http://podcast.bscotch.net, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Crashlands is one of those rare breed of games that approaches a genre that is tough to develop for yet pulls it off with some very clever design decisions driven by relentless playtesting. We are referring to survival action adventures that first came into being with the arrival of Minecraft. Chris O'Regan chats to Sam Coster of Butterscotch Shenanigans about the development of Crashlands and how it broke free from the shackles of the aimlessness game play experience that blights many titles in this genre. The Sausage Factory 207 was edited by Chris O'Regan http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/sausage/TSF_Episode207.mp3

Hi there, Shenanities! We recorded this episode LIVE at Shenanicon 2018, so in addition to our buttery voices, you get to hear the scotchy whispers of some of your fellow Shenanites! We’ll talk about vampire flavors, nihilism pants, and why you sometimes just need a fat beat orchestra piece. If you take only one thing away from this episode, it should be this: if you come across a genie, just run in the other direction. Thanks to everyone who came out to see us at the first ever Shenanicon! Questions answered (abbreviated): - Angrymuffin: If moonlight is actually sunlight reflecting off of the moon's surface, why doesn't it kill vampires? - Senolir: Given the recent shutdown of the Apple Affiliate program, do you think Indies should be doing anything different to get their initial press coverage? Would you say this struggle is any easier when launching to steam, or does that audience still expect too much more in terms of scope to be a good platform for an Indie studio’s first few offerings anyway? - Shout64: How did you get connected with Fat Bard? Did you intentionally chose a music studio from your area? Could you talk about the importance of music/sound effects in your games, and any interesting ways you implement them? - Will: How do you handle being business partners and family? I hear a lot that partnerships are a bad idea but you seem to do well. Do you have any tips? - Mr. Ward: Where do bots come from? - Philipbear93: If businesses were people, what would their lives look like? What would Butterscotch Shenanigans be like as a person? - The_Rumpus: You're greeted by a Gamedev genie, who grants you the ability to fire any code, art assets, and robots/web-tech the three of you could possibly desire.. for the next 10 minutes. QUICK! What game do you make?! GO! To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts (apple.co/1LxNEnk). If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at http://podcast.bscotch.net, disclose all of your secrets to podcast@bscotch.net, and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox. Finally, if you’d like to support the show and buy some coffee FOR Butterscotch, head over to http://moneygrab.bscotch.net.

Butterscotch Shenanigans joins us in the studio to talk about game dev with their signature Bscotch spin! They share stories about managing time, maintaining interest in your work, bad haircuts, and childhood brawls. Then we discuss the merits of engaging with a mentor or tutor, tapping into deep work, and executing your ideas. Visit bscotch.net … Continue reading "GAME DEV’S QUEST e80: COFFEE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH"

Ahoy there, Shenanigang! In this delicious episode, we’re keeping the news short and sweet so that we have even more time for your questions. What’s the most efficient gummy bear delivery method? Where’s the best place to hide your cereal? Plus - ready your earholes - we’re revealing our new game name. Questions answered (abbreviated): - MAP5597: You guys have been replacing "Butterscotch Shenanigans" with other words in your emails--what're your favorites you've come up with so far? Blinker-sketch Shed-nanograms, Banana-scorch Slap-some-cans, others? - coolaboola: Are you not afraid of poison gummy bears? Do you eat everything strangers give you? - Warhaft: What skills did the three of you use to create BScotchID? - rampandapuss: Adam is using different tools for coding BScotch ID 2. Why the change, and has it been worth it so far? - imcade: What is each of your favorite memories from when you guys were kids? - coolaboola: Do you think the podcast has brought the 3 of you even closer? P.S. I'm not talking about spatial dimensions. And has it ever gotten you in hot water with your wives? - challosis: How does the BScotch crew avoid getting SAD? Do you have techniques to stay upbeat and engaged in your tasks? To stay up to date with all of our buttery goodness subscribe to the podcast on Apple podcasts(apple.co/1LxNEnk). If you want to get more involved in the Butterscotch community, hop into our DISCORD server at discord.gg/bscotch and say hello! Submit questions at http://podcast.bscotch.net, disclose all of your secrets at podcast@bscotch.net and send letters, gifts, and tasty treats to http://bit.ly/bscotchmailbox.

Seth Coster is one of three brothers who decided to form Butterscotch Shenanigans, an independent gaming studio that makes iOS and PC games with a lot of personality and humor. Their flagship title Crashlands launched last year on the App Store and Steam to tons of critical acclaim. We discuss what it's like making ambitious cross platform games as an indie studio, the challenges even good mobile games have at being taken seriously, their upcoming project, and much more! Get Crashlands: https://www.crashlands.net/ Coffee with Butterscotch: https://forums.bscotch.net/podcast/ Listen on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/audaxfm Listen on Google Play: http://bit.ly/audaxplay Support Me on Patreon: http://patreon.com/amaxter Get a Nodecraft game server for 15% off: https://nodecraft.com/r/amaxter Patrons: ArahirXVII CrusherTech Francisc Seth0067

Rett and Taylor talk about their workflows, especially when they aren’t home. Taylor started fostering a kitty and got an Air Conditioner! Life upgrade! They discuss procedural generation for the brick breaker game, Virtual Reality, and their friendship. Shoutout to ToniestTony for being cool on Rockzom’s Stream. Check out anything by Butterscotch Shenanigans.   Join … Continue reading "GAME DEV’S QUEST e23: STRATEGIZE YOUR SHOWER TIME"

SPECIAL GIVEAWAY CONTEST! At the end of May we will be giving away 3 codes for the new Gorillaz album, Humanz. There are 2 hybrid codes at stake for physical OR digital copies, plus one international copy that is digital ONLY! To enter to win, be sure to tweet or share a post of one of Forever an Astronaut's three podcasts featuring one of the following hashtags #devdiarypodcast, #metalgearmondays, or #nocturnaltransmissions and taggin @frvranastronaut, @devdiaryseries, @jamesreichmuth, or @acsummerfield in the tweet! On this week's episode of the Dev Diary Podcast we sat down with Francois Alliot, otherwise known as Nerial, to discuss his Tinder-style Choose-Your-Own-Adventure game, Reigns. We also chat about his past game, Devouring Stars, his ragtag team of artists and musicians, that damn Jester, and the importance of timing when it comes to getting your game seen. Dev Diary Season One feat Butterscotch Shenanigans is NOW FREE FOR AMAZON PRIME MEMBERS! Check out the link below and learn the story behind the development of the 2D survival game, Crashlands and three-brother studio Butterscotch Shenanigans. Let us know what you think using the #devdiarypodcast or by reaching us at the below social channels. If you've got particular devs you want us to chat with, questions you want answered, or just want to leave us some general thoughts we can be reached at contact@foreveranastronaut.com Reigns - http://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/Reigns/ Dev Diary Season One: store.steampowered.com/app/578300/ + http://amzn.to/2pyzaDb Support us on Patreon @ www.patreon.com/foreveranastronaut Visit us @ TWITTER: @devdiaryseries, @jamesreichmuth & @frvranastronaut FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/devdiaryseries & www.facebook.com/foreveranastronaut WEBSITE: www.devdiaryseries.com & www.foreveranastronaut.com VIMEO: vimeo.com/foreveranastronaut/ [Show Notes] Nerial Website: http://nerial.co.uk/ Devouring Stars: http://www.devouringstars.com/

On this week's episode of the Dev Diary Podcast we sat down with Jed Steen, also known as Hakjak, to discuss his survival racer - Guts and Glory. Often touted as a 3D version of Happy Wheels, we talk about what it's like being a solo dev and balancing all of those plates, his future plans for the game, as well as his experiences being entirely self taught. Dev Diary Season One feat Butterscotch Shenanigans is NOW FREE FOR AMAZON PRIME MEMBERS! Check out the link below and learn the story behind the development of the 2D survival game, Crashlands and three-brother studio Butterscotch Shenanigans. Let us know what you think using the #devdiarypodcast or by reaching us at the below social channels. If you've got particular devs you want us to chat with, questions you want answered, or just want to leave us some general thoughts we can be reached at contact@foreveranastronaut.com Guts and Glory: http://store.steampowered.com/app/537340/agecheck Dev Diary Season One: store.steampowered.com/app/578300/ + http://amzn.to/2pyzaDb Support us on Patreon @ www.patreon.com/foreveranastronaut Visit us @ TWITTER: @devdiaryseries, @jamesreichmuth & @frvranastronaut FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/devdiaryseries & www.facebook.com/foreveranastronaut WEBSITE: www.devdiaryseries.com & www.foreveranastronaut.com VIMEO: vimeo.com/foreveranastronaut/ [Show Notes] Hakjak Website: www.hakjak.com Tiny Build: www.tinybuild.com

Adron and Wendy talk with Sam Coster and Seth Coster from indie video game studio Butterscotch Shenanigans. Together with their brother Adam, they created the hit platform-crossover game, Crashlands. Crashlands is an outlandish, story-driven action-adventure set in a world of hidden magic and high technology. The game combines classic RPG elements with crafting mechanics with vibrant, whimsical characters and a distinct sense of humor. Available on both desktop and mobile devices, Crashlands took iTunes, Steam, and Google Play by storm, with great reviews and instant popularity. We talk with Seth and Sam about the two-year development cycle for Crashlands, a project they estimated early on would only take them a few months. We discuss how their studio came together, and all the ways their college educations did NOT put them on the path to careers in video games.

On today’s show I have Butterscotch Shenanigans and we’re going to talk about their game Crashlands and other shenanigans.

Ep 25 is all about GDC 2016. I got to interview 3 different guests. First you'll hear Damian Sommer talk about his upcoming project(s), then I talk to rapper / musician / creative Doseone about all kinds of stuff. Then finally we have an interview with the Butterscotch Shenanigans bros about post-Crashlands launch.

Crashlands, Vince, and More Firewatch! This week the boys welcome Seth Coster, co-developer of Crashlands! Seth is part of the 3 man sibling team of Butterscotch Shenanigans. After talking breifly about the creation of Crashlands they move on to League of Legends with a new version of Circlejerk... LCS style! Gweedo doesn't mess up once! Our game developer friend Vince then shows up to give some tips to Seth on how to make his games a little more suitable for BOTH demographics. In general gaming they talk about what they think of Firewatch and whether it can be considered a game or not. Also, Street Fighter V was released and Nasty finished The Witness! Thanks to listener of the week Queue Tee 3.14! Visit butterscotch-shenanigans.com to see all of Seths work. Buy Crashlands on Steam, Android, and iOS! Donate to our Patreon if you'd like to help support us patreon.com/justokgamers Check out our League Subreddit; reddit.com/r/justokgamers. Leave us a Voicemoyle! Call 1-615-763-JOKG(5654) Join us on Discord! Click here! Add “Just OK Gamers” in League of Legends chat list to talk and play with us and other listeners. Don’t forget to leave us a review on iTunes!

In this episode, Scott and Jestin interview the guys from Butterscotch Shenanigans about their game Crashlands. FInd them at: Crashlands.net@bscotchshenanibutterscotch-shenanigans.comYoutube Channel: Butterscotch ShenanigansCoffee with Butterscotch (podcast) Find us at: nerdsdom.comFacebook.com/nerdsdomain@nerdsdomainpatreon.com/nerdsdomainhttp://www.slashloot.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1855

In this episode, Scott and Jestin interview the guys from Butterscotch Shenanigans about their game Crashlands. FInd them at: Crashlands.net@bscotchshenanibutterscotch-shenanigans.comYoutube Channel: Butterscotch ShenanigansCoffee with Butterscotch (podcast) Find us at: nerdsdom.comFacebook.com/nerdsdomain@nerdsdomainpatreon.com/nerdsdomainhttp://www.slashloot.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=1855

In this episode we sit down with the brothers behind Butterscotch Shenanigans, Sam, Adam, and Seth Coster, to talk about their latest game, Crashlands. Crashlands is a creation-action game where you make fetus-packs to restore your youthful flesh...and finger-paint buildings into existence. For more information, checkout the links below.

The 31st episode of the APPetite App Marketing podcast features an interview with Sam and Seth Coster, of Butterscotch Shenanigans, developers of the new game Quadropus Rampage available for iOS and Android. Click here to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. Click here if you’d like to subscribe to the podcast via email. You can click here if you’re […]