Podcasts about last life

This week, American Canadian novelist Claire Messud. Throughout her career and in her new book, This Strange Eventful History, one of TIME's most anticipated of 2024, Messud draws on her own family's history, especially that of her French Algerian father. In 2001 she spoke with Eleanor about her novel The Last Life, which traces three generations of a French Algerian family from the perspective of a teenage girl. To conclude the program, Messud reads a chapter from the novel.

In conversation with Laura McGrath, Assistant Professor of English at Temple University ''Among our greatest contemporary writers'' (The Miami Herald), Claire Messud is the author of The Emperor's Children, a cutting portrait of life among Manhattan's junior intelligentsia that was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Her other acclaimed and bestselling novels include When the World Was Steady, The Hunters, The Last Life, The Woman Upstairs, and The Burning Girl. A PEN/Faulkner Award finalist, the recipient of Guggenheim and Radcliffe fellowships, and the winner of the Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Messud teaches writing at Harvard University. Named one of the most anticipated books of 2024 by The Guardian, Oprah Daily, and New York magazine, This Strange Eventful History follows the seven-decade arc of an itinerant French Algerian colonial family born on the wrong side of history and forced to reckon with their interpersonal and larger political legacies. Because you love Author Events, please make a donation to keep our podcasts free for everyone. THANK YOU! (recorded 5/15/2024)

Please enjoy my interview with Myra Kelley about her work as a between and past life regressionist, where she shares the details on how to make this your last incarnation on earth!WHERE TO FIND MELISSAWEBSITE: https://lovecoveredlife.com/VIDEO PODCAST: https://www.youtube.com/@lovecoveredlifepodcastINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lovecoveredlife/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@lovecoveredlife BE A GUEST: https://www.lovecoveredlife.com/beaguestEMAIL FOR OTHER BUSINESS INQUIRIES: Melissa@lovecoveredlife.comWHERE TO FIND MYRA:WEBSITE: www.mirakelley.comINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mirakelley/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PastLifeRegressionTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@mirakelleyBOOK: https://amzn.to/3oD1EfS

Of course, we can't miss Picks of the Week! AEW took over this week with a lot of buzz thanks to Revolution 2024 and Sting's last match!Picks of the Week:Stan: Charlie Dempsey vs. Noam Dar, NXT 2/27Rowen: Players' Tribune tribute to StingRo: Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston, Revolution 2024Emile: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Will Ospreay, Revolution 2024Chino: The Jacksons vs. Sting and Darby AllinFollow us on social media:@wrestling2xpod on Twitter and TikTok@_StanSy@roiswar@chinosupersized@MondayNiteRowen@eml_meisterPromo codes and affiliate links: http://linktr.ee/wrestlingwrestlingpodcast***DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of The Pod Network. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 kids named Doodas and Roodas are going to write a book, but they decide to play video games. Instead there being video games, there is a fridge. They go inside, and it leads them to a phone! Can they escape?

A pool party brings one couple closer together and tears another couple apart. Michael and Angela both break down to therapy.Please rate and subscribe to our podcast. You can rate us at either Apple Podcasts, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/realitea-times-two/id1689517536 or spotify, https://open.spotify.com/show/7rInYf1BD8YiFeCeOOx8gI. If you like us, please share with your friends. Please visit and follow us on:Facebook: https://facebook.com/realiteatimestwoIG: https://instagram.com/realiteatimestwoThreads: https://www.threads.net/@realiteatimestwoYou can also e-mail us at realiteaxtwo@hotmail.com. If you want to be a guest on the podcast, please e-mail at us at the above e-mail and please put in the subject line "Guesting on Your Podcast". Please also mention which show you would prefer to guest on.You can find us on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@realiteatimestwoFind us on Discord at realiteaxtwoWe have a new website where you can listen to the podcast as well as get links to all ways to listen to our podcast and contact with us at https://solo.to/realiteatimestwo Listen to my new podcast with my friend Mikel called "Next Take Podcast" at the below YouTube link at: www.youtube.com/@NextTakePodcast/featured or by going to our website www.solo.to/nexttakepodcastIf you want to start your own podcast, please click the link: https://alitu.com?fp_ref=realitea to get 20% off on starting your very own podcast, plus it supports the show!Want to spice up your love life, go to www.loveshop.ca and use our coupon code: REALITEA2 to buy anything your heart's desire.Have you ever wanted to be a guest on a podcast. Well you can make that happen by going to PodMatch and signing up to become a podcast guest. Use the unique link below to and find us! https://www.joinpodmatch.com/realitea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ed gets included Jovi is a bit shaky Kelly covets  Asuelu shows off Angela holds on to her papers

Past lives reveal present issues for Ed and Liz. A pool party brings one couple closer together and tears another couple apart. Michael and Angela both break down in therapy.Thanks to our Sponsors:Use Promo Code MREAL20 for 20% OFF delicious and nutritious snacks at SmartForLife.comJOIN US ON PATREON or SUPERCAST for 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Video and Audio Podcasts PLUS other Bonus Episodes90 Day: The Last Resort S1 E7 'Last Life'Follow us on Instagram @marriedtorealitypodFind out more at marriedtorealitypodcast.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Amye is joined by Amanda to recap 90 Day: The Last Resort S1:EP7 Last LifeAngela and Michael have a solo therapy session, but Angela still refuses to put away the divorce papers. Ed and Liz, along with Jovi and Yara try to figure out what's happening between Kelly and Molly. Asuelu dances for Kalani, but she's not into it. Want bonus content and to support the show? Join us on Patreon or Supercast!https://www.patreon.com/littlemissrecaphttps://littlemissrecap.supercast.com/THE SHOW:Get in touch with us:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/littlemissrecapFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/littlemissrecapInstagram: @littlemissrecap Voicemail: www.littlemissrecap.comEmail: Info@littlemissrecap.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Father's Day coming up on the 18th, Barry reflects on a special life-lesson that his Dad shared with him in his final days. Also on this episode, Barry interviews local sports enthusiast Josh Kirby about his podcast, 'Kirby On Sports'.

Nick Kypreos, Justin Bourne, and Sam McKee react to Nick Taylor winning this year's RBC Canadian Open, making him the first Canadian winner since 1954, how the country has reacted and the unfortunate event of Adam Hadwin getting tackled by security. Next up, Frank Seravalli from the Daily Faceoff joins the show to give his take on whether Auston Matthews will resign before July 1st, the lack of movement from Brad Treliving so far and what Treliving has in store for Sheldon Keefe. Finally, the guys wrap up with the potential of the Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup ahead of tonight's Game 5 matchup.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Join us for a discussion with Amy Miller author You Last Life Lesson: A Guide for Seniors and Their Families a pioneer in using this art form to communicate understanding related to aging and dementia care topics!   How you age, and die, teaches a lesson to your loved ones that will pass on for generations or impact your community. Designing and documenting a plan empowers you to create your own legacy. By documenting your wishes, and paying for them, you will provide your family and loved ones the peace of mind and directions they need to honor you. https://ourfamilyencounter.com/ amy@ourfamilyencounter.com 952.679.8332

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Would you like to live a life with no bad days? Is that even possible? Today's episode offers a refreshing perspective on how to live a happy, fulfilling, “no bad days” life. Our guest Jeffrey Holst, a real estate investor who has a passion for life shares how changing one's perspective can lead to a life without bad days. He now shares the secret to making every day great, leveraging the power of mindset, and designing an ideal lifestyle of adventure and fulfillment while uncovering investment opportunities in real estate.   Living and loving what he coined as his “last life ever”, Jeff inspires us to live the best version of ourselves every day from his own life experiences. Beset with challenges and a life-threatening condition, Jeff shares how he crafted the life that he wanted through a complete change in his mindset and by building his real estate business. If you're ready to learn valuable insights on living a full, happy life and looking to gain time and financial freedom toward your ideal lifestyle  through real estate investments, this episode is for you!    Key Points from This Episode: Why does Jeff hasn't had a bad day in 25 years? How can one live a life of “no bad days”? Jeff shares his backstory zeroing in on a life-changing and life-threatening experience and the search for life purpose. How did Jeff alter the direction of his life in pursuit of a more fulfilling one? What type of mindset shift did Jeff go through to craft a more fulfilling life? What prompted Jeff to get into the real estate business? What types of asset classes did Jeff invest in and how did he build his real estate portfolio? How does Jeff interpret the current real estate market cycle and what opportunities does he see as an investor today? How can investors grow their portfolios and design their life given the opportunities presented by the current market cycle?  What is Jeff's philosophy behind the “last life ever” tenet that compelled him to launch a similarly named podcast? How does Jeff live out the “last life ever” philosophy? Jeff's advice on how to design a life based on his philosophies, embracing openness and vulnerability and welcoming challenges. Jeff launches his book “No Bad Days: How to Make Every Day Great” Jeff answers the Rare Air Questionnaire.   Tweetables: “One of my life goals is to live to the energy death of the universe because I love being alive so much.”   “However I perceive the day for me is how my day is.”    “Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right.” - Henry Ford    “It is how we perceive the world that matters. If we think it's good, it is good. If we think it's bad, it's bad.”   “The moment that you accept full responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you can change anything in your life.” - Hal Elrod   “If you focus on the positive, you win.”   “You have to recognize that you don't actually have to change the world to change the world.”   “This amazing purpose that I get to live now is to share this story about how mindset is the only thing that matters.”   “Timing the market is actually really easy. If you bought in 2006 and you sold in 2010, you got crushed. If you bought in 2006, you sell now, you did fine. You bought at the top of the last market, sell some other times. So, my strategy is, buy whenever you buy, sell when it's high.”   “The great part about real estate is it's a levered way to get exposed to inflation.”   “Whatever tragedy happens to us, whatever circumstances we find ourselves in, we're called to respond to that in the best possible way and to live the best possible version of our lives.”    Links Mentioned: Jeffrey Holst website Jeffrey Holst on Instagram No Bad Days: How to Make Every Day Great by Jeffrey Holst Last Life Ever Podcast Old Fashioned Real Estate Advice Blog Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence by Rick Hanson PhD Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate: How a Small Investor Can Make It Big by Brian H. Murray Invest with CF Capital About Jeffrey Holst Jeff is a recovering attorney who spends his time as a podcast host and real estate investor. Jeff graduated early and with honors from Michigan State College of Law where he was the graduating class speaker. He also holds an M.B.A.   At 30 years old, Jeff checked the last item off his personal bucket list by climbing Machu Picchu. He was on top of the world. As he stood looking down at the lost Incan city, he had been living the life of his dreams. He was well traveled, having previously visited the Pyramids in Egypt, climbed to the top of Mt Sinai, swam with sharks in Belize, and backpacked alone around Europe. He married the girl of his dreams. He had a beautiful house in the suburbs and a thriving law practice. Two weeks later, he was in the hospital dying. His business was in disarray, his wife was barely holding it together and he was on his way to bankruptcy.   Today, at 43 years old, just over a decade later, Jeff is back on top. He is a millionaire, with over 250 residential units and multiple commercial properties in his personal portfolio. He is still married and continues to travel extensively. In February of 2020 Jeff climbed Mt Kilimanjaro and stood at the highest point in Africa. He is the co-host and founder of the Last Life Ever Podcast. As the original “Last Lifer,” Jeff is passionate about helping people live the best possible version of their lives. He is also the co-host of the Old Fashioned Real Estate Show where the hosts drink bourbon old-fashioned and talk about real estate investing.

Today I go into a super powerful concept that involves tapping into your superconscious which is the universal power in you that has infinite potential to create anything you wish. I completed the book "You're not broken"by Christopher Duncan and wow amazing. I pull straight from this book, and hopefully this inspires you to read it. It's a very powerful manifesting book that teaches you how its DONE. We also talk about my: My last photoshoot and how I did in comparison to my previous ones. I also give you some tips, if you're looking into doing more content creation shoots And how taking action is so overlooked when we're creating ideal outcomes for ourselves and how this is so contradictory bc we cant create in our heads and expect magic to happen without taking action.     Please share on your Insta story & leave a 5 star rating/review if you vibed with this eppy!  Apply for Private Business Mentorship  Follow me on insta

Hey!! Welcome to Episode 487 of The Podcast That Goes SNIKT! Last Life! We conclude our coverage X Lives/Deaths of Wolverine! We catch up on X-Men Unlimited! And bonus Gambit's Gumbo! Life Of Wolverine Infinity Comic #9-10, X Lives Of Wolverine #5, X Deaths Of Wolverine #5, X-Men Unlimited Infinity #22-25 and X-Men #9. This podcast is about all things Wolverine, specifically focusing on his Marvel Comics appearances. I'll be offering comic reviews and commentary. Warning, this podcast features spoilers, so if that worries you and you haven't read the preceding issues, you may want to check back later... Enjoy, Share, and please come back!! Next up...Patch! e-mail sniktcast@yahoo.com www.facebook.com/sniktpodcastfanpage https://twitter.com/sniktcast

Welcome to Botched: A D&D Podcast! Apparently, some people think it's a good idea to have a staring contest with roided out giraffes. If you find yourself in a similar situation. Run. Now that the giraffes are out of the pen, the group changes tactics to surviving. Some may find it easier to hide. Some may find it easier to attack. Others may find it easier to come up with completely idiotic plans that would never work in a million years, unless it was an episode of Looney Tunes. Will they survive the giraffes? Will Aiden find a suitable replacement heart? What does meth do? Would a bucket of ice work on concrete in Texas have the same effect as a banana peel? Tune in and find out! We now have a PO Box! Wanna send us something? PO BOX 3178 Gettysburg, PA 17325 All of our previous seasons can be found on our new channel! Botched Archives! A special shout out and thank you to all of our supporters over on Patreon. You help us continue to churn out “quality” episodes. With your continued support we can take our show on the road! Check out our store over at Botched Podcast where you can find tshirts, stickers, pint glasses and more! Give us a 5 star review over on Itunes. Doing so will help the show grow, but we will also read out whatever you write at the end of one of our episodes! Feel free to email us any questions, comments or suggestions at BotchedPodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, subscribe on Youtube, like us on Facebook. You can watch the show live on Twitch! Check out each of the hosts' Twitch streams! Dennis, Phil, Tristan Hosts: Dennis, Phil, Tristan, Jenna, Steve Editor: Dennis Producer: Phil and Dennis Executive Producers: James Thatcher, He Who Is Steve, Zach Anderson, Chronic Ejac, Jim Beverly, Seth Skinner, Shannon Tucker, Big Jon, Bmel, Disgruntled Furniture, TheGamersGalaxy, Bread2287, Sonata Publisher: Phil and Dennis Art by Emily Swan Music by Gozer --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/botchedpodcast/support

No hate today just my own feedback on how the Life Church holds "worship"We also get into the age of everyone in Genesis Our focus is on salvation and giving you the truth about Jesus. Jesus paid for your sins in his death and resurrection. Through this we have everlasting life. We believe that if you truly accept Jesus in your life and live by the words in the Bible you will one day be greeted at the gates of heaven and live eternally with Him. Join us for some conversation and real life testimony. Have questions or concerns Email us at hisservantbiblestudy@gmail.com we would love to hear from you. Join the conversation on our Instagram.com/

Join Duc and Steve as they chat with Jeff Holst about living the best life by making the most of our investments. Jeff is an attorney, a real estate investor, and a business coach. He co-hosts and founded the Last Life Ever Podcast, covering many motivational materials and stories. As the original “Last Lifer,” Jeff has a passion for helping people live the best possible version of their lives, whatever that may look like to them. After all, at Last Life, they believe that we owe it to the world, our loved ones, and, most importantly, ourselves to live our best life so that others can do the same. And today, Jeff shares his journey, from rising from his health crisis, creating the side-eight investment structure, and finding success in multifamily real estate. As always, there's a lot to take away from this episode, so tune in and enjoy! About Jeff Holst: Jeff Holst is a recovering attorney who spends his time as a podcast host and real estate investor. Jeff graduated early and with honors from Michigan State College of Law and now holds an M.B.A. At 30 years old, he checked the last item off his bucket list by climbing Machu Picchu. And after traveling the world, he felt like he was on top of the world. Jeff even had a beautiful house in the suburbs and a thriving law practice.  Outline of the episode:  ●       [00:00] How Jeff Holst got started in his real estate journey. ●    [01:57] Jeff's “why” behind building passive income. ●    [02:50] What his portfolio consists of and the markets he is in. ●       [03:24] How Jeff structures his partnered syndications. ●       [05:04] The advantages of using the side-eight structure. ●       [07:51] Where Jeff thinks the future of real estate is heading. ●       [09:21] The dynamics of our economy with money printing. ●       [12:04] How he ended up in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  ●       [14:06] Getting ready to move to Puerto Rico. ●       [16:54] How his health crisis impacted his journey to now. ●       [21:46] What is Jeff Holst's favorite bourbon. ●       [22:34] The best book he can recommend and his superpower. ●       [23:08] The biggest lesson Jeff has learned over his career. ●       [23:40] His advice for working professionals to achieve financial freedom.   Resources: ●    Website ●    Facebook ●    Instagram ●    Total Recall by Arnold Schwarzenegger   Connect with The Cashflow Project! ●    Website ●    LinkedIn ●    Youtube ●    Facebook ●    Instagram   The Hawaii Millionaire Mindset Conference: “The Blueprint” will be happening here in beautiful Hawaii next year, July 21st-24th, 2022. Join top industry leaders for motivation, training, and of course, lots of networking. Early bird specials are happening now, so if you want the absolute best pricing, go to https://www.millionairesmindsetblueprint.com/ to find out more.

Jeffrey Holst is driven by his “Last Life Ever” mentality and has scratched off many travel destinations on his bucket list. He's a high-performing real estate investor that's passionate about helping people live the BEST possible version of their lives. After an incredible comeback story, he is a self-made millionaire with over 250 residential units in his personal RE portfolio.  He is the Co-Host of the Old Fashioned Real Estate Show and also the Last Life Ever Podcast. Learning to Live the Best Version of My Last Life Ever Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_m0cxsSd8U   Follow Jeffrey: LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyholst/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/holstjd TW: https://twitter.com/Jeffreyholst Peronsal Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7t8_MoZnlBr4nUg7AARqA Personal Website: https://www.jeffreyholst.com/   Old Fashioned RE Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OldFashionedRealEstate Old Fashioned RE Website: https://oldfashionedrealestate.com/   Follow Mike: IG, FB, LI, Clubhouse: https://linktr.ee/mikedicioccio 7 Tips to Launch Your Podcast by Social Chameleon: https://www.socialchameleon.us SUBSCRIBE, SHARE & LEAVE A REVIEW!

One meaningful relationship – it seems to me that no man should die without one – but I don't know how to do it, or with whom.   

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Sardinian Samurai Music staple Last Life underlines his recent Horde EP with a blistering new mix packed with freshness.

Listen on Apple Podcast | Listen on Spotify | Listen on PocketCasts | Listen on Amazon Music | RSS FeedThank you all for tuning into our podcast. This is our attempt at archiving the history of game development of Indian creators, through their own stories and voice. We hope you find it interesting and engaging. If you have any thoughts and suggestions, please come by our discord and have a chat!In this episode Yadu and Arjun talk to Armaan of Frostwood Interactive about his roots, inspirations for Rainswept, Forgotten Fields, and his next secret project.People in the podcastArmaan - https://twitter.com/Armaan_S92Arjun Nair - https://twitter.com/NairArjunYadu Rajiv - https://twitter.com/yadurajivNotes from the podcastFrostwood Interactive - LinkRainswept - LinkUnity - LinkHow I quit my 9-5 and became a full time indie game dev - VideoTwin Peaks - LinkMemories of Murder - LinkEGX Rezzed - LinkForgotten Fields - LinkRami Ismail - LinkDino Digital - LinkChit fund - LinkNeon Bedlam - LinkPoets of the Fall - Late Goodbye - LinkSilent Hill - LinkInvisible Waves - LinkMichal Michalski - LinkGoa - LinkAudacity - LinkAdventure Creator - LinkAlan Wake - LinkSilent Hill 2 - LinkLast life in the Universe / "Reung Rak Noi Nid Mahasarl" - LinkDavid Lynch - LinkFull TranscriptYadu Rajiv 0:07 Hello, and thank you for tuning in to the gamedev.in podcast. In this episode Yadu, and Arjun talk to Armaan of Frostwood Interactive about his roots, inspirations for Rainswept, Forgotten Fields, and his next secret project. So I guess I'll give a quick intro, I am Yadu. I mean, we have met Armaan, and I've met before in the IGDC. With the help of a bunch of people, we run gamedev.in. And this whole thing is basically like a way of trying to figure out whether we can kind of archive histories of game designers and developers who kind of make up our industry. How can we preserve this for a future generation, at the same time, also help kind of up and coming developers and also, so yeah, so all these kind of this is kind of where we started, when we thought about doing this kind of a podcast kind of a thing. So it's primarily archival in nature. And then we thought it will be interesting for people to just catch up and also to talk about what they're doing, who they are, those kind of things. So that is where I am coming from, this is Arjun, Arjun?Arjun 1:26 Yeah. Hey. So I think I joined GameDev(.in) very recently. So my role has been to basically set up these chats so far. Basically, we're trying to have these conversations with all the indie game devs in India, at least, you know, their journey, document their journey and stuff. But my role so far in the industry has been as a professional programmer. So I've been in industry for some time now. And I thought it's time you know, that. And I've been very, you know, closeted kind of individual. I don't, I'm very private kind of individual. I don't mix with people. So I thought it's time to, you know, go out and meet someone new, faces and stuff. So, and Armaan I actually met you in 2019. In IGDC. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think you may remember me, and others lost souls, traveling through all the booths, you know, trying to check out stuff.Yadu Rajiv 2:20 This guy's selling steam keys.Arjun 2:24 That's what caught my eye like in the sea of commercial people. There's this one guy is selling steam keys ok, I had to check him out. So yeah, so I guess that's, that's us. Maybe Armaan, you can talk about yourself?Armaan 2:40 Yeah. So I'm a game developer working solo under the name of Frostwood Interactive, and I've released two games so far. One was Rainswept in 2019. And the other one recently is Forgotten Fields. And yeah, I was an architect before that, but wasn't really interested in architecture. I guess we can go more in details later. Arjun 3:01 Yeah, yeah. Armaan 3:02 And yeah, so just a game developer, and I'm working on the third game now.Yadu Rajiv 3:07 So our first question was, who is Armaan? I guess we kind of answered that. So how did you get into games?Armaan 3:17 Um, so I was always interested in games. But you know, back when I was exiting school, and during college, there wasn't much of a scene in India, right. So it was very difficult. So I kind of gave up on that dream. So I went instead into art and went into architecture, didn't really like architecture, started getting into films, and tried working on a TV set for a couple of months. Didn't like that. And then I returned to architecture did a job for a year and around then this indie scene started kind of picking up. So I realized that I could possibly learn unity, put something on Steam. So I did a lot of research and yeah, just made the shift. Arjun 4:07 So you're actually, you actually have an architecture background? Armaan 4:10 Yeah. Arjun 4:11 Okay, so how did you pick up programming and all that stuff that came with Unity?Armaan 4:15 So I still don't really program much. Because Unity and you can use all these visual tools. Yeah, so a lot of node based stuff. I did try you know, a little bit of programming, learning a bit of that. And you know, when you get stuck when you when you want to do something custom you need to program so it's, yeah, I mostly don't do programming but I kind of make do without it.Yadu Rajiv 4:41 So when when did you kind of formally start Frostwood and how did that kind of happen? Was it the first game or?Armaan 4:51 So around 2017 I was doing the architecture job. And yeah, around then I was also researching and trying to learn, you know, how to how to work with Unity and everything. And yeah, I knew that I wanted to make the first game Rainswept which would be a murder mystery. And as it started getting more and more serious and it started sounding, you know that this could actually work. I started finding, you know, trying to figure out a exit strategy from architecture, trying to transition. So about six months of learning unity and doing the job at the same time. And then I quit the job and launched a demo. And around that time, it kind of became formal once I left the job. And after that, there was one and a half year more of development, which I did from home.Arjun 5:46 What gave you the idea for Rainswept? Yadu Rajiv 5:50 Very film noir! Arjun 5:52 YeahArmaan 5:53 Yeah. So I mean, those are always themes that I was in love with. So Twin Peaks is a show, which is like one of my favorite shows of all time. And if I had to creatively express myself or make something, it would be something like that. You know, small town, rain, mystery, that kind of stuff. Also another movie Memories of Murder, which is I forget his name, but the same director who made Parasite, which has really blown up recently. That is another movie, which was a big inspiration, another murder mystery. So yeah, when, you know, I decided that Okay, I'm going to make a game, it was going to be all those topics, and it just kind of came together on its own.Yadu Rajiv 6:37 You, you self published, sorry...Arjun 6:40 yeah go on go on go onYadu Rajiv 6:41 You self published Rainswept, wasn't it?Armaan 6:43 Yeah.Yadu Rajiv 6:44 So? And are you thinking about kind of putting it out on other platforms? And how has it been getting on Steam? How was your experience with all that?Armaan 6:57 It wasn't too difficult, actually. Yeah, surprisingly, simple. But I guess if you don't keep it simple, you can probably you know, have a bigger impact also. So I kept it simple. And I just did everything on my own. And year after release, I went for EGX in London, EGX Rezzed, and then I met some publishers, so they have ported it to consoles it released last year on consoles. So yeah, a year after PC, it had some, you know, sort of, like, I could show the game to the publishers, and they were interested in Yeah, it's on PS4 switch and Xbox now.Arjun 7:36 So during this time, how did you finance yourself?Armaan 7:39 So I was living with my parents. So that is oneArjun 7:41 That helps a lot. Armaan 7:43 So that was one tension, you know, taking care of and Yadu Rajiv 7:46 Remember children, parents are good!Arjun 7:50 Yadu with his experience. Armaan 7:53 Throughout development, I was at home and most of the budget was really low. Like, I didn't have voice acting. I didn't have anything. I ran a small Indiegogo campaign. And it didn't reach the goal. But you still get to keep the money in indi- Indiegogo. So it was not even a like I think it was 90,000 or something. And yeah, marketing and testing was done from that. I was working with a freelance marketing person. So yeah,Yadu Rajiv 8:22 In India or generally? Armaan 8:25 Not India. I just found them online. So yeahYadu Rajiv 8:29 Was the same person who's done marketing for.. Armaan 8:33 No, no, no, Yadu Rajiv 8:34 No, just curious.Arjun 8:37 But what kind of marketing did you do apart from just this guy doing the marketing for you? Armaan 8:42 Actually, the marketing, which I've worked with him was only for the campaign, Indiegogo campaign. And in the final release it almost like I told him my budget, and he was like, that's not even a fraction of.. you can't get marketing done for that. In the end, I kind of ended up doing marketing myself for the final release. He just gave me a press list for that budget. And it was an email blast, basically. And I think the biggest impact was the reputation that was built from the demo, which was released on Game Jolt and itch.io and that led to followers on Twitter and Twitter then became, it's still the main place where you know, people are discovering whatever I put up.Arjun 9:29 Okay, you didn't go to Reddit?Armaan 9:30 Yeah, Reddit as well. So Twin Peaks subreddit and everything. Yeah.Yadu Rajiv 9:36 Yeah, that kinda makes sense.What would you say? Were your, kind of, your key learnings from putting out Rainswept and, like if you were to do it all over again, what would you do differently or...Armaan 9:52 Um, marketing needs to be you know, if it was better, I'm sure like it would have had an exponentially better release. Because, you know, whoever plays the game, they really love it and they're like, why has nobody heard of this? So that was one big issue. So for that you need budget. So probably, you know, these publishers you have nowadays, like, obviously, Annapurna is very huge, but they have a name of their own. So if you can get into that half of your work is done. So that would be what I would aim for. But what really worked was, as I said, the demo, like putting a demo on free demo on Game Jolt and itch.io, it was like, free publicity. There was like, 10s of 1000s of people playing that demo and waiting for the game.Yadu Rajiv 10:39 That's great. I mean, I didn't know that Game Jolt had such like a large indie audience that could actually convert into, you know, actual paid players, which, which is kind of great to know. Armaan 10:53 That is, it's interesting. Yeah, go ahead. Yadu Rajiv 10:56 No, no, no, I was just gonna say like, it's, I don't know, if people nowadays think of Game Jolt. Rather, they would go for itch, generally directly, but they don't know about the Game Jolt community and how it was back then. And all that.Armaan 11:09 Yeah. I mean, I'm honestly not very sure either how it was before. But what I have noticed is releasing a paid game on both itch and Game Jolt really doesn't convert. But when you put a free demo, it really helps. And you get a following. Yeah.Arjun 11:27 So how did it do on Steam? Yadu Rajiv 11:30 What are the numbers? Tell us tell us? Armaan 11:32 It's done pretty well. I mean, I stopped following the numbers about a year ago, I was just like, okay, I can sustain myself that’s enough and I'm not gonna worry about the numbers, but I'm not sure must be about 10,000 by now units.Arjun 11:52So, so did the, did the community from itch and Game Jolt help drive the steam sales? Like did you rely on wishlist and stuff?Armaan 11:59 Yeah. So there was a bit of, you know, from sending people to wishlist, the game from itch and Game Jolt and there was also a feedback form I had put in Rainswept. So once the game finished, a Google form would open up and I got a lot of response on that. And I optionally asked them if they wanted to share the email. So a lot of people share the email. So I made a mailing list and just email all of them for all the updates and everything. Just the...Yadu Rajiv 12:28 It's like a very positive time to ask for something. Like, right as I finished the game, they're like, Hey, you want to you know, share your email? Sure, why not?Armaan 12:37 Yeah. And the game, the demo ended on a cliffhanger. Like, it was just when it was getting interesting, you know, murder, mystery, and everything. So I watched a lot of people playing the demo on YouTube, and they would all scream. They call me evil and everything. So they were like, I need to follow this, I need to know what happened. So.Arjun 12:57 So when you came to IGDC, like, what were your expectations with? You know, you set up a booth and everything. And so what were your expectations and did it meet them?Armaan 13:07 Um, I don't really remember what I was expecting. Arjun 13:13 It was not memorable, if that's what you're saying.Armaan 13:16 It was just like, okay, now I have something that I can show. So, you know, it was after release, I guess I was a little unsure showing it unfinished. But once it was finished, I was like, Okay, let's see what the reaction is, and maybe get the word out that I'm making games and see where that leads.Yadu Rajiv 13:35 So, I mean, it isn't, you know, I mean, how did you find out about the IGDC? And also, did you know about the local community or, you know?Armaan 13:47 So I was there a year before, I think, either 2018 or 17. I just came to, you know, just see the exhibition. And I didn't really interact with many people, unfortunately. But yeah, I was just like, checking it out. So I didn't really meet anyone. And but when I, you know, had my own booth and everything, I was like, Okay, this is a very close knit community where all the devs know each other. And it was a lot of fun, actually, like, a lot of friends. And it was nice to see these guys coming on the first day and high fiving each other like, you know, everybody know everyone. This is cool. And in terms of, I don't know, like, you know, these indie games, which are like, not mobile, maybe, you know, those kind of games are like, really a handful. So that was also a nice surprise to see these kind of games being made.Yadu Rajiv 14:48 Cool. So, so when did you start to kind of now I mean, I see now that you're already started working on something new and interesting on Twitter. But when did you kind of stop with all the updates or interrupt and then kind of slowly start thinking about, or was it like you're already thinking about the next game?Armaan 15:10 Um, I guess when people stopped reporting bugs, and I had a little bit of like, okay, now what do I do? So I had some time to start thinking about the next thing after Rainswept was Forgotten Fields. So I have talked about this online a lot. And in the Kickstarter campaign, the whole thing was, you know, the first game got over, and now it was time for the second game. And it was quite difficult to come up with a new idea on demand that way. So I spent almost six, seven months trying to, you know, prototype different ideas. Yeah, so that was after Rainswept.Arjun 15:49 So did this idea for forgotten fields, actually… so you are saying its not organic. You actually had to work towards making it.Armaan 15:58 Yeah, so rain, so it was organic, because that was an idea I was wanting to talk about. And suddenly, now that idea was done, and now I'm like, Okay, now this is a job. Now I need to put something out. And I guess there was a lot of pressure or something. So I couldn't come up with anything. And yeah, eventually, I, you know, kind of cliche, I decided to write about that, about not being able to try and come up with an idea. And, yeah, I mean, there's… it's a very long story.Arjun 16:28 The meta is in the game also right. Armaan 16:30 Yeah.Arjun 16:31 Protagonist doesn't have a proper idea and stuff.Armaan 16:34 Yeah. And I, I don't know if I would have made that, ordinarily, like, if that idea inspires me, but I felt like I had to make that. Otherwise, I will never be able to make something. You know, I'll never be able to [bleak] the, break the block of sorts. And yeah, as soon as I started working on it, two, three months, and that idea, I started getting a lot of other ideas. So ...Arjun 16:57 So why did you take the Kickstarter approach with this one though?Armaan 17:01 Um, first of all, like crowdfunding is a great way to market your game. So like Yadu knows, during Kickstarter, he told Rami Ismail about the Kickstarter. And when he posted about the campaign, it was like, an explosion, like, we just reached the goal. So yeah, when you start talking about your campaign, it's a lot of marketing. So that's good. And it took a lot of pressure off launch also financially. And it allowed us to, you know, go have a bigger marketing campaign.Arjun 17:44 But doesn't it come with its own pressures, like now you have to give those milestones? targets? whatever they are called,Yadu Rajiv 17:54 How has your Kickstarter experience been?Armaan 17:57 I mean, I'm not planning to do it again, there is that.Yadu Rajiv 18:04 That speaks a lot.Armaan 18:07 Ideally, you would have like, I was talking about publishers, a big name publisher, if they can handle everything, if they can support you, that's amazing. Yeah, there's a lot of pressure with rewards and everything, even though you know, people are not putting not, you know, or messaging or anything. But personally, you're like, Okay, I have to do this. I have to make an art book. I have to make posters. So that's a big distraction.Arjun 18:32 I think Yadu, was it in our group for some place, I heard someone saying that. Making game is only half the thing in Kickstarter. The other part was actually, you know, giving out all these making stuff. The content for the rewards was taking out a lot of the time. Yadu Rajiv 18:47 Too much of the time YeahArjun 18:48 Was it gamedev or some other discord; one of those groups? I mean, I heard it somewhere. So that's why I was wondering if Kickstarter is, and you're doing the solo most of the time, right?Armaan 18:57 Yeah. So this game I had a publisher in, based out of India, so it was their first game as well as a publisher. And they are Dino Digital, based in Mumbai as well. So there was a lot of help from there, especially in all this marketing and handling Kickstarter, getting organizing people. So for the Kickstarter also, we had another person freelancer helping us. Neon Bedlam, Bedlam, Neon Bedlam. So yeah, it was kind of a three party thing for the Kickstarter. So that helped a lot.Yadu Rajiv 19:39 So, about the, I mean, I kind of, I suppose it's the amount of work that you have to put into a Kickstarter, and you're already kind of already kind of getting a like a committed user base or you're committing to a bunch of people could probably be slightly more of a pressure then sit and work on something on your own, find a publisher, which seems like then this you can kind of take the load off of your head. And then focus on ...Armaan 20:09 Yeah, there is a kind of an unspoken pressure. Like, nobody's you know, the backers aren't saying anything they always patient andYadu Rajiv 20:19 They are behind the scenes just standing there.Armaan 20:23 Mentally, it's like, Oh, God, I gotta I, which is a good pressure in a way, because you're always thinking, I have to make it worth it because they've put the money down. So you know, you feel like they've put their faith in me now I really need to come up with something worth it.Arjun 20:41 It's like chit fund, right? Everyone has put their chits and now you have promised some reward for it? Yadu Rajiv 20:48 Yeah.Arjun 20:48 So do you think forgotten fields was affected by all these things? First of all, you felt that you had to create an idea for the game, then you had to create a Kickstarter campaign around that and stuff like that.Armaan 21:00 The campaign didn't have much of an effect that way, but you're definitely coming up forcibly with an idea. And like six months later, I had to tell myself that Okay, enough of thinking of new ideas stick to something. So I don't know if that was the best idea. And you know, it was not organic. I kind of constructed it in a way. Arjun 21:22 Right.Armaan 21:23 So, yeah, and that part definitely affected it.Arjun 21:29 And what were the new one that you're working on?Armaan 21:32 Yeah. So this is, I mean, I didn't have that issue. Now. The block issue. So ... yeah, after finishing Forgotten Fields, sort of a month of month or two of, you know, giving support and everything. I just started watching movies, which is a good way to get inspired, watching my favorite movies and everything. And yeah, my dad told a story about some, some haunted stuff, you know, he was like, he was just telling his experiences with [the] paranormal and ... so that kind ..Arjun 22:09 [unclear] stories about these things.Armaan 22:10 What is that?Arjun 22:11 Dads have the best stories about, you know hauntings and things.Armaan 22:15 Yeah, my mom was like, you know, why? Why are you talking about all this stuff? So I was like, Okay, we'll talk about it later. This is giving me ideas. So I wrote them down. Just about spooky stuff. And you know, it goes to sleep, and he meditates and everything. So he sees stuff. So I like this is great. So I started coming up with a horror thing, based in like, it's very different from what it is now. But like, based in rural Japan, an old man is haunted and everything. kind of funny, kinda scary. But yeah, I kind of thought a lot about that idea. And it was kind of No, not going anywhere. But the haunted house spooky thing kind of stuck. And it changed to a person in a hotel. And there's a song by Poets of the Fall, Late Goodbye, which has a video as his guy just driving in a dark road, which always, you know, get got me excited. Once I was watching that I was like, I want to make a game which is like that, that aesthetic, which is also a bit of Silent Hill, and a bit of Twin Peaks in a way, you know, dark roads and driving and motels and everything. So that haunted idea kind of became like a motel thing. And I've watched a couple of movies about some hitman who was lonely and stuff. So yeah, these ideas just started just mixing together. And this that is where I am now. Like I have I know what it is about exactly. Like the whole story is planned out.Arjun 23:42 Is that, is it something that you can reveal to us? Like, what, what is this game about? Or is it like under wraps?Armaan 23:48 Yeah, I mean, it's so early that I don't know what to talk about, or talk about. But it has, I mean, the aesthetic is kind of scary, but it's not really a horror game. It's mostly about a person in a motel. And he's kind of seeing stuff. He's kinda getting scared. And it's over a night. Just one night story. Yeah. And yeah, the player has to kind of yeah, I really don't know what to talk about what not to talk about, but it's kind of a mystery in a way. Yeah, and a lot of paranormal stuff. YeahYadu Rajiv 24:33 Do you have name yet?Armaan 24:35 Not a name...Yadu Rajiv 24:37 A working title.Armaan 24:39 Yeah, there's a movie Invisible Waves, which is a Thai movie, which is also a huge inspiration. So it's currently called Invisible Waves. But in brackets ...Arjun 24:51 Heard it wrong first time Armaan 24:55 In brackets working title, but so I had the like, I don't know if you know had the crash. The whole project was lost.Yadu Rajiv 25:02 Yeah. Yeah. We heard; I mean, yeah. You posted on Twitter Armaan 25:07 Four days ago, Yadu Rajiv 25:09 Clouds. I mean, Unity Cloud.Armaan 25:13 That was horrible. But so because of that, I had to make a new, completely new Unity project. So now it's called Invisible Dreams for now. Changed the waves to dreams. Yadu Rajiv 25:24 Right. So I yeah. Interestingly, I saw that you were working with Blender. And so kind of going back, Rainswept was like all very 2d stuff. And then suddenly, you have this game - Forgotten Fields, which is like completely 3d stylized. How was that? How was that technical challenge? Was that a challenge?Armaan 25:49 In the beginning, I was really frustrated with Blender, because I was like, What is this? You know, I was posting on Twitter, like, what is this software? Why is it so difficult? Can I use SketchUp instead? Because I have practiced with SketchUp as an architect.Yadu Rajiv 26:01 Yeah, yeah. Yeah. I was also wondering whether your architectural background really helped in this part.Armaan 26:06 Yeah. So as for design, and you know, making buildings, it's really helpful, because I don't have to look up the standards online. I know how much a door or step is. So once I just stuck with Blender, and it became really easy after a while. So yeah, Forgotten Fields. I didn't have any textures, no UV mapping or anything. Because that looked really complicated. I had a little bit like four roofs and stuff. So yeah, I tried to keep it simple. But once I got over Blender, it wasn't really challenging. It was fun, because you have a 3d space where you can just, you know, make everything and then you can decide where to put cameras and stuff. So it's a lot of fun. And now with the third game, I'm going, you know, all textures, because now I'm confident with 3d so I can do that as well.Arjun 26:57 Are you still doing it solo?Armaan 26:58 Yeah. I mean, there is someone who makes music. His name is Michal Michalski, found him online. So he's made the game music for both the other games. There's an indie game, The Cat Lady, which is I think, 2013 or 12. So he made the music for that. Also, it's a pretty hit, indie game. Right.Yadu Rajiv 27:25 Cool like so tell us about sort of, like the reception after releasing of Forgotten Fields on Steam? And sort of, I remember it seeing it on a couple of festivals also. Armaan 27:40 Yeah.Yadu Rajiv 27:41 And how has that kind of been also?Armaan 27:44 So it's been interesting. Like, personally, people who I know, like, compared to Rainswept a lot of people that I know, didn't play it, you know, like friends and everything. Everyone wanted to play Forgotten Fields, because it was inspired by Goa. It's very personal. So a lot of people, especially in India, and my friends and family, they can all relate to it a lot. So in that way, the reception has been really good. Like, my friends are like, Wow, what a game like I can see our adventures and this and all our memories. And so that way, it's been great. Commercially, compared to the Rainswept, it's been lesser, and I think it's the same reason because it's very personal and very subjective. So a lot of people can't, can't relate to it at the same time. And the story, you know, it's not like, if you say a murder mystery in a smaller town, it's like everyone knows what it is, and they want to play it. But a writer with a creative block goes home, and the whole house is being sold. It's a bit like okay, not very, not a very commercial idea. Maybe. Yeah.Arjun 28:52 So what do you think went, you know, kind of right with Rainswept and something right with Forgotten Fields? And vice versa? Like what went wrong with both of them?Armaan 29:06 Yeah, mostly it was the idea. And being inspired, I guess. So Rainswept I was just motivated all the time. I was just having a lot of fun. Because the idea was something that I love. With Forgotten Fields it, it was kind of forced in the beginning, but as I started making it, and it was about Goa, and I started putting sort of my own life into it. It slowly started becoming interesting. So yeah, getting the right idea is pretty important so ...Arjun 29:40 You mentioned marketing also, right?Armaan 29:43 Yeah, and it's interesting, like forgotten fields had a lot of wish lists at launch. I think Rainswept had about 5000 this had about 10 to 13,000, but the conversion was low. I think one of the big things with Forgotten Fields was moving into 3D, it was maybe not buggy, but it was clunky. So you know, small spaces, you're in a house and the characters to walk around and the cameras that pulled back. So the players keep getting stuck in all the furniture and everything. And so there are a lot of reviews talking about that. And bugs which were fixed later. But I think you know, the damage is done. So, yeah, polish is something that I've learned from Forgotten Fields, like how much ever I improve it now, like, it doesn't make much of a difference, especially being an offline single player game. But yeah, so now I'm like, okay, third game, months and months of polish, like it has to be a really good experience of zero bugs and very polished.Arjun 30:47 I think it does help, you know, fixing the bugs before you push it out. Release, like how Cyberpunk has been received.Armaan 30:54 Yeah, once the damage is done, its done. Arjun 30:57 Yeah yeahArmaan 30:58 And then you it's hard to, it's hard to catch those issues sort of alone. I mean, there is a person who does QA testing. And but it's just me and him. But once you release it, even he was like, how are these people running into these bugs?Yadu Rajiv 31:15 Yeah. Yeah, I guess it's, it's always a case like you will always, probably never catch all the bugs. So it's bound to kind of come up.Arjun 31:27 So you mentioned you use Blender, you use Unity. Do you use any other tools? For your dev? Like, what about audio and stuff like that?Armaan 31:38 Yeah, audio, not much our little bit of balancing and stuff on Audacity if required, mostly, they're free sound effects or sound packs online. And the music is made by you know, somebody else so ...Arjun 31:53 And on Unity, you said, you're using some package for that for setting up the game?Armaan 31:58 Yeah. So there's a thing called Adventure Creator. Adventure Creator, Yeah. So yeah, that's a really good tool, and you know, with the really good community and support, so that takes care of a lot of things. And it's not restricted. Like you can do anything. It's very free form. So like, the first game was a 2d side scroller. The second was a 3d isometric. Now it's going to be first person, so you can make whatever you want, right.Yadu Rajiv 32:25Ah. Got one more small bit of information. Yeah, FPS interesting.Arjun 32:37 So, you've been doing indie dev for how long now Armaan?Armaan 32:40 2017 was when I quit my job, mid 2017. So Exactly. About four years. Doesn't feel that long? But yeah.Arjun 32:51 I quit my job in last year, December, no November.Armaan 32:57 Okay, very recently, Arjun 32:58 September, last year, September. Armaan 33:00 Almost a year. Arjun 33:01 So I'm a noob in this indie journey right now. So I'm quite like curious, like, how has it been? How's the experience been for you so far?Armaan 33:09 Always good, like, I never doubted it or felt bad about it. I was always like, waking up in the morning and feeling happy about it. So I still feel happy, although like everyone's working from home nowadays. So. Yeah, like people now know how it is some people it works for some people. It doesn't work for some people. Yeah. But yeah, I always used to get sort of unhappy on Sunday evenings, and excited on Friday evening. So you know, that thing is broken.Arjun 33:36 Yeah.Yadu Rajiv 33:38 Always excited!Arjun 33:41 Exciting thing is good, right. being excited is always good. Yeah, I often find that anxiety counterbalances that excitement for me. So I'm always like anxious about things about, Oh, god, I'm not earning anything right now. You know, that's interesting. So you plan to stick it out? Obviously, you're making a new game. So you do plan to stick it out? But..Armaan 34:00 Yeah. I think about this, I'm like, not really sure. You know, because this is, I think about doing something maybe bigger or doing something else. But it's like, okay, but I need money. So let's make another game. Yeah. But maybe expand, maybe make a bigger team. Because I have an idea, which is kind of like a dream idea, which I can do relatively soon. But I can't do that alone. So I will need a team for that. I also considered very seriously working at a studio, somewhere I was mostly interested in, you know, like, moving out. And some of these dream companies like the big ones, it's always been a dream to join one of them and see how it is. So I was thinking about that. But, you know, when I was applying for it, and when I was sort of making my resume, I sort of realized that I'm not trained in that way to do a specific task. And indies does things their own way? And it's so, yeah, I don't think that will really work out unless I study something specifically. Maybe even films, like that was the old thing, which I kind of tried for a while. So there are ideas regarding films also. Arjun 35:23 Nice. Armaan 35:25 But yeah, really not sure at the moment. For now it's like, okay, third game, finished the third game. Arjun 35:31 Yeah.Yadu Rajiv 35:32 I have like a timeline for that I kind of just going with the flow at the moment.Armaan 35:39 Every time it has been, like, less time, like I've been aiming to take lesser time than the previous game. So Rainswept took two years, Forgotten Fields took about one and a half. This one, I was like, okay, eight months, we got to do it fast. Because I'm telling myself, you don't need to make such a big game. You don't need to take so long and all those things. I mean, you see a lot of indie games very defined in scope. And doing well. So I'm like, why am I taking two years, the landscape might change in two years. So the aim is eight months at the moment, but like, lesson learned, take all your time. Polish it. So I don't know. Maybe 8 months to a year.Arjun 36:21 Yeah, yeah, take your time. I mean, we'll all be watching your progress with great interest.Yadu Rajiv 36:28 Yeah. So I mean, time. So quick question about back to Forgotten Fields. So like, anyway, kind of, it's very different from Rainswept in terms of the concept and the setting. So is that something that you are kind of thinking of India, Indian kind of anesthetic, or like a as a setting? Or a space? Is that something that you're consciously thinking about?Armaan 36:59 The first thing back then, I thought was maybe take a break from rain, rainy mood? You know, that would be I thought that would be creatively good. So I started thinking about sort of a warmer climate, that was one of the main things. And I had just moved to Mumbai at that time, and I was pretty inspired by Mumbai, very different from Goa, which I was, which had stayed. And yeah, you know, it's a very different aesthetic. India, or even like South Asian kind of buildings, the wires and the detail, the textures, that was one of the main things, but Goa came about as the, because of the whole struggle to come up with an idea. So I just started getting more and more close to home. And instead of Mumbai, I was too new to Mumbai, I couldn't think of any idea. I went to Goa for holiday. And I was like, just swimming in the beach. And I was like, I know, Goa. Like, I should make something about Goa if I make something about Goa, I'll know exactly what to make. You know, I know the atmosphere, I was born there. So yeah, it just sort of came to me. And I was like, this could be interesting.Arjun 38:16 First, sorry. Yadu Rajiv 38:19 No, Go, go for it.Arjun 38:21 No, I was just going to ask, In your first game Rainswept. The intro is, you know, car driving through a forest. Then in your second game, you have this going through fields and you know, so in your third game, is it going to be first person inside the car? How's it going to be?Armaan 38:37 It actually is a car sequence very similar to Rainswept. I mean, I was kind of thinking that like, wow, I'm doing the same thing again. But yeah, it's a car thing. But it's cutscenes. Not first person, right. It's just kind of like that stuff.Yadu Rajiv 38:55 So again, more technical thought sort of questions probably. Did the game festivals on Steam help? And the demos were they good or they were they counter? Or how do you how do you think you have any thoughts?Armaan 39:17 There's no downside to it. Even for demos, as long as people know, it's a demo and it's in progress. But especially these festivals have been really good. I think I'm maybe even better than showing it at you know, in expos in real life, because yeah, the wishlist numbers just shoot up during every festival. So yeah, I mean, I hope they stay even when expos open up.Yadu Rajiv 39:44 Yeah, yeah, I was just thinking, just seeing the PAX thing happening right now. And I was like, yeah, like you can't visit but like, at least it will be great to be part of it in some form. Armaan 39:53 Yeah. Yadu Rajiv 39:54 Yeah. Okay. Well, what are you using for using this same kind of setup for the new game? also Adventure Creator? Unity? Blender?Armaan 40:08 Yeah, pretty much the same setup.Yadu Rajiv 40:12 So if you were to .. go you were saying something?Armaan 40:14 It's just a, you know, third game. So you're even better at those tools. So feel like taking advantage of that.Yadu Rajiv 40:21 Yeah. I think that's something that people should learn that like, you know, stick with something, get good at it. And then yeah, to do really well at it also. So that that is something of a great takeaway for people who are new to game dev also, that we keep shifting tools all the time. not sticking with something. Arjun 40:40 Yep. Yadu Rajiv 40:58 What I want to ask was, are you looking to collaborate on the next game? Or is that something that you're kind of thinking of even. even in a small scale to kind of take the load off you maybe?Armaan 42:59 At the moment? Not really? Um, yeah, so the last game, it was, like, a bit more collaborative. And it sort of didn't work much. I mean, commercially speaking. So I'm kind of nostalgic about how it was for the first game where it was just like, okay, on my own thing. So, at the moment, I'm just going it quite solo. But midway through the project, when you know, it gets more challenging. I'm gonna think about it.Yadu Rajiv 43:35 Cool cool, yeah that makes sense. It's like if you're, if you're solo, solo experience was much more interesting and fruitful...Armaan 43:45 Yeah. Kind of just going with the flow right now. Like, just see how it feels.Yadu Rajiv 43:50 Yeah. So will this be smaller than the other two? Or are you thinking of…Armaan 43:59 Yeah, it is one way it there's only one location, which is also a relief. So it's just that motel and maybe a little, you know, close by. So, but in detail, there's a lot more detail that's deeper, but less wide.Yadu Rajiv 44:16 So, I mean, like is there any, again, kind of thinking about how Goa inspired you with Forgotten Fields, is there some sort of, again, some some sort of Indian inspiration, maybe?Armaan 44:33 yeah, I mean, I could talk for a long time about the inspirations behind this game, because I'm quite excited by them, but they are similar to Rainswept in that way. So I just replayed Alan Wake; Alan Wake is one of my favorite games like the atmosphere. I played Silent Hill 2 for the first time, forced myself to play because I'm pretty scared of horror games.Yadu Rajiv 44:55 Yet you are making one.Armaan 44:58 It's not, it's a lot less scarier when you catch the monster prefab or whatever. Just put it in. Yeah, Silent Hill, Alan Wake and a few Thai films, which is, Last Life.. Last Life in The Universe. Check that out; David Lynch stuff, stuff like that.Yadu Rajiv 45:20 Do you have anything you want to kind of add? Maybe?Armaan 45:26 No, the only thing I was thinking about was Alan Wake and Silent Hill because it's just I'm still sort of inspired and excited by those games like yeah, it's nice to be inspired and nice to have an idea.Yadu Rajiv 45:41 Thank you for doing this actually and taking time out and and I'm, I hope like, it is useful for a lot of people who are out there who want to start up and do their own thing go solo, go indie, you know, and hope this is an inspiration for a lot of people also. Yeah. So thank you so much from both of us and all of us at the gamedev.in and all the listeners as well. Arjun 46:11 Thank you so much.Armaan 46:12 Thank you for having me.Arjun 46:14 All right, guys.Yadu Rajiv 46:17 That is the end of this episode. Thank you for tuning in, and we hope to catch you next time. 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The suicidal Kenji is a Japanese librarian at the Japan Foundation in Bangkok. He meets a woman through misfortune as her sister dies from a car accident as she was distracted by Kenji trying to jump off the bridge. Their unlikely friendship metamorphizes as they relate to the sense of loss and loneliness. Our next series will be the Time Travelers Series: 1) The Girl Who Leapt through Time (2012) 2) Heaven's Soldiers (2005) 3) Ditto (2000) 4) My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram: @pastthesubtitles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gps1/support

Work work work. A life of a freelancer has no place for respite. However, constant work puts a strain on the protagonist's body which prompts him to get a check up at a dermatologist. There he meets a doctor who catches his eyes. Will her instructions be enough for him to change his ways for the better? Thailand Series: 1) Bad Genius (2017) 2) Ong Bak: Muay Tai Warrior (2003) 3) Heart Attack (2016) 4) Last Life in the Universe (2003) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram: @pastthesubtitles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gps1/support

Gritty, brutal action from the iconic Thai action star Tony Jaa, Ong Bak was the movie that put him on the world stage showcasing his mastery over his body performing awe-inspiring stunts reminiscent of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. Thailand Series: 1) Bad Genius (2017) 2) Ong Bak: Muay Tai Warrior (2003) 3) Heart Attack (2016) 4) Last Life in the Universe (2003) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram: @pastthesubtitles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gps1/support

He is dead – the man me and Ralf have tried to make a video about for more than a year now is dead – Ziona his name, polygamy was his game and he played the game well. I doff my hat to the passing of a man who did what a man wanted to do. My Very last Life Chapter 29. 

What do you get when you have a genius student surrounded by bad influences? A large scale standardized test cheating scandal. This Thailand film draws inspiration from the Hollywood heist films that puts you at the edge of your seat! Thailand Series: 1) Bad Genius (2017) 2) Ong Bak: Muay Tai Warrior (2003) 3) Heart Attack (2016) 4) Last Life in the Universe (2003) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram: @pastthesubtitles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gps1/support

Kurosawa's swan song, his heartfelt film about a professor who isn't ready to leave the world and the people he loves just yet. Our next series will be films hailing from Thailand! Thailand Series: 1) Bad Genius (2017) 2) Ong Bak: Muay Tai Warrior (2003) 3) Heart Attack (2016) 4) Last Life in the Universe (2003) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzMwCEPYI47Mq7W997iJkbg?view_as=subscriber Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastthesubtitles?fan_landing=true Instagram: @pastthesubtitles --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gps1/support

In episode 187, it's Nick Arcade Challenge Week again! That's right, it's another edition of our yearly tradition where we submit challenges to each other along with the help of our audience to see how well we can be at video gaming! We have speed, weird controller positions, game genie codes, pacifism, and more!

This time on BSR Jasmen brings us a thought provoking, meditative, 2003 Thai Film about a depressed librarian and a local girl who are both dealing with loss.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Life_in_the_Universe Comments or Questions? Find us at BSReactor.com

Sandeep Maheshwari is a name among millions who struggled, failed and surged ahead in search of success, happiness and contentment. Just like any other middle class guy, he too had a bunch of unclear dreams and a blurred vision of his goals in life. All he had was an undying learning attitude to hold on to. Rowing through ups and downs, it was time that taught him the true meaning of his life. And once discovered, he consistently kept resigning from his comfort zone and to share the secret of his success with the entire world. It is this very urge of helping people and doing something good for the society that inspired him to take the initiative of changing people's lives in the form of "Free Life-Changing Seminars and Sessions". No wonder people connect with him and his mission of 'Sharing' is now being actively propagated and practiced by millions. It is his diligent focus, the great support of his family and the faith of his team that keeps him going.

Last life ever after Cancer Jeffrey Holst my guest on this episode shares his story . At the age of 17 Jeff adopted a mantra that helped him through bad days ,with his positive mindset, he went on to become a successful bankruptcy attorney with a multi attorney law firm . At 30 he was diagnosed with Leukaemia, and that experience drove him into personal bankruptcy. Despite his life changing cancer experience , Jeff never gave up his positive mindset and he recovered from that cancer got back on his feet, retiring at age 39 financially free and he is living his last life ever, travelling round the world ,he has even climbed to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Jeff shared some everyday tips that anyone can adapt to get through difficult situations . Download this podcast on https://pod.link/1522556528 Also help us continue to raise awareness about Leukaemia by sharing this podcast . You can also follow us on our social media platforms:  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram @Meademusings #leukaemiaawareness #cancerstories #Acute myeloid Leukaemia #lastlifeever #Jeffrey Holst #Waytogo #Surmounting Cancer #financialfreedominspiteofcancer #climbingKilmanjaro#positivity #Mentalhealth# Todayisagoodday #coronaviruscollective #realestateinvestors#findsomethinggoodineveryday# Perspective #knowledgebase #sharableepisode#episodeshare#newepisode #newrelease#podcasts #podcasters#insprirationalstories

Why did Jesus teach the disciples all these lessons? For their own joy! We can find joy in Jesus, joy that nothing else can bring.

Jesus' great command to his disciples was for them to love one another - just as he loved them and laid down his life for them. His command to us is the same!

Jesus teaches his disciples to stay connected to Him, because apart from him you will wither. Are you doing all you can to stay close to Jesus?

One thing Jesus wanted his followers to know that night was that He loved them. Up until then he had often spoken about God's love for the world, but now he tells them of his personal love for them. Do you know that He loves YOU too?

John 15 shows us some of Jesus' last life lessons. His words are the words of life! In today's information age there are plenty of life lessons going around... but His are the best of all.

"I felt like there was something missing. Real estate didn't fill that hole entirely, I mean, if you think that buying single family houses is going to solve your life, you're wrong. If you think multifamily is going to solve your life, you're wrong. The only way you can fill sort of that emptiness you feel is to really figure out what your purpose is and then move towards that." THIS may be the best use of your time today, and it's rare we ever tout this bold of a statement. Yet, today's guest, Jeffrey Holst is here to share what he calls his "last life ever" philosophy, and it's both a refreshing and inspiring concept to hear and implement. It's often said that knowing your 'why' is a fundamental step for real estate investing, yet Jeffrey's philosophy helps to elevate this to an entirely more powerful level. Listen along to learn how this type of mindset was built, how it's maintained, and most of all, how it can help you live your BEST life now. After all, of all your assets, YOU are the one worth investing in the most. Key Takeaway: While real estate investing is a great source of income and wealth building, the true value is the freedom it gives you to create your life on your terms. By adopting a positive mindset and attitude, the returns you can reap will be far richer and greater than anything money can buy. How to Contact Jeffrey: Facebook Group: Last Life Ever (private group)

On this episode, DSP does a cross promotion with his younger brother & Creative Director of Last Life Gaming Network, Brahvo33! After they partake in herbal activities at the LLGN Studios, they play a remake of one of their favorite childhood games! We're providing the audio experience & the LLGN will be providing the visual experience on their YouTube channel. Please be sure to subscribe to view it! A great cross promotion experience for our listeners & his viewers! Press play & enjoy!

Diana has always felt a strong connection with the Universe and the Earth, but it was not until she began paying attention to messages, insights, and lessons from her last life that she was able to overcome the toughest challenges in this one.  From her challenging childhood to memories of her last life as an American Indian child, she looks back at an […] The post Lessons From Your Last Life and How They Can Help You in This One by Diana Scanlan appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Diana has always felt a strong connection with the Universe and the Earth, but it was not until she began paying attention to messages, insights, and lessons from her last life that she was able to overcome the toughest challenges in this one.  From her challenging childhood to memories of her last life as an American Indian child, she looks back at an […] The post Lessons From Your Last Life and How They Can Help You in This One by Diana Scanlan appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Diana has always felt a strong connection with the Universe and the Earth, but it was not until she began paying attention to messages, insights, and lessons from her last life that she was able to overcome the toughest challenges in this one.  From her challenging childhood to memories of her last life as an American Indian child, she looks back at an […] The post Lessons From Your Last Life and How They Can Help You in This One by Diana Scanlan appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Diana has always felt a strong connection with the Universe and the Earth, but it was not until she began paying attention to messages, insights, and lessons from her last life that she was able to overcome the toughest challenges in this one.  From her challenging childhood to memories of her last life as an American Indian child, she looks back at an […] The post Lessons From Your Last Life and How They Can Help You in This One by Diana Scanlan appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Today's story is written by a returning guest writer: Dylanna Fisher! Dylanna is truly a jack of all trades when it comes to communications, with expertise in writing, photography, social media and design. You can see all of her projects at DylannaFisher.com! Make sure to follow her on Facebook and Instagram as well and check out her blog Switching Styles.With this new interpretation of the life and love of everyone's favourite adventuring plumber, your video-gaming experience will be forever changed!WE HAVE MERCH! Check out our store at https://teespring.com/stores/story-inkorporated-merch-shop.Do you have questions, comments, or feedback for us? Would you like one of your short stories to be featured on the podcast? E-mail us at StoryInkorporated@gmail.com, find us on social media, or leave us a review!We use Buzzsprout to make our podcast a reality. Make your project come to life too! Sign up for a paid Buzzsprout account with our link to get a $20 amazon gift card and to help support Story Inkorporated so we can keep telling you stories! Use our link:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=825976

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By the way, I meant to say that the same "blockade" in the mind was done to Jason Bourne (played by Matt Damon) in the "Bourne Saga." He began to remember in the movies, and went after his CIA handlers for turning him into an assassin. ---------------------------- 1) https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Dick_Roman ------------ 2) https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/The_Wall ------------ 3) https://www.history.com/news/6-people-you-didnt-know-were-wwii-spies (Josephine Baker) ------------ 4) https://www.onthisday.com/people/generation/greatest-generation ---------------------- Copyright 2020 Metaphysical Life Mastery (MLM). All Rights Reserved. **FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.** All works and sources from other content creators is herein cited for research and commentary purposes. All mention of other content creators is always respectfully and honestly attributed. Links, videos, music, and citations are shared/used on this platform and my social media accounts in alignment with the United States Fair Use Copyright Act of 1976. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/metaphysicallifemastery/support

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To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit  This show includes the following songs:  Last Life In The Universe - Dreams Julianne Ankley - See Ya Later Donna Dennihy - Nothing Janita - Traces Upon Your Face Bonnie Riot - Backbone Lisa Coppola - Wisdom From The Pain Bosom Band - Sugar Pie     For Music Biz Resources Visit  Visit our Sponsor: Get music by Dayna Kurtz at Visit our Sponsor: Get music by Lisa Coppola at