GlitchCon 2017 Preview (Hype! Hype! Hype!)
#23
Hype is alive in the clubhouse as your nice hosts preview all the sessions at Glitch Connect 2017, taking place at the Soap Factory in Minneapolis, May 5-7th!
2017.04.24
It's a gamedev podcast!
The show where nice gamedevs Ellen Burns-Johnson, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!
with Alex Chang
#22
In this interview episode, we talk to Glitch's "Official Zookeeper" Alex Chang, who is the producer of this year's Glitch Connect digital games festival, coming up May 5-7th, 2017.
2017.04.17
- Getting Out of a Rut
- Bots! Bots! Bots!
- Procedural Generation
#21
This week's roundtable episode has it all: Confusion, technobabble, randomness... and shoot, a whole lot more besides!
2017.04.10
with Sara Ferret and Ajuawak Kapashesit
#20
On this Co-Op Recap episode, we welcome musician and 3D artist Sara Ferret along with game designer Ajuawak Kapashesit to talk about March's Glitch Co-Op Talk topic, Problematic Games.
2017.04.03
- Prototyping
- Point and Clicks
- User Interfaces
#19
In this super-sized episode, your nice hosts get into the gritty details of game design with a trio of terrific topics. Martha lays out the concept for her next game, Stephen complains about Smash Bros.
2017.03.28
with Reese Valentine
#16
In this interview episode, we talk with Lord President of the Game Design Club at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Rachel Peterson Reese Valentine, to talk about how to go about getting an education in games.
2017.03.20
- Demoing and Playtesting
- Project Management
- Messages and Meanings
#15
A day late but worth the wait! In this high signal-to-noise roundtable episode, each member of the club picks a topic that they are particularly passionate about:
2017.03.13
GDC 2017 Special (Part 2)
#18
It's the finale of our double-sized GDC 2017 special, recorded on the final day of the Game Developers Conference.
2017.03.10
GDC 2017 Special (Part 1)
#17
Martha and Mark were in San Fransisco for the Game Developers Conference, and there was so much to say we had to split it into two episodes!
2017.03.06
with Felix Foster and Lane Davis
#13
On this Co-Op Recap episode, we welcome developer Lane Davis and writer Felix Foster, who were the co-facilitators of the Glitch Co-Op Talk about Transmedia and Intellectual Property.
2017.02.27
GDC 2017 Preview
Two-thirds of the Nice Games Club are in San Fransisco this week for the Game Developers Conference, and we're recording some segments for a special episode while we're here. Let Mark tell you all about it...
2017.02.27
with Will Tice
#14
Developer, pixel artist, and YouTube vlogger Will Tice joins the club to talk about building his own game engine, and what it's like to go solo.
2017.02.20
- Glitch’s Immersion Program
- Work/Life Balance
- Tools of the Trade
#12
2017.02.13
with Ryan Foss
#11
Once a month, the Twin Cities chapter of the International Game Developers Association holds a public meetup, where all are welcome to view presentations, plug their projects, and network with others.
2017.02.06
- Watching Games
- Narrative in Games
- Board Games
#10
Our 10th(!!!) episode has your nice hosts teetering on the edge of not-so-niceness as they each describe something they just don't get (or don't quite like) in gaming, and hope the other two can bring them around.
2017.01.30