- Parasocial Relationships
- Narrative Pacing
#266
2022.06.23
It's a gamedev podcast!
The show where nice gamedevs Lydia Symchych, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!
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
GDC 2022 Special (Part 2)
#258
Settle in, because we could only trim the 5+ hours of interviews we recorded last month at GDC down to 2 hours. Of course, if you want to hear all of it, there's always the Patreon... 😉
2022.04.21
with August Brown
#255
What does your work week look like? Are you locked into a 9-to-5 the way that Dolly Parton described it, or are you free to set your own schedule? What about your team as a whole?
2022.04.15
Nice Thinking
#254
Dog lovers are in for a treat this week as we discuss ideas for games to play with your dog! Mark and Ellen enthusiastically bring many ideas to the clubhouse, while Stephen has a unique perspective on the topic.
2022.04.07
GDC 2022 Special (Part 1)
#257
Your nice hosts, plus Dale, traveled to California for free bagels (and other reasons) in this first part of our yearly GDC special.
2022.03.31
- Building Assets and Plugins
- Ink Engine
#253
This week your nice hosts are joined again by Alina Matson in a fun roundtable episode! Join us as we continue through Ellen's Metroid Dread journey, Stephen's newest discovery, and Mark's potential bonus side hustle.
2022.03.24
with Alina Matson
#252
This week we're joined by Alina Matson, developer of Fitment—a microworkout app designed with cozy gamers in mind.
2022.03.17