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The show where nice gamedevs Ellen Burns-Johnson, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!

  • Making a Demo
  • Physical Games
#84

This week your nice hosts discuss making game demos and physical games! Martha is nostalgic, Mark eats some marshmallows and Stephen can't remember his childhood. Oh, and Mortho likes sports. But you probably already knew that.

2018.05.02
 
Code Comment: "Claw Breaker"
#83

This week, your nice hosts have put together a new video format for the show, called Code Comment, where we take apart a game from our gamedev community, looking at the project, code, assets, and design to see how it's made.

2018.04.25
 
  • Nostalgia
  • PC Games Market
#82

This week, Mark returns from San Fransisco, your nice hosts get the math wrong, and everyone agrees that Claw Breaker is worth real money.

2018.04.17
 
  • "Bad" Game Design
  • Character Design
#81

Mark is still in San Fransisco, so his lovely wife Dale (she of Evil Games Club) fills in and talks with Martha and Stephen about bad game design and good character design.

2018.04.10
 
GDC 2018 Special
#80

This week Dale from Evil Games Club joins us as we call in to Mark on location in San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference!

2018.04.03
 
Nice Plays: "Slime Rancher" (2017)
#79

This week on Nice Plays, the show where the Nice Games Club gamedevs play nice games, we continue a conversation from last week’s roundtable, and preview a topic from an upcoming episode.

2018.03.26
 
Nice Plays: "Everything" (2017)
#78

This week on Nice Plays, the show where the Nice Games Club gamedevs play nice games, we continue a conversation from last week’s roundtable, and preview a topic from an upcoming episode.

2018.03.26
 
  • Research for Games
  • Gamedev Philosophies
#77

This week, your nice hosts get a bit personal as they talk about the research that has gone into their games and the philosophies behind them, as well what exactly a Nice Game is.

2018.03.20
 
  • Game Programming
  • Work Spaces
#76

This week Stephen made it to the clubhouse despite the Minnesota snow, Mark shares his knowledge of object oriented programming and Martha yells at the Unity docs.

2018.03.15
 
with Ellen Burns-Johnson
#75

Your nice hosts welcome instructional designer Ellen Burns-Johnson to the clubhouse, as we discuss the many ways to approach teaching using interactive games.

2018.03.06
 
Nice Plays: "Newt One" (2018)
#74

This week on Nice Plays, the show where the Nice Games Club gamedevs play nice games, we played two just-released local indie games.

2018.02.27
 
Nice Plays: "Verdant Skies" (2018)
#73

This week on Nice Plays, the show where the Nice Games Club gamedevs play nice games, we played two just-released local indie games.

2018.02.27
 
  • Achievements
  • Puzzle Design
#72

This week, your nice hosts talk about Star Trek for longer than usual, and Mortho returns with an NGC Sports Update.

2018.02.21
 
  • Merch
  • Starting a Game
#71

This week, Martha goes into more detail about her game, Stephen gushes about all the plushies he wants and Mark reminisces about the good old days of Super Mario Bros. 3.

2018.02.13
 
Global Game Jam 2018 Special
#70

It's Global Game Jam 2018! In this special jam episode you'll hear field interviews with gamedevs at the Minneapolis Gamecraft site mid-jam as they work on their games.

2018.02.07