Podcasts about independent game

Vor ca. zwei Jahren habe ich mit Christoph Minnameier über Dungeons of Dreadrock gesprochen, das sich zu einer erfolgreichen Trilogie entwickelt. Es geht aber nicht nur um das aktuelle Spiel, sondern auch den beruflichen Wechsel, Spieldesign im Allgemeinen sowie den Status quo von VR.

Markus Koepke ist Filmemacher, Fotograf, Spieler und hat ein Faible für alles, was mit traditioneller Schifffahrt sowie analogen Apparaten zu tun hat. Davon ist auch einiges in seinem aktuellen Spielprojekt Journey Beyond the Edge of the World zu spüren, das bei der Gamecity Hamburg gefördert wird und (noch eine kurze Zeit) in einer Demo auf Steam spielbar ist.

Gorka started his journey in game development at the age of 8, learning to code and exploring various game engines! Now, he's a top Indie-Game Developer with a successful Unreal Engine 5 Tutorials channel on YouTube (98K+ subs) and a popular UE5 Patreon page!

In Episode 100, since Mike's Hobgoblin, a mass battle rank and flank game, is about to reach its final release date and Warhammer: The Old World, a mass battle rank and flank game, has just hit the market, he's been thinking about the relationship between the two. Obviously, Games Workshop is a far bigger company with far more resources than a small independent developer, so how do you exist in the shadow of a giant? Check out Man O' Kent Games here: https://www.manokentgames.com Check out Planet Smasher Games here: http://planetsmasher.games The Rule of Carnage discord server: https://discord.gg/Gb4aK7uECh If you want to support the channel financially you can join Mike's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/planetsmashergames If you want the number on Glenn's Patreon to go up one, you can join his Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/manokentgames

fWotD Episode 2382: Tunic (video game).Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Sunday, 12 November 2023 is Tunic (video game).Tunic is a 2022 action-adventure game developed by Isometricorp Games and published by Finji. It is set in a ruined fantasy world, where the player controls an anthropomorphic fox on a journey to free a fox spirit trapped in a crystal. The player discovers the gameplay and setting by exploring and finding in-game pages of a manual that offers clues, drawings, and notes. The backstory is obscured; most text is given in a constructed writing system that the player is not expected to decipher. Tunic's isometric perspective hides numerous pathways and secrets.Designer Andrew Shouldice developed Tunic, his first major game, over seven years. He began work on it as a solo project in 2015, wanting to combine challenging gameplay with gentle visual and audio design. He was inspired by his childhood experiences playing Nintendo Entertainment System games like The Legend of Zelda (1986) and trying to understand game manuals for which he lacked context. Shouldice was joined during development by composers Terence Lee and Janice Kwan, audio designer Kevin Regamey, developer Eric Billingsley, and producer Felix Kramer. Publisher Finji joined the project in 2017 and announced Tunic at E3 2017.Tunic was released for macOS, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in March 2022, followed by ports for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 in September. It received positive reviews, especially for its aesthetics, design, and gameplay, but drew some criticism for uneven difficulty and potential for players to feel stuck. Tunic won the Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game award at the 26th Annual D. I. C. E. Awards, and the Artistic Achievement and Debut Game awards at the 19th British Academy Games Awards.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:58 UTC on Sunday, 12 November 2023.For the full current version of the article, see Tunic (video game) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Aria Neural.

Nobody could imagine what the gaming industry would blossom into when they were messing around with ‘Pong' joysticks in the 1970s and 80s. And now the industry is a $200 billion behemoth and arguably one of the most important and innovative sectors in tech today. Matthew Quek, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Iterative Collective shares with us his views on the local game industry and the potential it has. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Dunstan, designer of the Adventure series and many other games, provides a frank, transparent discussion about what he makes as a game designer, what it takes to go full-time, how to arrange royalties, and a whole host of other related subjects. 0:00 Intro 1:52 The Games - Adventure, Professor Evil, Echoes, and More 7:19 Life of a Game Designer 22:00 Overall Finances of a Game Designer 34:05 Designer Royalty Percentages 44:57 Advances on Royalies 51:17 Designers Playing it Safe? 1:02:15 Designers, Don't Be Afraid! Shelf Stories YouTube (with video of this recording) - www.youtube.com/shelfstories __________________________________ YouTube - www.youtube.com/onestopcoopshop www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCIkULbgzMEW612cSdUX7Q Discord - discord.gg/p4jX8AF Facebook - www.facebook.com/onestopcoopshop Donate to One Stop Co-op Shop - www.patreon.com/onestop Email - onestopcoopshop@gmail.com

Rami Ismail joins us to discuss what knowledge he has gotten while being a prominent spokesperson for budding independent game development communities around the world as well as talk about his previous work as a game developer for Vlambeer which had hits like Nuclear Throne and Ridiculous Fishing.

Brought to you by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the 24th Annual #DICEAwards is an annual awards celebration by game makers for game makers, honoring the games that connect us around the globe. These awards honor our fellow creators and the very best in interactive entertainment. Listen to our extended roundtable conversations from the 24th Annual #DICEAwards, moderated by Spawn on Me's Kahlief Adams, with candid conversations and insights from the nominees for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game. The nominees include: -Coffee Talk -Hades -If Found… -Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition -Noita Make sure to watch the full 24th Annual #DICEAwards on YouTube and stay up-to-date on all things AIAS at Twitter.

Des Moines Football Players Planning an Independent Game, Mr. Movie remembers Brian's Song, and More - Wednesday Hour 2

Navid KhonsariRaised in Iran, Navid Khonsari is a video game, virtual/mixed reality, film and graphic novel creator, writer, director and producer. As a video game director, Khonsari is known for having developed the cinematic look and feel for the iconic AAA franchises such as Grand Theft Auto/Vice City/San Andreas, Max Payne, The Warriors, Midnight Club, Manhunt, Red Dead Revolver, Alan Wake, Homefront and the recent Resident Evil 7.Khonsari’s celebrated original titles; 1979 Revolution, Hero, Fire Escape, Blindfold—have earned him the industries top honors including Best Game Direction and Independent Game of the Year Nominations by  Academy of Interactive Sciences (DICE), BAFTA, Winner of Facebook’s Game of the Year, Lumiere Award for Best Immersive, Winning Indiecade Jury Prize, NY Game Critics Nominations for Writing, Best Narrative Game, Tribeca Film Festival’s Storyscape Award and more.Under the direction of Khonsari, his independent studio is at the forefront of video games and immersive experiences––that Fast Company calls “an Innovation Agent”. Featured in more than 70 notable press outlets including, NEW YORKER, VICE, BBC, FAST COMPANY, NPR, WIRED, TIME, BUZZFEED AND THE GUARDIAN. Khonsari contributes as an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins and guest lectures sharing his unique vision, bold success as a director for games and immersive experiences for classes at Yale University, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Northwestern in Qatar, University of North Carolina, White House, United Nations, Sundance and more.Khonsari often speaks and lectures on the convergence of technology and storytelling to incite empathy, challenge stereotypes of within mass media --- at venues such as Sundance, Hot Docs, DICE, Games For Change, FoST, Game Developers Conference (GDC), White House, Canadian Embassy, SXSW, VIEWS, NY Film Festival, UN and universities including Princeton, SCAD, Columbia, Northwestern. Khonsari is an advisor and fellow of the New Frontier Lab at the Sundance Institute and recipient of support from Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, IFP and Made in NY.Vassiliki Khonsari is an award winning interactive director/writer/producer whose genre defining work pushes on the boundaries of storytelling and technology across platforms. Vassiliki co-founded iNK Stories––the interactive story studio that Fast Company calls an “innovation agent”. In creating video games, virtual reality, mixed reality or film, iNK’s ethos is centered on bringing visionary, authentic, and impact forward 'aha moments' to audiences. A visual anthropologist , Vassiliki's documentary work has been broadcast in more than 20 countries and on Netflix, ESPN, Sundance Channel, Discovery, TLC, MTV and more. A member of the Academy of Interactive Sciences, Producers Guild, Guild of Future Architects, PGA WIN’s Culture Shift, Consultant and Fellow of Sundance Institute New Frontier Story Lab, recipient of support from The Doris Duke Foundation, IFP, MADE IN NY Innovation Grant. Khonsari contributes to the landscape of technology, storytelling and social impact to reframe an equitable future––at labs, workshops and institutions such as the Sundance Institute, United Nations, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Northwestern in Qatar, SXSW, NYC Public Library, Games For Change, FoST, Phi Centre, Johns Hopkins ISET Summit, CPH:LABS, Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund, Oslo Freedom Forum, Produced By Conference, IDFA, Telly Awards, Juror for One World Media Festival, Doha Forum, Electric Dreams and more.Recent original titles include the groundbreaking location based multi-sensory installation, Hero (Winner of Lumiere Award ‘19, Sundance '18, Winner of Tribeca Film Festival Storyscapes Award '18); Fire Escape, Neo-Hitchcock Interactive VR series made with Google (Telly Award, Tribeca '18, Winner of Infinity Film Festival, Winner of Nexon Award, NYFF, Indiecade Finalist, International Mobile Game Award Nominee, NYC Game Critics Finalist), Blindfold––Interactive VR (Sheffield; FoST, Oslo Freedom Forum, Games For Change, CPJ, Human Rights Festival), 1979 Revolution–– cinematic video game (Facebook Game of the Year, BAFTA Nomination, Sundance, Tribeca, UNESCO, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (DICE) Best Game/Best Director, International Mobile Game Awards, IndieCade Winner). Some of her current projects include Who is Michael Sterling, Blue Light and a new slate of video games. Creative collaborations across platforms include Google, Capcom, Verizon, Microsoft, HTC, HP, Bose, Verizon, Nexon, Stanford University, Columbia, Yale, Eko, Intel and more.Rui Xin Oh, from Singapore, is a Media Industries and Technology senior studying in Northwestern University in Qatar. Driven by her fascination to create interactive narrative content with respect to video games and virtual reality, Rui has actively sought exposure and experience in screenwriting, making a short film and Unity game, creating 360 and AR photogrammetry content, animating on After Effects, and project managing for History Adventures. She is currently working on a podcast/documentary series that will touch upon the stories behind Qatar’s diverse population.

In this weeks Special episode George and Toms main talking point is our interview with Gotham Games proprietor TomAs always they bring you the latest news and opinions for Nintendo , Microsoft and Sony They also take a look in Stingrays boot and offer up this weeks new releases What you been playing - 00:01:46News - 00:25:00Feature - Independent Gaming Stores - The Gotham Games Interview - 00:35:25 Listeners Stingray (Listeners Pickups) - 01:41:00Stingrays boot - 02:02:20 Send us an email at - questions@unofficialcontroller.com or find us on Instagram and Twitter don't forget check out these awesome youtubersenigmatic productionshttps://www.youtube.com/user/ProductionsEnigmaticmark.garage.gamershttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVg6afCAZxqSVhMJaEGz9qwIntro and Outro music credit - 8bit Summer by the Healey brosiTunes :https://goo.gl/M3b16fSpotify: https://goo.gl/5SbVukLicense:https://goo.gl/jadB5ETwitter: https://goo.gl/fKqyrjDiscord: http://discord.gg/F2pxtgYFacebook: https://goo.gl/PrsTvS

This week’s mission debriefs: News from the Video Game Awards and Sony’s State of Play. The Announcements! X-Box unveils the title, in which they put a LOT of thought into, of their next-gen console. Aptly dubbed, X-Box Series X, or as we call it… XboxX Gearbox is making another “Looter” type game, but this one is a “Looter-Slasher” and is a PS5 launch game. ‘Godfall’ looks ridiculous, in a good way. The man who started Battle Royales announced…something. We got a ‘teaser’ for something mysteriously named “Prologue” Ghosts of Tsushima trailer dropped. Let’s talk about it. The AWARDS! Game of the Year: Sekiro: Shadow’s Die Twice Action Game: Devil May Cry 5 Action-Adventure Game: Sekiro (Again) Disco Elysium, blowing it away with: Fresh Indie Game, Independent Game, Narrative, RPG VR Game: No suprise, Beat Saber Sports/Racing Game: Crash Team Racing Fighting Game: Smash Bros, (anyone surprised?) The State of Play announcements:  Spellbreak. What to say about it? Dreams. Coming Valentine’s Day 2020, will it bust? Untitled Goose Game. December 17th Babylon’s Fall, from the makers of Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising, and Nier: Automata. And it looks like… the same games, but better quality? Predator: Hunting Grounds seems super fun, but looks, not up to par with today’s graphics. RE3 Remake gets… multiplayer? Project Resistance gets rolled up into RE3 remake…or is it the other way around? Either way, they’re together. J.J. Abrams does J.J. Abrams things and teased Ahsoka Tano in Rise of Skywalker. Do we trust him? The amazing rework of Sonic might be for naught. The movie is still coming, but the heroes are reportedly out of a job. Moving Picture Company has shut down. Samuel L. Jackson can now be Alexa’s voice… complete with explicit options. Hackers are doing Bethesda’s job and putting NPCs in Fallout 76 SECRET LINK!

The game awards are here, and the year is almost most over! What are the categories this year, and is your game listed? Let's dive in and discuss.   Geek News   Mandalorian is Still Awesome We are a few episodes in the series, and we are excited were Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau continue to take the series. The relationship between the Mandalorian the child is a compelling story full a mystery and intrigue. We can't wait for the coming episodes.   Kathleen Kennedy Contract Ends in 2021 Kathleen Kennedy, the president at Lucasfilm, will have her contract end in 2021. Now, before some become excited, this does not mean that she won't resume her role at Lucasfilm. However, Disney has not come out public state the Kathleen Kennedy will continue her position, and Kathleen has been vague about what the future holds for her. We hope that people like Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau with maybe a little Kevin Feige threw in there will hopefully be the next leaders for Lucasfilm.   Video Game News   PS5 Announced for 2020 Holiday The PS5 has been announced, and the console race between PlayStation and Xbox has begone. The big question is, what games and services will the PS5 be able to offer over the Xbox. It is shaping up to be a fantastic struggle for the consumer.    Stadia Disaster  Google Stadia is here, and, to the surprise of none, the service is laggy, limited, and underwhelming. We have voiced heavy skepticism and cation when it comes to this service. Especially when there are better services such as xCloud around the corner. Even Amazon is looking to enter the video game streaming space. It will be a competitive market that will allow little room for error. It is our feeling that Stadia has made to many mistakes to correct the course promptly.    Showstopper   The Game Awards 2019 The Game Awards are here, and we are excited to list the categories here in the show notes! These are the following categories for the 2019 Game Awards: Game of the Year, Action Game, Action/Adventure Game, Art Direction, Audio Design, Community Support, Content Creator of the Year, Esports Coach, Esports Event, Esports Game of the Year, Esports Host, Esports Player, Esports Team, Family Game, Fighting Game, Fresh Indie Game, Game Direction, Game for Impact, Independent Game, Mobile Game, Multiplayer Game, Narrative, Ongoing Game, Performance, Role-Playing Game, Score & Music, Sports/Racing Game, Strategy Game, and VR/AR Game.    If you are interested in voting, then go to the Game Awards website! Let us know in the comments the games you think will win, and what you hope will win.   Thank You For Listening!   If you have an idea for an episode or a person of note in the video game industry, i.e., a developer, influencer, illustrator, etc. then let us know! Email us at: contactus.armstrongsmusings@gmail.com   If you love the content and want to support us, then join us on Patreon! We love to have you part of the Inner Circle!   Connect with us on social media: Facebook Twitter Instagram   Visit us on our website: https://armstrongsmusings.com  We appreciate you listening and hope to hear from you. Stay Strong! 

Jimmy sits down with Conrad (Conradical Games) who is developing Lootbox Lyfe while also going to university.   We talk about sleeping a lot, getting feedback for games while developing them, Instagram bots, Breath of the Wild's tutorial, and more in this episode!! Artist for Lootbox Lyfe: https://twitter.com/Dulcahn Composer for Lootbox Lyfe: https://twitter.com/AriaDisconnect  Hit us up on twitter if you make stuff and want to be on the show! Twitter: https://twitter.com/metadpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metadpodcast/ Youtube: Meta'd on Youtube Intro/Outro Tunes: John Kim

The Game Awards Nominees 2019   0:00:29 A Word from our Sponsor – MSI “Gaming just got real”   0:00:39 What’s up!!!   0:01:59 VR/AR GAME   0:03:15 STRATEGY GAME   0:04:10 SPORTS/RACING GAME   0:04:40 SCORE & MUSIC   0:05:39 ROLE-PLAYING GAME   0:06:31 PERFORMANCE   0:07:54 ONGOING GAME   0:08:54 NARRATIVE   0:10:02 MULTIPLAYER GAME   0:12:03 MOBILE GAME   0:13:03 INDEPENDENT GAME   0:13:48 GAMES FOR IMPACT   0:14:37 GAME DIRECTION   0:15:42 FRESH INDIE GAME   0:17:12 FIGHTING GAME   0:18:01 FAMILY GAME   0:18:35 ESPORTS   0:21:43 COMMUNITY SUPPORT   0:24:42 AUDIO DESIGN   0:26:09 ART DIRECTION   0:27:13 ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME   0:28:28 ACTION GAME   0:29:17 GAME OF THE YEAR

Schon vor fünf, sechs Jahren haben sich Games wie Dear Esther, The Cat Lady oder Depression abseits der üblichen Themenpfade bewegt und sich mit so schwierigen Themen wie Depression und Ängsten auseinandergesetzt. Mal mit mehr, mal mit weniger Erfolg. Nun wagt sich mit Sea of Solitude vom Berliner Entwicklerstudio Jo-Mei ein weiteres Spiel in dieses unwegsame Gelände. Nach Fe, A Way Out und Unravel übrigens das vierte Independent-Game, das über EA-Originals veröffentlicht wird. Aber auch ähnlich erfolgreich wie diese? Folge direkt herunterladen

Jimmy sits down with Christian Sparks, independent developer of Woodbound and just all-around cool dude.   We talk about the constant struggle of personal fulfillment as well as keeping a steady job. Christian and Jimmy talk about games, feelings, meeting your heroes, and more in this episode! Hit us up on twitter if you make stuff and want to be on the show! Twitter: https://twitter.com/metadpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metadpodcast/ Youtube: Meta'd on Youtube Intro/Outro Tunes: John Kim

How do you build a successful portfolio of apps on multiple platforms including Steam? Well today's guests breaks down her process for coming up with game ideas, her revenue for her paid vs free apps and a great tip for you if you're just getting started in the app business. Laura Tallardy is an Independent Game & App Developer.

Join the RavenFist Studios crew as they discuss the origin of RavenFist.  They'll talk about the goals of the company and some of the obstacles they face running an indie game devlopment studio while still holding full time jobs and being full time parents. For more podcasts, YouTube videos, and Blog posts, head over to www.ravenfist.com

Episode 1: Bit Bash and Independent Game Designers This week, we interview modern day renaissance man David Laskey and learn about Bit Bash, Chicago's alternative games festival! We talk about Chicago's game scene, how Bit Bash got started, and hear about some of Sam and Patrick's experiences at Bit Bash. Learn more about Bit Bash at: https://bitbashchicago.com/ Follow David at: https://twitter.com/david_laskey Feedback? Let us know! Send us a message at sochietypodcast@gmail.com

Title: You gotta write for an audience | Steven - Independent gaming journalist Guest: Steven - Independent gaming journalist Steemit: steemit.com/@holoz0r Twitter: @holoz0r Highlights: Steven studied visual arts at university with the aim to get into video game development or video game storytelling. Got his first console from his grandparents, and eventually graduated to playing PC games at school. At the same time, he started writing his school projects in the style of the Australian magazine PC Power Play. While playing online multiplayer games he got involved with managing servers and players as an admin, which lead to working for games.on.net. Then someone suggested that he applied for the role of community manager for World in Conflict, a strategy game developed by Massive and published by Vivendi. The community role lead to writing guides and articles. But a change in management meant that he found himself in disagreement with an editor, and so he quit the writing job in protest. Steven is very interested in storytelling and he told me that writing about experiences is what makes us human. Games: Puzznic Tetris Bejeweled SimCity Gorillas Master of Orion Neverwinter Nights Half Life 2 Counter-Strike Unreal Tournament Quake 3 Day of Defeat Source World in Conflict Empire Earth III Dawn of War 2 Links: PC PowerPlay Massive Entertainment Vivendi Games GamesPress Eurogamer.net https://www.eurogamer.net/ Digital Foundry DF Retro: Metal Gear Solid 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH2ZVlOLPNI Gamers Nexus Lazy Games Reviews PC Gamer Books Lisa Cron - Wired For Story Subscribe with these services

It's time to kick off the annual Rocket Punch Game of the Year  Awards discussions for 2016! Each year, we "deliberate" as a group and figure out some of the best games from the past year.  In the first topic of ten, we're starting big with best Independent Game of 2016. We have some heavy hitters up for victory, but only one will be named the best of 2016! Tune in to find out who won Best Indie! Nominees: Stardew Valley SuperHot The Witness Oxenfree Firewatch Unravel Hyper Light Drifter INSIDE Black Desert Online HOSTS Seth | Cameron | Will INTRO THEME Victory Lapse by Roboctopus is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: https://roboctopus.bandcamp.com/album/victory-lapse END THEME Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Bye Bye, See you Again by wyver9 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/637032

"Embrace the grind."We talk to Shawn Rourk of Humanoid Games, currently beta testing their new cyberpunk game Identeco. He gives insight on how he manages to write and develop games despite having a family and a full time "day job."Find Shawn:http://www.playidenteco.com/https://twitter.com/identeco

Independent Game developer Nathan Harper is the author of Formula Legend an F1 strategy game that is making a decent income for him on iOS and Android. Nathan chose to make it free to play and then inApp purchase - so that is no advertising! Hear his journey and wins/fails along the way. For the scoring and full transcript go to the StreetHawk blog: http://streethawk.com/blog/2015/02/game-developer-learnings-mobile-user-acquisition/

Until recently, independent game developers were a rarity in the world of video game consoles. With the advent of developer kits like Nintendo's WiiWare, this market has fundamentally shifted -- check out our HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers