Nice Games Jam
#272
It’s Ellen’s 100th episode as a Nice Games Club host! And there’s no better way to celebrate a big day than with a Nice Games Jam. Dale gave us a prompt and you’ll never guess the theme.
2022.08.05
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!
Nice Thinking
#271
This week, we invite our first guest for Nice Thinking! Adam Clewes-Boyne is putting together an initiative for neurodiversity advocacy and education in the games industry, specifically focused on ADHD.
2022.07.28
- Maintaining an Open-Source Project
- Should we design for Killers?
#270
In this larger than normal episode, your nice hosts bring a lot to the top of the show with a bunch of exciting news. And there's still two topics to discuss after that!
2022.07.20
with Nina Marotta
#269
Nina Marotta (and Kelso the cat) from High Moon Studios enters the clubhouse to talk about level and interaction design. She showers your nice hosts with bits of wisdom, such as:
"Games are ugly for 90% of their development."
2022.07.14
- Curling
- Off-Ramps
#268
2022.07.07
with Daniela Gamarra
#267
It's part three of our unintentional "Gamedev in..." series! Your nice hosts speak with Daniela Gamarra about making games in Peru.
2022.06.30
- Parasocial Relationships
- Narrative Pacing
#266
2022.06.23
Nice Thinking
#265
It's a packed episode this week, with birthdays, illnesses, and some Nice Thinking. Stephen, Mark, and Ellen discuss how the group might put on a tournament for local gamers, featuring locally-made indie games.
2022.06.16
with Chris Totten
#264
It's a sequel to last week's episode! This week, your nice hosts speak with Kent State University animation and game design professor Chris Totten about formal game design education.
2022.06.09
with Truman Simpson
#263
In this episode Truman Simpson joins us to talk about teaching game development to young people, through Gameheads, an organization for which Truman is a long standing volunteer.
2022.06.03
- Diagramming Gameplay Loops
- Art Direction
#262
In this episode, Stephen, Mark, and Ellen talk about gameplay loops. Then, they talk about art direction. Then they talk about loops. And then art direction. And then, more loops. Just kidding!
2022.05.26
with Anna-Lena Pontet and Luzia Hüttenmoser
#261
2022.05.19
with Mark Hamilton and Ellen Burns-Johnson
#260
2022.05.12
Nice Games Jam
#259
Game designer Monica Fan joins us this week for a Nice Games Jam that is extra-mischievous and extra-cute. There's drama amongst the roommates, and we're pretty sure the cat's to blame. But can we prove it?
2022.05.05
with Hunter Bond and Mike Ducarme
#256
It's a Nice Postmortem! Hunter Bond and Mike Ducarme talk the making of Infernax—an old school adventure platformer with puzzle elements, unholy curses, and lots of old-school awesomeness.
2022.04.29