- Video Game Events
- Color Theory
#127
This week, Martha fills the clubhouse with tales of her trip to the League of Legends Spring Split event in St.
2019.04.23
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!
- Resource Management in Games
- Boss Battles
#126
This week on Nice Games Club we talk all about Resource Management in Games and Boss Battles! Join us as we discuss mana, cooldowns, super meters and how to make boss battles unique but not frustrating.
2019.04.16
Nice Games Bulletin
#125
Join us in the Nice Games Clubhouse/Newsroom to hear the latest and greatest news from the video game world.
2019.04.09
- Team Building
- Game Identities
#123
Mark and Dale are at GDC so Ellen Burns-Johnson joins us to talk all about Team Building and Game Identities! Join us for this chill evening recording session and discuss the more existential side of game development.
2019.04.02
GDC 2019 Special
#124
Mark (and special guest Dale!) got back from GDC on a red-eye flight, took a quick nap, then immediately joined Martha and Stephen in the clubhouse to recap the year's largest gathering of game creators.
2019.03.26
- Localization Systems
- Accessibility
#121
In this episode your Nice Hosts talk all about two important aspects of game design that can help more people play your games- Localization Systems and Accessibility!
2019.03.20
with August Brown
#120
This week, August Brown (senior producer for Kongregate Publishing) enters the clubhouse to reveal the secrets of successful developer/publisher relationships!
2019.03.12
- Fanbases
- Game Design Balance
#119
2019.03.05
- Audio Basics
- Representation in Games
#118
In this episode, your nice hosts make sure you know that Treasure Stack, the game Stephen "is paid to work on," is coming out Friday, March 1st!
2019.02.26
Nice Games Bulletin
#117
2019.02.19
Nice Games Jam
#116
This week on the program we attempt another Nice Games Jam, where we are given a prompt from Martha's boyfriend (and Evil Games Club co-host) Dylan, which we have to use to create a playable game by the end of the episode.
2019.02.12
- Writing for Games
- Intellectual Property and the Public Domain
#115
Your Nice Hosts are back from PodCon 2 and fresh off the Global Game Jam where Martha wrote a game for the first time! We talk all about that experience as well as celebrate Public Domain Day for the first time in 20 years.
2019.02.06
What We Did On Our Winter Break (2018-19)
#114
Ellen Burns-Johnson joins us once again in the club house to discuss our work on Widget Satchel (a platformer staring an adorable ferret!) We talk all about what went well, what was challen
2019.01.29
Nicest of 2018
#113
- Scope Creep
- eSports
In this episode, Stephen fights his demons, Martha likes sports now, and Mark learns a lot about both.
2019.01.08