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!

with Alice Ruppert
#303

This week, your nice hosts clop along sprawling acres of horse games and horses in games.

2023.05.04
 
  • Endings
  • Lusory Attitude
#302

Your nice hosts explore the finality and the lusory this week with these two topics. In the process, Stephen struggles with a simple concept, Mark gets to 82% completion and Ellen figures out a way to blow up a transition.

2023.04.26
 
  • CSS
  • Skill Trees
#298

Dale learned a lot while editing this episode.

2023.04.13
 
with Rosalie Vile
#299

Ellen and Stephen get spooked discussing small and/or novel horror games and experiences with Online Simulator developer Rosalie Vile.

2023.04.06
 
GDC 2023 Special
#300

We hear from "California Business Mark" who spent the week on-location at GDC 2023.

2023.04.01
 
with Andrew Kenady
#297

Your nice hosts welcome Andrew Kenady, also know as Nintendrew on YouTube, to the show this week! He brings a postmortem about his recently released action platformer C.A.R.L.

2023.03.22
 
  • Secrets & Easter Eggs
  • Player Trust
#296

In this episode, Mark makes up a reason to take a road trip, Ellen outwits everyone, and Stephen was also there.

2023.03.16
 
Nice Thinking
#295

Ellen's nephews have charged her with the task of making a board game about pizza.

2023.03.09
 
  • Visual Composition
  • Minigames
#294

This week, your nice hosts talk about last week and next week. Mark wants you to frame things, Stephen wants a definition, and Ellen wants you to start a fight with her on Discord.

2023.03.02
 
with Zach Barth
#293

Your nice hosts invite Zachtronics founder Zach Barth to discuss the closing of the studio and the logistics of moving on from that.

2023.02.22
 
Nicest of 2022
#291

The year 2022 in review! Yes, it's now halfway through February, but being a few weeks late is part of the annual "Nicest Of" tradition.

2023.02.16
 
  • Verisimilitude
  • Indie Game Credits

Your nice hosts' pronunciation is on point this week as they say a really hard word a large number of times!

2023.02.02
 
Nice Thinking

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.

2023.01.26