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This wasn't a normal year, so in addition to your nice hosts' annual tradition of celebrating the year's "Nicest," and looking forward to the games and the gamedev in the coming year, we do another pandemic check-in, and reflect on the how the show has been one of the stabilizing forces in our lives. PLUS: We reveal this year's hiatus project! Local Releases (2020) 0:20:56 NewsHyperDotElemetalsWidget Satchel (in Japan)Color Jumper (on Switch)Death Drives a BusAstral Gunners (in Early Access)Flailure Nicest (2020) 0:32:46 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonNicestEllen:Ellen played 2019's Baba Is You on Switch this year.Ellen played 2019's Borderlands 3 at the beginning on the pandemic.Ellen is staring down the HUGE pile of games from 2020's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality.Mark: One of Mark's Nicest was "new consoles," which we talked about in: "Not like Beauty and the Beast."Paper Mario: The Origami King is a laugh-out-loud funny RPG on the Switch - Andrew Webster, PolygonStephen:Civilization VI didn't come out in 2020, but with all the new content, it sometimes feels like it!Nioh 2 Most Anticipated (for 2021) 0:48:39 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonNicestEllen:EndlingThe MediumBoyfriend Dungeon Mark:Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartAway: The Survival SeriesStephen:Baldur's Gate 3Deathloop Gamedev Resolutions (for 2021) 1:01:29 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonNicest What We're Working On (in 2021) 1:12:17 Mark LaCroixStephen McGregorEllen Burns-JohnsonNicest
This wasn't a normal year, so in addition to your nice hosts' annual tradition of celebrating the year's "Nicest," and looking forward to the games and the gamedev in the coming year, we do another pandemic check-in, and reflect on the how the show has been one of the stabilizing forces in our lives. PLUS: We reveal this year's hiatus project! Local Releases (2020) 0:20:56 News HyperDot Elemetals Widget Satchel (in Japan) Color Jumper (on Switch) Death Drives a Bus Astral Gunners (in Early Access) Flailure Nicest (2020) 0:32:46 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson Nicest Ellen: Ellen played 2019's Baba Is You on Switch this year. Ellen played 2019's Borderlands 3 at the beginning on the pandemic. Ellen is staring down the HUGE pile of games from 2020's Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. Mark: One of Mark's Nicest was "new consoles," which we talked about in: "Not like Beauty and the Beast." Paper Mario: The Origami King is a laugh-out-loud funny RPG on the Switch - Andrew Webster, Polygon Stephen: Civilization VI didn't come out in 2020, but with all the new content, it sometimes feels like it! Nioh 2 Most Anticipated (for 2021) 0:48:39 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson Nicest Ellen: Endling The Medium Boyfriend Dungeon Mark: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Away: The Survival Series Stephen: Baldur’s Gate 3 Deathloop Gamedev Resolutions (for 2021) 1:01:29 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson Nicest What We're Working On (in 2021) 1:12:17 Mark LaCroix Stephen McGregor Ellen Burns-Johnson Nicest
This week, Mark becomes a game publisher and a PAX speaker, Ellen builds a desk and reads a book, and Stephen learns his lesson (almost).Color Jumper is available on Switch NOW!Our live episode for 2D Con is up on YouTube! The audio will be in the regular feed next week.Mark will be part of the PAX Online panel "Lovely or Lethal: Will these animals cuddle me or kill me?" on Thursday, September 17th at 6:30pm CT. PAX Online is free for all on Twitch.Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards - Yu-kai Chou Online Events 0:10:15 Mark LaCroixEventsIRLThe 2021 Game Developers Conference will try to go physical again - but now in … - Sean Hollister, The VergeThe ESA sets dates for E3 2021 - Rebekah Valentine, GamesIndustry.bizSummer Games Done Quick 2020 Raises $2.3 Million - Adam Bankhurst, IGN We referred to our recent episode featuring Jamaican developer Glen Henry: Indiedev During the Pandemic We also mentioned Filipino developer Ryan Sumo, who we spoke with in: Gamedev in the PhilippinesAs sexual abuse allegations flood in, the world of video games faces a reckoning - Mark Serrels , CNET Documentation 0:36:05 Stephen McGregorGame DesignProductionToolsPutting comments in code: the good, the bad, and the ugly - Bill Sourour, freeCodeCampWhat Is Performance Support And Why Should You Use Performance Support Tools? - Asha Pandey, eLearning IndustryThe perfect client brief: Does it exist? - Oliver McAteer, Campaign US
This week, Mark becomes a game publisher and a PAX speaker, Ellen builds a desk and reads a book, and Stephen learns his lesson (almost). Color Jumper is available on Switch NOW! Our live episode for 2D Con is up on YouTube! The audio will be in the regular feed next week. Mark will be part of the PAX Online panel "Lovely or Lethal: Will these animals cuddle me or kill me?" on Thursday, September 17th at 6:30pm CT. PAX Online is free for all on Twitch. Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards - Yu-kai Chou Online Events 0:10:15 Mark LaCroix Category Events IRL The 2021 Game Developers Conference will try to go physical again - but now in … - Sean Hollister , The Verge The ESA sets dates for E3 2021 - Rebekah Valentine , GamesIndustry.biz Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Raises $2.3 Million - Adam Bankhurst , IGN We referred to our recent episode featuring Jamaican developer Glen Henry: Indie Dev During the Pandemic We also mentioned Filipino developer Ryan Sumo, who we spoke with in: Gamedev in the Philippines As sexual abuse allegations flood in, the world of video games faces a reckoning - Mark Serrels , cnet Documentation 0:36:05 Stephen McGregor Category Game Design Production Tools Putting comments in code: the good, the bad, and the ugly - Bill Sourour , freeCodeCamp What Is Performance Support And Why Should You Use Performance Support Tools? - Asha Pandey , eLearning Industry The perfect client brief: Does it exist? - Oliver McAteer , Campaign US
Ben Burnes settles down for a good chat about his many projects and the way he creates them. We explore the process of launching a Nintendo Switch game, compare the art of specializing with generalizing, and discover that learning music theory is exactly the same as playing Super Smash Bros.
#88 The Gaming PressInterview 2018.05.29 Stephen is away showing off his games at the Anime Central convention, so we're also joined this week by our new permanent guest host and self-proclaimed "mean old lady," Holly Harrison, who was a guest on a previous episode!For an episode 18 months in the making, Ben Hanson, video producer for Game Informer and host of the excellent gaming podcast The Game Informer Show, finally enters the clubhouse for a wide-ranging discussion about which games and developers get the attention of the gaming press, developing games for modern audiences, and creative leadership in both AAA and indie teams. The Gaming Press GamingIRLMarketingHere is the fabled tweet that started the long road to this episode.Subscribe to The Game Informer Show via RSS (podcast) or on YouTube.Get more of Ben's unimpeachable wisdom on Twitter!How A Japanese Reality TV Show About Nothing Became A Global Hit - Mia Nakaji Monnier, BuzzfeedBen mentioned a clubhouse favorite game by a local developer, Color Jumper (on … Enjoy Martha's famous crab dance! Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Postmortem - Johnnemann Nordhagen, MediumBen mentioned the Easy Allies podcastAlan Alda's Experiment: Helping Scientists Learn To Talk To The Rest Of Us - Lulu Garcia-Navarro, NPRBen HansonGuestBen is a founder of MinnMax, former video producer for Game Informer, and overall fun enthusiast. External link TwitterMinnMax
The Mandatory Social Interaction Show is an excuse for Ben, Tim, and Eric to chat about streaming, creativity, and anything else they can think of! Episode 17: Talking About Ourselves This week: * Self-Promtion: The thing we all hate to do Mentions: * MagFest –https://super.magfest.org/ * VGM Con – https://vgmcon.org/ * Color Jumper – https://store.steampowered.com/app/594810/Color_Jumper/ … Continue reading "Episode 17: Talking About Ourselves"
This week we interview the multi skilled Ben Burnes & get some excellent advice for every creative. Ben is a music producer, video game developer, YouTuber, Streamer and more. Ben's advice this week covers lots of topics and will surely provide lots of help to all us creatives out there! Links mentioned in the episode: Pat Pattison on Composer Quest: http://www.charliemccarron.com/2014/01/songwriting-theory-with-pat-pattison/ Agile Trello Dashboard: https://trello.com/b/nrKGFiB7/agile-dashboard The Agile Composer: http://www.videogamemusicacademy.com/agile-composer-project-management-game-audio Color Jumper on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/594810/Color_Jumper/ Abstraction Music on Spotify: https://t.co/jPNDQv9lOF Creationism Album: https://abstractionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/creationism Find Ben Burnes on the web here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ben_burnes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ben_burnes Mixer: https://mixer.com/ben_burnes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ben_burnes Today's song is... Pompous Platypus By Ben Burnes, available on https://www.patreon.com/ben_burnes!
Your nice hosts interview Ben Burnes, sole developer of recently released Color Jumper, to discuss the process of finally releasing a game, and the lessons learned along the way. Releasing a Game MarketingProductionColor Jumper is available on Steam right now! You can try it out on the itch.io pageThe 20/60/20 Rule of Leadership” - Derrick Strand, Linked InBen had mixed results with Keymailer.Ben shared two years(!!) of in-development GIFs of Color Jumper.Facepunch.Steamworks is a C# Library for Steamworks. Will Tice was a previous guest who we talked to about solo development. Solo DevelopmentBen talked about how every last 10% of work is another 90% of work, and so on. But don't worry, because 0.999... is equal to 1!The Agile Composer: Project Management for Game Audio - Dan Hulsman, Video Game Music AcademyBen BurnesGuestBen Burnes is a game programmer, artist, musician, and cat lover. His game Color Jumper was recently released. External link @ben_burnes on twitterBen Burnes creates music on PatreonBen Burnes on YouTubeHis music is on SoundCloudBen Burnes on Twitchand on Trello
Your nice hosts interview Ben Burnes, sole developer of recently released Color Jumper, to discuss the process of finally releasing a game, and the lessons learned along the way. Releasing a Game Category Marketing Production Color Jumper is available on Steam right now! You can try it out on the itch.io page “The 20/60/20 Rule of Leadership” - Derrick Strand , Linked In Ben had mixed results with Keymailer. Ben shared two years(!!) of in-development GIFs of Color Jumper. Facepunch.Steamworks is a C# Library for Steamworks. Will Tice was a previous guest who we talked to about solo development. Solo Development Ben talked about how every last 10% of work is another 90% of work, and so on. But don’t worry, because 0.999... is equal to 1! “The Agile Composer: Project Management for Game Audio” - Dan Hulsman , Video Game Music Academy Guest Ben Burnes is a game programmer, artist, musician, and cat lover. His game Color Jumper was recently released. External link @ben_burnes on twitter Ben Burnes creates music on Patreon Ben Burnes on YouTube His music is on SoundCloud Ben Burnes on Twitch and on Trello
In this episode, Mark plays a new indie release by a Twin Cities developer. He dies a lot, and it's only partially the controller's fault.Game: Color JumperDeveloper/Publisher: Tall Beard StudiosPlatform: Windows / Mac / LinuxYear: 2017Genre: Precision PlatformerColor Jumper on Itch.io.Color Jumper on Steam.Ben Burnes on Twitter.Ben is also a musician and songwriter!...and he streams on Twitch! Video
In this episode, Mark plays a new indie release by a Twin Cities developer. He dies a lot, and it's only partially the controller's fault. Game: Color Jumper Developer/Publisher: Tall Beard Studios Platform: Windows / Mac / Linux Year: 2017 Genre: Precision Platformer Color Jumper on Itch.io. Color Jumper on Steam. Ben Burnes on Twitter. Ben is also a musician and songwriter! ...and he streams on Twitch! Video